IPSY · 1 week ago
Executive Creative Director
Santa Monica, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$175K/yr - $235K/yrIPSY is a leading platform in the beauty industry, connecting brands, creators, and consumers. The Executive Creative Director will lead the creative strategy and vision for the company, managing an in-house team and ensuring a cohesive brand identity across various channels.
BeautyCosmeticsE-Commerce
Responsibilities
Lead Creative Strategy & Vision: Own and articulate IPSY’s creative vision and strategic direction, ensuring all creative work ladders up to a clear, inspiring, and differentiated brand POV
Manage & Inspire the Creative Team: Directly lead a multidisciplinary in-house team across photography, graphic design, and creative strategy, fostering a culture of collaboration, excellence, and innovation
Serve as Brand Steward: Oversee IPSY’s brand identity and ensure cohesive visual and tonal expression across all channels, including social, video, packaging, site, influencer content, and lifecycle marketing
Unify Brand Expression Across Plans: Create a consistent brand system while developing distinct creative personalities for IPSY’s Original, Extra, and Ultimate plans under a single brand umbrella
Modernize Storytelling: Drive the development of thumb-stopping, community-driven creative that authentically reflects Gen Z and Millennial beauty culture
Partner Cross-Functionally: Work closely with Marketing, Growth, Product, Merchandising, and Brand Partnerships to ensure creative strategy supports business objectives including acquisition, engagement, and retention
Elevate Creative Operations: Implement strong processes for briefing, feedback, and execution that enable the team to deliver world-class work efficiently and at scale
Champion Innovation: Thoughtfully adopt new tools, workflows, and emerging technologies to enhance creative quality, speed, and impact—without losing the human creative spark
Build Executive Trust: Act as a key creative partner to the CMO, CEO, and executive leadership team, clearly communicating creative strategy, rationale, and results
Qualification
Required
Creative Visionary & Strategist: A senior creative leader with a proven ability to define and lead creative strategy for a complex, consumer-facing brand
Exceptional People Manager: Demonstrated success managing, mentoring, and scaling multidisciplinary creative teams; known for developing talent and building strong, healthy team cultures
Hands-On Creative Leader: Comfortable setting direction while empowering teams across photography and graphic design to execute at the highest level
Brand Identity Expert: Deep experience in brand stewardship, visual systems, and maintaining consistency across multiple platforms and consumer touchpoints
Digital-First Mindset: A digital native who understands social, content performance, and modern storytelling formats
Cross-Functional Leader: Strong collaborator who works seamlessly with marketing, product, growth, and executive stakeholders
Innovative & Curious: Energized by change and open to experimentation, new ideas, and evolving creative tools
Executive Presence: Confident communicator with the ability to influence and build strong relationships at the executive level
Preferred
Industry Experience (Nice to Have): Background in beauty, wellness, fashion, or lifestyle brands is a plus, but not required
Benefits
Competitive salary & equity grants
Annual bonus program (paid out quarterly)
Medical, dental & vision insurance
401(k) plan with company match
Paid Time Off
Work from home flexibility
Free Glambag subscription
Learning & development programs
Company
IPSY
ipsy is an online beauty community that home delivers a box of 5 beauty samples for a monthly subscription fee.
Founded in 2011
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$237.22M2020-12-15Undisclosed· $133.98M
2015-09-14Series B· $100M
2012-07-13Series A· $2.76M
Leadership Team
Galen Smith
Chief Executive Officer
Marcelo Camberos
Chairman and Founder (CEO from 2011 to 2023)
Recent News
2026-01-14
500 global
2026-01-13
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