Senior Art Director

About the Role: 

Join our fast growing beauty brand and become a fundamental member of our expanding team. We are looking for a savvy, passionate Senior Art Director who is excited about overseeing the creative team, sustainability, and beauty! The ideal candidate has a passion for Creative, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and shares our commitment to wellness in both our products and work life balance. Our mission is to create effective, results-driven skincare that is safe for the planet and humankind. 

This role is hybrid, with the expectation to work in-office at least one day per week at our Venice, California headquarters and be on site for events and photo shoots in the LA area and beyond.

Responsibilities: 

Brand & Visual Direction

• Lead and oversee brand design across all digital marketing channels, ensuring visual cohesion and alignment with OSEA’s brand identity.
• Develop, refine, and maintain comprehensive design guidelines to ensure consistency across every consumer touchpoint.
• Contribute high-level creative concepts and hands-on design work from ideation through final execution.
• Review, approve, and quality-check all creative assets to uphold brand standards and design excellence.

Packaging & Visual Merchandising

• Own the full packaging design process for existing and new product development, maintaining responsibility for final creative outputs
• Lead visual merchandising initiatives, with a long-term plan to train and transition responsibilities to the Senior Designer.

Photoshoot Creative & Art Direction

• Partner with the Creative Director to concept photoshoots and lead the team from creative development through on-set art direction.
• Translate marketing briefs into compelling visual direction, including lighting, set design, composition, and narrative approach.
• Collaborate closely with the Art Director, while also guiding external partners such as photographers, stylists, production crews, and set designers.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Marketing, Product, and eCommerce teams to develop visual content that drives engagement, conversion, and brand affinity.
• Provide thoughtful creative feedback on copywriting as part of an integrated brand development process.
• Stay ahead of industry, aesthetic, and cultural trends—bringing forward fresh ideas, innovative technologies, and emerging creative approaches.

Team Leadership & Management

• Manage and mentor a multidisciplinary creative team, including one in-house designer, two freelance designers, an Art Director, and a Copywriter (all reporting into this role).
• Foster a collaborative, inspiring, and high-performing creative culture.
• Provide clear direction, constructive feedback, and ongoing development opportunities to ensure world-class creative output.

Project Ownership

• Lead creative projects end-to-end, from brief development and concepting to production and final delivery.
• Ensure all creative output meets brand standards, marketing objectives, and deadlines.

This job description is a summary of duties. It is by no means an all-inclusive list but is merely a broad guide of expected duties and is subject to change.

• Proven experience in design leadership with a portfolio that demonstrates excellence in digital marketing, branding, and visual storytelling.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (oral, written, non-verbal, intuitive, psychic et al).
• Strong project management skills and the ability to lead creatives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Deep passion for design, creativity, and staying ahead of industry and cultural trends.
• Experience and familiarity with design platforms such as Figma and Photoshop.
• Must reside in the United States to be considered for this position.
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
• Must be excited to fall in love with our products, meditate with our team, and have fun while we create beautiful work together.

Compensation: The anticipated salary range for this position is $120,000-$160,000 per year. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a few factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range.  

What We Offer

• Medical, dental, and vision
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) 
• Quarterly wellness and technology stipend
• 401(k) match (up to 4%)
• New hire work from home stipend 
• Up to 3 months of parental leave for eligible team members
• Flexible PTO 
• Paid company holidays 
• 4 days to volunteer per year