Associate Creative Director, Dollar Shave Club
$160-180k
+ Bonus
Mens shaving and grooming subscription service
Job no longer available
Mens shaving and grooming subscription service
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$160-180k
+ Bonus
201-500 employees
Company mission
Dollar Shave Club's mission is to provide awesome men's grooming products that make life easier.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s in Design or similar
- 8+ years of experience in a creative role within the consumer goods industry
- 2+ years of experience managing design team preferred
- Portfolio of existing work demonstrating print and digital design collateral
- Excellent presentation skills
- Advanced knowledge in Adobe Creative Cloud, including but not limited to Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator
- Advanced knowledge of Figma
- Working knowledge of project management software (Asana, Jira, Smartsheet, etc)
- Working knowledge of UX principles and UI design are helpful, but not required
- Ability to prioritize the Creative team's initiatives in alignment with overall business strategy & priorities
- Depth of experience in managing in a complex omni-channel environment with agility
- Experience adapting and working effectively in a quick paced, agile environment
- Ability to work with teams across time zones as needed
- Ability to travel as needed
- Strong EQ & ability to manage talent
What the job involves
- As the Associate Creative Director (ACD) - Design, you lead quality control and continued growth of the brand’s visual expression
- You are a guardian and steward of technical design and typography quality, dynamic art direction, and consistency of our Brand, for all work from all designers within creative
- Your work ensures we stay on brand and competitive within our market. You’ll be expected to work on any project involving visuals & design
- You’ll be expected to handle yourself as a dependable leader in the eyes of your team and cross-functionally. You’ll work collaboratively with Senior Designers, Designers and Senior Copywriters in creating the best work possible for Dollar Shave Club
- You’ll align creative strategy and rationale behind proposed creative direction with the Creative Director, while keeping larger company goals in mind. You should bring a mixture of best in class design as well as mentoring of your team
- This role is a balance of mentorship and guidance while still being expected to execute highly important projects as the primary designer
- Oversee and execute immersive, engaging design across all channels and visual touchpoints (including but not limited to site, email, social, paid media) that maintain consistently high quality and are always in compliance with brand guidelines
- Ensure designs across all channels and visual touchpoints attract and engage our consumer and align with the larger business strategy
- Lead efforts to unlock and amplify our brand’s unique edge, driving bold and disruptive creative strategies that push the boundaries of our tone and embrace an irreverent, unapologetic voice across all platforms
- Have a constant pulse on how to improve and evolve our brand while working collaboratively with cross functional teams to ensure that ability is baked into the concept and execution brought forward from the designers
- Assist in guiding creative improvements based on careful mentorship while also incorporating feedback & data into future work, ensuring that we are anchored in our brand, our consumer and business objectives
- Collaborate with the Creative Director and Sr Creative Project Manager to manage the design team workload, creative execution and review process, ensuring creative aligns to the larger creative strategy and business objectives
- Champion both design and design process by presenting your work cross-functionally and effectively articulating design rational
- Assist Creative Director with planning, and executing all photoshoots and video shoots, traveling as needed
- Mentor design team to foster a collaborative working environment that builds a culture of professional creative exchange
- Directly manage 3 Senior Graphic Designers, ensuring high standards of quality and creativity are maintained for all projects
- Collaborate with agency and external design partners on occasion, as required
- Operational Hygiene: Helping us to keep our files updated, organized and searchable
Application process
- All applications must be submitted via our Applicant Tracking System, Greenhouse, in order to be considered
- Once you submit your application, the recruiting team will review your submission and will reach out if your skill sets and/or qualifications match our needs
- If selected, you’ll be invited to an initial phone screening interview with a recruiter before meeting with various members of the team
- Candidates will be notified if they are not selected for the position
- The position will remain open and well be accepting applications until the role is filled
Our take
Dollar Shave Club (DSC) is an online shaving subscription retail company and men's lifestyle brand that was bought by Unilever for $1 billion in 2016. As well as offering a shaving subscription for men, it sells DSC-branded shaving and skincare products, undercutting incumbents like Proctor & Gamble.
Established by a marketing professional with global brand experience, DSC is an example of how startups can flourish with the right marketing team and business model behind them. Now, with Unilever's backing, DSC is making the transition from an online shaving brand to an omnichannel men's lifestyle brand with a presence in drugstores and grocery retailers across the US.
While DSC was the first company to offer shaving subscriptions, it has since been joined by other top names in men's skincare including Gillette and Harry's. DSC now boasts over 4 million subscriptions worldwide, but now under the Unilever umbrella, it faces financial disarray, job cuts, and share price drops from its owners. Unilever is focussing on simplifying its business network, which could have knock-on effects for DSC in the long term.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Nov 2015
$90.7m
SERIES D
Jun 2015
$75m
SERIES D
Total funding: $238.5m
Company benefits
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
- Weekly car washes, in-house barista, free electric car charging stations, weekly haircuts & massages
- Monthly all company events
- 401k plan
- Learning and development opportunities
- Equal opportunity employer
Company HQ
Los Angeles, CA
Leadership
Jason Goldberger
(CEO, not founder)Has 20 years of experience in e-commerce general management, previously serving as CEO for Sur La Table and Blue Nile. Current Strategic Advisor for Contentsquare and Member of the Board Of Directors for Babylist. Became CEO of Dollar Shave Club in 2021.
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