Born on South Molton Street, London in 1971, Molton Brown is an icon of uniquely British style. Today, Molton Brown is one of the leading global brands in Kao´s global cosmetics portfolio. Growing from small-scale artisans into the international fragrance brand it is today, its pioneering presence is felt in our stores and websites, travel retail, luxury department stores and the most esteemed hotels around the world.
Expertly blended in London, Molton Brown’s signature fragrances, bath and shower gels, home and hand care luxuries have claimed iconic status. Kao and Molton Brown have a passion for integrity, for craftsmanship, for artistry and for giving our consumers the ultimate, quality experience.
The role:
The Senior Digital Designer leads the Digital Design Team and owns the global online visual identity for the Molton Brown brand. This role is responsible for delivering best-in-class creative across all digital touchpoints, including the Molton Brown websites, third-party retailer assets, email communications, digital marketing materials, and social content.
A key focus of the role is to set the Digital Design Team up for success by working collaboratively and cross-functionally with stakeholders across Creative, Digital, and wider business partners.
What you will do:
- Driving engagement and conversion across digital channels by developing assets tailored to suit display and affiliate banners, social media cover images, posts, stories, email and website content. The creative elements should align with our predefined templates, exude an aspirational quality, and authentically represent our brand.
- Create pixel perfect and engaging assets for our global website: homepage designs for campaign, promotional launches, website sign-posting, traffic drivers, landing pages and editorial pages. Proactively leading website design improvements as well as executing improvements lead by insights from the digital team.
- Demonstrating excellent team management by leading the Global Digital Design team in their professional and personal development so they feel motivated and supported in their careers. This includes but does not limit to, education and training on systems and design, clear objectives that challenge and support on the day to day so the team are able to deliver on time to brand standards.
- Acting as brand guardian and protecting the use of the Molton Brown name, logo, marks, visual identity and key equities across all digital platforms globally.
- Managing the workflow of all digital design briefs coming to the team so they are delivered in time and to a high standard. Identifying and driving process improvements with Senior Manager, Creative Operations across the global digital design process.
What you will need:
- BA Honors Degree in Graphic Design or other relevant qualifications.
- To be an expert in Adobe Creative Suite expert (Photoshop, Illustrator, inDesign, Premiere Pro and AfterEffects) and comfortable using Excel and Powerpoint. Knowledge of Figma would be an advantage.
- The ability to manage a heavy workload with constantly changing priorities, taking projects from concept to realisation.
- Minimum 6 years experience in a digital design role within luxury retail, ideally within the beauty category.
- Have a strong portfolio of work that demonstrates a sound knowledge of digital design and best practice and what it takes to deliver a luxury brand experience online.
- Strong communication and influencing skills, with the confidence and ability to present creative concepts at all levels of the business.
- Must be detail focused, organized and dedicated to delivering work according to schedule and expectations.
- Experience of team management, this position has 2 direct reports
Molton Brown is part of Kao founded in Japan in 1887, Kao is passionate about making a difference in people’s lives with our high-quality products and services to create a Kirei Life for all – a beautiful life that respects the needs of our consumers and customers as well as the planet. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment. As a company driven by purpose and strong corporate values, we pride ourselves to be listed among the World´s Most Ethical Companies since 17 consecutive years. Our corporate philosophy, the Kao Way, guides us in everything we do – acting with integrity, courageously driving innovation and treating each other with trust and respect.
How we work: Having been selected among the World´s Most Ethical Companies for 17 consecutive years, we are a company with a purpose and strong corporate values. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment. At Kao, each employee can actively shape their job and their career. We work collaboratively to achieve our common goals, always aiming to deliver the best for our customers.
What we offer: A friendly and flexible work environment with competitive salaries, benefits package, ongoing development and the opportunity to enhance your skills and deliver tangible results. At Kao your voice will be heard. Your opinion really counts. We believe that change comes from taking opportunities into your own hands, so we value and reward entrepreneurial thinking and innovation.
Hiring Process: Kao embraces the diversity and the individual personalities of its people because we believe it is diversity that makes us strong. This is why we welcome applications from all areas of the global community.
Want to learn more: If you feel you are as unique as our products and want to find out why 33,000 people across the globe opted for a career with us please visit https://www.kao.com/emea/en/
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