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IPSY
Santa Monica, CA / Remote
Executive Creative Director
Full-timeDirectorPosted 2 weeks ago
About This Role
About Us
Join us in inspiring everyone to express their unique beauty.
IPSY is the beauty industry’s most powerful platform, uniting brands, creators, and hyper-engaged consumers with unprecedented access to each other through the ultimate beauty membership. Home to sample-size subscription IPSY Original, full-size subscription IPSY Extra, and quarterly, limited-edition collection IPSY Ultimate, we curate beauty for millions of members so they can play, explore, and express their unique beauty every day.
We think self-discovery, self-expression, and confidence are beautiful. Agree? Then join us! Explore careers and learn more about our values, culture, and benefits across all our brands: IPSY Careers.
We're proud to be a remote-first company. Our fully remote team members have the chance to live and work where they want, because we believe work should fit into your life—not the other way around. We offer monthly virtual activities, company-wide offsites, professional development, and learning sessions, to help our team members stay connected, engaged, and impactful while working virtually.
United States Remote: Remote positions which may be performed in any of the states where IPSY has established a Business presence: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missouri, North Carolina, New York, New Jersey, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington. California Privacy Notice
Beware job scams! IPSY recruiters only use @ipsy.com email addresses. We do not interview via text/message/Teams. We don't ask for software downloads (except Zoom) and we will never ask for sensitive information (like SSN/bank info). Suspect fraud? Report it to law enforcement and recruiting@ipsy.com.
About the Role:
IPSY is seeking an Executive Creative Director to serve as the creative strategy and vision lead for the company, owning how IPSY shows up visually, emotionally, and culturally across every touchpoint.
This role is responsible for setting the creative vision and leading the creative strategy, while also managing and inspiring IPSY’s in-house creative team, which encompasses photography, graphic design, and creative strategy.
The Executive Creative Director will be a trusted partner to executive leadership, including the CEO, helping to elevate the brand and cut through the noise in the beauty landscape.
The ideal candidate is a strong people manager and leader first and foremost—someone who knows how to build high-performing creative teams, nurture talent, and create clarity, momentum, and accountability, while delivering exceptional creative output.
This Executive Creative Director reports to the Chief Marketing Officer and is preferably based in Los Angeles, with a hybrid schedule of 2 days per week in our Santa Monica office.
What You’ll Be Doing:
If you need reasonable accommodation in the application or employment process, please contact us.
Please review our California Privacy Notice.
Pay is based on several non-discriminatory factors such as experience, education, skills, and location. IPSY offers a bonus and competitive benefits. Final compensation is determined by experience and skills.
Salary Range:: $175,000 USD - $235,000 USD
Join us in inspiring everyone to express their unique beauty.
IPSY is the beauty industry’s most powerful platform, uniting brands, creators, and hyper-engaged consumers with unprecedented access to each other through the ultimate beauty membership. Home to sample-size subscription IPSY Original, full-size subscription IPSY Extra, and quarterly, limited-edition collection IPSY Ultimate, we curate beauty for millions of members so they can play, explore, and express their unique beauty every day.
We think self-discovery, self-expression, and confidence are beautiful. Agree? Then join us! Explore careers and learn more about our values, culture, and benefits across all our brands: IPSY Careers.
We're proud to be a remote-first company. Our fully remote team members have the chance to live and work where they want, because we believe work should fit into your life—not the other way around. We offer monthly virtual activities, company-wide offsites, professional development, and learning sessions, to help our team members stay connected, engaged, and impactful while working virtually.
United States Remote: Remote positions which may be performed in any of the states where IPSY has established a Business presence: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missouri, North Carolina, New York, New Jersey, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington. California Privacy Notice
Beware job scams! IPSY recruiters only use @ipsy.com email addresses. We do not interview via text/message/Teams. We don't ask for software downloads (except Zoom) and we will never ask for sensitive information (like SSN/bank info). Suspect fraud? Report it to law enforcement and recruiting@ipsy.com.
About the Role:
IPSY is seeking an Executive Creative Director to serve as the creative strategy and vision lead for the company, owning how IPSY shows up visually, emotionally, and culturally across every touchpoint.
This role is responsible for setting the creative vision and leading the creative strategy, while also managing and inspiring IPSY’s in-house creative team, which encompasses photography, graphic design, and creative strategy.
The Executive Creative Director will be a trusted partner to executive leadership, including the CEO, helping to elevate the brand and cut through the noise in the beauty landscape.
The ideal candidate is a strong people manager and leader first and foremost—someone who knows how to build high-performing creative teams, nurture talent, and create clarity, momentum, and accountability, while delivering exceptional creative output.
This Executive Creative Director reports to the Chief Marketing Officer and is preferably based in Los Angeles, with a hybrid schedule of 2 days per week in our Santa Monica office.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- 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.
- 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.
- Industry Experience (Nice to Have): Background in beauty, wellness, fashion, or lifestyle brands is a plus, but not required.
- Executive Presence: Confident communicator with the ability to influence and build strong relationships at the executive level.
- 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
If you need reasonable accommodation in the application or employment process, please contact us.
Please review our California Privacy Notice.
Pay is based on several non-discriminatory factors such as experience, education, skills, and location. IPSY offers a bonus and competitive benefits. Final compensation is determined by experience and skills.
Salary Range:: $175,000 USD - $235,000 USD