About the Company
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. stands with every eye, lip, face and paw. Our deep commitment to clean, cruelty free beauty at an incredible value has fueled the success of our flagship brand e.l.f. Cosmetics since 2004 and driven our portfolio expansion. Today, our multi-brand portfolio includes e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. SKIN, pioneering clean beauty brand Well People, Keys Soulcare, a groundbreaking lifestyle beauty brand created with Alicia Keys and Naturium, high-performance, biocompatible, clinically-effective and accessible skincare.
In our Fiscal year 24, we had net sales of $1 Billion and our business performance has been nothing short of extraordinary with 24 consecutive quarters of net sales growth. We are the #2 mass cosmetics brand in the US and are the fastest growing mass cosmetics brand among the top 5. Our total compensation philosophy offers every full-time new hire competitive pay and benefits, bonus eligibility (200% of target over the last four fiscal years), equity, flexible time off, year-round half-day Fridays, and a hybrid 3 day in office, 2 day at home work environment. We believe the combination of our unique culture, total compensation, workplace flexibility and care for the team is unmatched across not just beauty but any industry.
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Position Summary
The Project Manager, Visual Merchandising, is responsible for overseeing visual merchandising initiatives from strategic planning through execution. This role also leads the creative development and implementation of brand events across the portfolio. As the project management expert within the team, the Project Manager will drive efficient processes and workflows in collaboration with cross-functional partners and creative teams. This individual will maintain a global, 360° view of departmental work, identify end-to-end process improvements, and align resources to support business objectives.
Responsibilities:
- Analyze the team’s current workload and implement improved processes and timelines to ensure appropriate lead times and successful project delivery
- Establish schedules and recurring meetings for seasonal resets and key initiatives, facilitating collaboration and approvals across sales, visual merchandising, marketing, and creative teams
- Partner closely with cross-functional teams to align all components of seasonal resets, including product assortment, line reviews, planograms, and supply chain coordination
- Oversee reset projects from inception through delivery, track progress, and escalate issues as needed
- Lead the execution of promotional programs (e.g., in-store, retailer events, pop-ups), managing creative concepting, stakeholder reviews, and final delivery
- Streamline and enhance workflows to improve team clarity, communication, and operational efficiency
- Manage high-profile collaborations and large-scale global initiatives
Requirements:
- Willingness and ability to collaborate across multiple time zones (including teams in California and internationally)
- Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly convey creative objectives and collaborate with internal departments such as brand marketing, eCommerce, social media, design, and copywriting
- Demonstrated ability to manage priorities in a fast-paced environment while balancing resource and budget constraints with broader business goals
- Proven experience managing omnichannel activations
- Strategic foresight to anticipate team workload and proactively build timelines and workflows
- Deep understanding of the creative and production process, with the ability to develop comprehensive schedules from concept through execution
- Experience working cross-functionally with marketing, product development, and sales teams
- Exceptional organizational and written/verbal communication skills
- Bachelor’s degree (BA or BFA preferred)
- Minimum 5 years of experience in creative operations or project management
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Excel
- Strong strategic and tactical thinking with a hands-on, solutions-oriented approach
- Ability to balance technical, budgetary, and scheduling constraints while keeping project goals in focus
This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this position. It also reflects the general details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job identified, and shall not be considered, as detailed description of all the work required inherent in the job. It is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities, and it is subject to changes and exceptions at the supervisors’ discretion.
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What We Do
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. stands with every eye, lip, face and paw. Celebrating the beauty of every eye, lip and face is fundamental to our DNA. It’s in our name and inspires us as a company. We are committed to creating a culture internally – and in the world around us – where all individuals are encouraged to express their truest selves, are empowered to succeed and where we do the right thing for people, the planet and animals.
Our deep commitment to inclusive, accessible, cruelty-free beauty has fueled the success of the e.l.f. Cosmetics brand online and at retail since 2004. With the 2020 acquisition of the pioneering clean-beauty brand W3LL People, and the new lifestyle beauty brand Keys Soulcare created with Alicia Keys, we continue to strategically expand our portfolio with brands that support our purpose and values. Our brands are widely available online, and at leading beauty, mass-market, and natural specialty retailers.
