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Sol de Janeiro

Senior Manager, Motion Design

Sol de Janeiro, New York, NY


Launched in 2015, SOL DE JANEIRO is an award-winning, fast-growing premium global lifestyle beauty brand inspired by the beauty rituals and attitude of the beaches of Rio. Our brand purpose is to spark endless self-celebration and joy through the power and warmth of the Brazilian spirit. This philosophy extends from our products to our corporate culture. We are leaders, permanently inquisitive, category obsessed, incredibly diverse, self-demanding, true team players, and we are all Brazilian in Spirit.

Headquartered in New York and launched as a digitally native brand, we have expanded globally with teams in Rio, Paris, London, and Germany. Our commitment to excellence has earned us prestigious honors, including TIME100's 2024 Most Influential Company, Fast Company's 2024 World's Most Innovative Companies and 2023 Brands that Matter, Allure's 2024 Readers' Choice Awards, and WWD's 2023 Beauty Inc Award in the Prestige category. These accolades highlight our dedication to being a leading brand in the beauty industry and an exceptional workplace.

The position will report to the Global Chief Creative Director.

Role Overview

This role is responsible for furthering the development of motion graphic needs within 360 Campaigns across all categories- taking work from concept to final execution under the leadership of the Sr. AD/Associate CD within the category. This individual will be able to seamlessly float across creative departments to partner with the entire category team and translate marketing objectives into motion design and go-to-market video assets. This individual will deliver full funnel 360 GTM campaigns- collaborating with category design teams and cross-functionally with category counterparts in Copy, Marketing and Retail.

This individual must be a strong self-starter with a multi-disciplinary portfolio that shows experience in commercial 360 design executions and motion design. They must have a keen understanding of the importance of messaging hierarchies- able to partner with copy to ensure the CX across copy and design is clear and cohesive across channels. This person is eager to pitch in on collaborative big-picture thinking, but is currently an executional master who finds satisfaction in executing work to highest caliber.

Sol de Janeiro firmly believes that a positive work culture makes all the difference. The celebration of every body that we promote to our consumers, we also promote in our offices. We are collaborative team players who know that individual growth is just as important as company growth. We lead with kindness and with respect. We set goals to elevate our individual performance within the company AND we lead to nurture growth in our direct reports and cross-functional partners.

Overall Responsibilities:
  • Collaborate with the SAD/ACD overseeing the campaign to ensure creative alignment throughout the 360 process in partnership with cross-functional partners within creative and marketing. Ensure brand design standards are upheld and that the style guide is adhered to.
  • Be well versed in and continually up to date on visual and competitive trends while maintaining digital best practices across all channels within the market. Bridge the gap between marketing objectives and unique consumer experience.
  • Adept iterative designer/animator, able to quickly conceptualize, implement and execute animation versioning for optimized media performance.
  • Intake high level feedback, concept, execute, and deliver static and motion assets for paid media. Ensure assets satisfy marketing objectives and tone, highlight product efficacy, brand-DNA and storytelling.
  • Oversee production of assets and resizes. Set usage standards to ensure that that all creative is brought to market as intended.
  • Organize, strategize, and formalize the delivery of completed work so that executional teams (who will translate assets for other market needs) are set up for success.
  • Maintain excellent file management hygiene, ensuring work is easily packageable and navigable easily updated by internal and external partners.
  • Partner with project management teams to ensure work is delivered to executional teams according to their various market needs.


Job Requirements/Qualifications:
  • BA/BS/BFA degree in Motion Graphics and/or Graphic Design.
  • 7+ years experience working in relevant field in-house or agency, prestige beauty experience is preferred.
  • Proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite (After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator) and other industry-standard motion graphics software. Cinema4D experience is a plus.
  • Master graphic technician: concerned with resolutions, color, size accuracy and production values.
  • Strong communication skills with ability to articulate ideas clearly and concisely - ability to provide and receive constructive feedback that is necessary to improve creative.
  • Ability to be flexible and work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Thoughtful, empathetic, and positive attitude with infectious personal drive that energizes others.
  • A proactive, self-starter work ethic with the ability to operate independently within a small team.
  • Must be highly collaborative with the ability to understand the objectives of all cross-functional partners and work toward solutions that meets that need and upholds the creative integrity of the brand.
  • Must be located in NYC and Surrounding Areas. This role is a temp-to-perm opportunity. Well-qualified individuals seeking to counter a freelance trial will be asked to complete a Test Project

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Salary Range

$110,000-$125,000 USD

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.

The information contained herein is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee, as these may change or new ones may be assigned at any time.

Sol de Janeiro is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

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