Designer

Skill is partnering with a global leader in the beauty industry to find a talented Social Designer with a strong editorial eye and a passion for creating visually compelling content. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the creative direction of a globally recognized cosmetics brand, developing elevated social-first content that brings product launches, campaigns, and cultural moments to life.

About Our Client

Our client is an iconic global beauty brand recognized for its creativity, trendsetting campaigns, and influence across beauty, fashion, and culture. Their creative teams continuously push visual boundaries, bringing fresh perspectives and innovative storytelling to audiences worldwide.

About the Role

We are seeking a hands-on Social Designer who combines exceptional graphic design skills with strong visual storytelling and art direction capabilities. In this role, you will create elevated social-first stills, carousels, Stories, and campaign extensions for global social channels.

The ideal candidate has a sophisticated editorial aesthetic, a strong command of typography and composition, and experience designing for beauty, fashion, or other visually driven consumer brands. You should be equally comfortable developing polished creative concepts, executing graphics in Figma and Photoshop, and responding quickly to emerging social trends.

Key Responsibilities

• Create elevated social-first stills and graphic content for global social channels, including carousels, static posts, Stories, and campaign extensions.
• Develop editorial-style social designs with a strong emphasis on typography, layout, composition, and visual storytelling.
• Concept and art direct high-fidelity beauty stills, macro product photography, and social-first content capture.
• Partner with Social and Campaign teams to translate product launches, cultural moments, and brand priorities into compelling visual executions.
• Collaborate with the Today Team to develop quick-turn graphics and reactive social content.
• Design social graphics, templates, content cadence layouts, and cohesive visual systems using Figma and Photoshop.
• Bring fresh creative concepts and visual references inspired by beauty, fashion, art, design, and social culture.
• Create or art direct AI-driven graphics and imagery where relevant, incorporating emerging creative tools into the design process.
• Support stills capture on set, identifying opportunities to develop additional social-first content during production.
• Prepare, organize, and deliver final creative assets for Figma, digital asset management systems, Dash Hudson, and social publishing workflows.

Qualifications

Must-Have Qualifications:

• Professional experience in social-first graphic design, digital design, or visual content creation.
• Strong portfolio showcasing social media design, editorial layouts, typography, visual storytelling, and polished graphic executions.
• Advanced proficiency in Figma and Adobe Photoshop.
• Experience creating social content across formats, including Instagram carousels, static posts, Stories, and campaign assets.
• Strong understanding of social platform aesthetics, visual trends, and best practices for engaging audiences.
• Ability to conceptualize and execute creative ideas independently while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Experience concepting or art directing still photography, product imagery, or social content capture.
• Ability to manage multiple creative priorities and deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced environment.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications:

• Experience designing social content for prestige beauty, cosmetics, skincare, luxury, or fashion brands strongly preferred.
• Experience art directing beauty still-life photography and macro product imagery.
• Familiarity with AI creative tools and AI-generated imagery.
• Experience supporting photography or content capture on set.
• Familiarity with digital asset management systems, including ELC DAM, and social publishing platforms such as Dash Hudson.
• Experience developing social design systems, reusable templates, and creative guidelines.

Client Description:

Our client is a globally recognized leader in prestige beauty, known for its innovative products, distinctive creative identity, and influence across beauty and fashion. The organization brings together talented creatives, designers, and marketers to develop engaging experiences and culturally relevant campaigns for audiences worldwide.