Assistant Manager, Editorial - Smashbox

Culver City, CA
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Job Description

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world’s leading manufacturers, marketers, and sellers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products, and is a steward of luxury and prestige brands globally. The company’s products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories under brand names including: Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M·A·C, La Mer, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin Paris, TOM FORD, Smashbox, AERIN Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, KILIAN PARIS, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, the DECIEM family of brands, including The Ordinary and NIOD, and BALMAIN Beauty.

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Summary

The Assistant Manager, Editorial crafts and manages the brand's tone of voice and copy across all consumer touchpoints, ensuring high-impact and on-brand communications. Focus on product naming, packaging, visual merchandising, in-store displays, social media content, video scripts, online assets, influencer mailers, and all other 360 go-to-market assets. Center the Smashbox consumer and landscape, consider feedback, insights, and trends while consistently supporting brand integrity and equity.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Translate conceptual product and campaign copy into succinct consumer-facing messaging and execute across all go-to-market strategy by working with PD and Commercial for product and market insights and best practices.
  • Write engaging and high-impact organic and performance copy for channels including but not limited to .com, social, product, point of sale, video, and OOH by remaining
  • Participate in ideation and execution of an impactful 360 go-to-market campaign by working with the Digital Marketing and Commercial teams, actively participating in Creative briefings and the briefing process.
  • Collaborate on all aspects of content production including concepting, storyboarding, casting, identifying and working with creators, directors, videographers, animators, editors, and producers.
  • Edit, copyedit, and proofread all copy to professional standards (that fit our brand voice) by remaining in close , timely collaboration with other departments.
  • Take a holistic, storytelling approach to copy for all assets for every step of the consumer journey, from mailers and events to social posts and retailer brand pages.
  • Work cross functionally to get all copy approved by Legal, Product Development, Trademark, and Commercial teams.
  • Provide guidance and set direction for online and regional adaptations while understanding need for local nuance.

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Qualifications

  • BA or BFA
  • 4+ years of related work experience
  • Strong understanding of social media language, trends, and best practices
  • Knowledge of contemporary culture and fashion trends
  • Knowledge of computer programs including Microsoft Office, Keynote
  • Superior organizational skills
  • Ability to manage multiple writing and conceptual projects simultaneously with limited direction
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and work under extremely tight turnaround deadlines
  • Superior written and verbal communication skills
  • Agility to pivot, adapt to tight timelines, and remain comfortable with ambiguity

Pay Range:

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $73,150.00 to $109,200.00. Exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. Salary range may vary based on geographic location. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with the possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.

In addition, The Estée Lauder Companies offers a variety of benefits to eligible employees, including health insurance coverage, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education-related programs, paid holidays and vacation time, and many others. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is Company's policy not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. The Company will endeavor to provide a reasonable accommodation consistent with the law to otherwise qualified employees and prospective employees with a disability and to employees and prospective employees with needs related to their religious observance or practices. Should you wish to apply for this position or any other position with the Company and you believe you require assistance to complete an application or participate in an interview, please contact USApplicantAccommodations@Estee.com.

Michigan Applicants: Persons with disabilities needing accommodations for employment must notify the company in writing of the need for an accommodation within 182 days after the date the person with a disability knew or reasonably should have known that an accommodation was needed.

Philadelphia Applicants: Philadelphia's Fair Chance Hiring Law

Rhode Island Applicants: The company is subject to chapters 29-38 of title 28 of the general laws of Rhode Island and is therefore covered by the state's workers' compensation law.