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Job Number #174262 - Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Who We Are
Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!
Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.
 

The Creative Lead, CP Skin Health US is a versatile, dynamic, and highly resourceful creative powerhouse responsible for shaping and protecting the visual and textual expression of both EltaMD and PCA SKIN in the US market. Reporting directly to the VP of Marketing CPSH US, this critical role streamlines traditional creative agency and production capabilities into a single, agile leadership function.

As a hybrid talent, you possess the multi-disciplinary sensibilities to oversee and execute art direction, creative production, and copywriting as needed. You will serve as the central creative engine for the organization—supporting the core Brand Management, Omni-Channel Demand Generation (ODG), and Digital Customer Experience/CRM teams, while seamlessly scaling to support cross-functional team needs in Professional Retail Marketing and Digital Commerce. Partnering closely with the Global Senior Brand Design Manager, you will translate global brand visions into high-impact, compliant, and culturally resonant US assets, balancing direct creation with strategic agency management, freelance orchestration, and cutting-edge enterprise AI tools.

Responsibilities:

US Creative Execution & Vision

• Global-to-Local Translation: Partner closely with the Global Senior Brand Design Manager to adapt, localized, and upscale global brand visions into the US market while fiercely maintaining the creative integrity and visual identity guidelines of EltaMD and PCA SKIN.

• Hands On Cross-Disciplinary Creator-Creative expert in design, structural copywriting, and creative production management for US market needs.

• Elevated Aesthetic Standards: Bring a deep, intuitive sensibility for prestige beauty, clinical skincare, or medical aesthetics, ensuring all visual assets and messaging strike the perfect balance between clinical efficacy and premium consumer desire.

Multi-Functional Cross-Team Support

• For Brand & Pro Advocacy: Develop premium visual assets, medical congress materials, advisory board presentations, and packaging/collateral adaptations that reflect the brands' professional clinical backing.

• For ODG & the 1+N+X Engine: Collaborate with the Brand Experience Managers to support the design of agile, high-volume social assets (specifically for TikTok and Instagram) and digital ad creative, feeding optimization loops with rapid creative iterations based on performance insights.

• For CRM & Digital Customer Experience: Deliver clean, high-converting visual and copy layouts for automated lifecycle email journeys, SMS campaigns, and loyalty program assets.

• For Cross Functional Partners (Professional Affairs, Pro Retail Marketing & Digital Commerce): Partner with commercial teams outside of marketing to develop professional marketing materials for internal / external needs and thumb-stopping digital shelf assets, e-tailer banners.

• Support for Internal & External Events 

Creative Resource Coordination & Technology Integration

• Freelance & Agency Management: Serve as the master coordinator and primary liaison for external creative agencies and an active roster of freelance designers, copywriters, and video editors. Curate and scale this network to handle project overflow and specialized production demands (supported by monday.com project management tool)

• AI Tool Integration: Champion the ethical and efficient use of enterprise AI creative suites (e.g., Canva, Google Suite of AI tools etc) to compress production timelines and multiply direct creative output.

• Budget Tracking: Track and manage the localized creative production budget, optimizing spend between internal tool licenses, freelance labor, and agency retention.

Required Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Communications, Creative Writing, or a related creative discipline
• Experience: 6+ years of experience in a creative agency or internal corporate creative department, with a distinct emphasis on beauty, premium skincare, cosmetics, or wellness/lifestyle categories
• Hybrid Portfolio: A diverse, high-caliber portfolio demonstrating professional mastery in visual design/art direction, clean commercial copywriting, and a strong understanding of modern video/photo production mechanics
• Cross-Functional Fluency: Proven experience supporting highly distinct teams simultaneously (e.g., matching the data-driven demands of a CRM/Performance Media team while satisfying strict medical/brand guidelines)
• Technical Mastery: Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere/AfterEffects) and modern presentation software (Keynote/PowerPoint)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Dual-Audience Adaptability: Experience designing creative assets that cater simultaneously to healthcare professionals (B2B/Dermatologists) and beauty-conscious consumers (B2C)

• AI-Assisted Workflow Expertise: Direct experience integrating generative AI tools into a standard creative workflow to increase asset velocity and scale production

• Agile Project Management: Background in setting up creative request pipelines or utilizing project management tools (e.g., Asana, Monday.com, Workfront) to triage and self-schedule multi-brand creative requests

Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range $124,000.00 - $155,000.00 USD
Pay is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. Salaried employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing, and long-term incentives for Executive-level roles.
Benefits: Salaried employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements. Additional benefits include a minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days (hourly employees receive a minimum of 120 hours) and 13 paid holidays (vacation days are prorated based on the employee's hire date within the calendar year). Paid sick leave is adjusted based on role and location in accordance with local laws. Detailed information regarding paid sick leave entitlements will be provided to employees upon hiring and may be subject to adjustments based on changes in legislation or company policies.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
Our journey begins with our people—developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives  to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.
Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form should you require accommodation.
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