Executive Director, Creative Operations

Overview

Executive Director, Creative Operations at Orveon Global leads the Creative organization across Visual Merchandising, Packaging, Creative Project Management & Operations, the In-House Digital & Social studio, and supports external creative partner relationships. This role establishes guardrails around brand visual identity and drives a digital- and social-first creative approach, partnering with Brand Leads, Commercial Marketing, Digital and Paid/Earned/Owned teams to deliver compelling storytelling across retail, digital, packaging and experiential touchpoints.

• Establish guardrails around brand visual identity and ensure consistency across touchpoints (Brand Vision/Mission/DNA, Equities, Positioning, Voice, Imagery, Photography, POSM, Web, and Merchandising).
• Build internal and external partnerships and ways of working that differentiate the brands, recruit new while driving retention and loyalty among existing consumers, and foster emotional connection with consumers.
• Champion creative storytelling that strengthens core equities across digital, social, retail, and experiential channels.
• Develop strong hooks that drive average view rates and engagement across social channels.
• Actively oversee budgets, vendor partnerships, and financial planning for the Creative function.
• Oversee the development and approval of all creative projects, from VM to packaging and in-house and externally developed creative.
• Partner with Product & Marketing to influence new product concepts and storytelling.
• Drive campaign creative development, ensuring alignment across Brand Leads, Commercial Marketing, and Paid/Earned/Owned teams.
• Oversee campaign timelines, pre-production meetings, deliverables, and budgets.
• Contribute strategic and creative input to the development of campaign concepts, talent selection, and execution.
• Provide direction on product photography to elevate and modernize brand imagery across both digital and physical channels.
• Lead and mentor direct reports who oversee the Creative department’s daily workflow, project management, and operations.
• Partner cross-functionally to ensure creative assets meet the needs of global and regional stakeholders, including affiliates and retail partners.
• Test and learn with AI, establishing use cases.

• 12+ years of progressive experience in Creative, Design, or Visual Merchandising, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
• Proven track record of leading creative organizations across multiple disciplines (visual merchandising, packaging, campaign development, and creative operations), while also leading budget management, project management and on-time execution of high-impact, consumer driven creative.
• Experience driving change management within a creative team.
• Beauty, fashion, or consumer lifestyle industry experience strongly preferred
• Deep understanding of brand identity development and execution across retail, digital, and experiential touchpoints.
• Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with cross-functional teams to bring integrated campaigns to life.
• Exceptional leadership skills with experience managing, mentoring, and developing multi-disciplinary creative team members.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to oversee budgets, resources, and vendor relationships.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills; able to influence senior leadership and inspire creative teams.

You are a creator of Orveon’s success and your own. This is a rare opportunity to share your voice, accelerate your career, drive innovation and foster growth. We invest in the well-being of our Orveoners with tailored benefits, such as:

• Hybrid First – 3 days in office with 2 days work from home
• Work From Anywhere – Freedom to work six weeks annually from the location of your choice
• Complimentary Products – Free and discounted products on new releases and fan-favorites
• Professional Development – Exposure to senior leadership, learning and development programs
• Community Engagement – Volunteer opportunities in the communities we live and work
• Health & Wellbeing Perks – Medical, dental, vision, and lifestyle benefits
• Time-Off – Generous…