Our Story

Launched in 2015, Sol de Janeiro is a globally recognized, award-winning beauty brand, drawing inspiration from Brazil's beauty rituals, warmth, and spirit. Sol de Janeiro delivers a sensory experience beloved by multi-generational consumers worldwide, with clinically proven results, transformative textures, and transportive fragrances.

Headquartered in New York and launched as a digitally native brand, we have expanded globally with teams in Paris, London, and Germany. Our commitment to excellence has earned high-profile honors, including being named one of TIME100's 2024 Most Influential Companies, Fast Company's 2024 World's Most Innovative Companies, and WWD Beauty Inc's Power Brands of 2024, underscoring its leadership in the beauty industry and outstanding workplace. These accolades highlight our dedication to being a leading brand in the beauty industry and an exceptional workplace.

What You'll Do

This is a temp-to-perm opportunity. The Associate Director will lead the activation of global toolkits, tailoring designs to meet local market needs while preserving the brand's joyful, premium identity. From home bays and animations to pop-ups and large-scale events, they'll ensure creative excellence, operational precision, and commercial impact.Ideal candidates are strategic, hands-on visual merchandising experts with strong spatial storytelling and event execution skills. They'll collaborate across global and regional teams to deliver seamless experiences from concept to installation. As a key bridge between global vision and regional nuance, this role requires a sharp understanding of messaging hierarchy and consumer journey design—ensuring every activation resonates with the Global brand vision. Our regional teams are brand stewards and champions of excellence. We move the work forward—with purpose, clarity, and creative excellence—and we thrive on strong ideas, thoughtful direction, and high standards. You lead with creative rigor, bring clarity and consistency to every brief, and deliver feedback that builds trust and sharpens the work. Craft, cohesion, and cultural relevance are your guiding principles—and they're reflected in everything you touch.

What You'll Be Working On

Regional VM & Event Responsibilities

Activate Global Toolkits for High-Impact Regional Execution
Translate Global Visual Merchandising guidelines and campaign assets into high-impact regional retail and event experiences—ensuring brand consistency while reflecting the unique needs and opportunities of the Americas market.
Adapt toolkit components as needed, sourcing regionally appropriate materials and refining design details to meet executional and operational standards without compromising creative integrity.
Partner closely with Global Retail and Global VM to ensure all regional executions uphold creative intent, providing feedback from in-market activations to contribute to continuous improvement of global toolkits and standards.

Design and Deliver Immersive Environments

Lead the design and production of branded spaces across retail activations, pop-ups, and key consumer events—from concept development through onsite execution.
Drive the creative translation of Global campaign elements into engaging, experiential environments that inspire discovery, connection, and conversion.
Support pilot and first-to-market activations across the Americas, managing all design, production, and launch phases in close collaboration with Global Retail.

Own Event Production & Vendor Oversight

Partner with regional business partners and vendors to manage fabrication, logistics, and installation, ensuring high-quality delivery on time and within budget.
Oversee vendor vetting, training, and brand alignment, reinforcing Sol de Janeiro's commitment to executional excellence in every build and event activation.
Ensure all design intent, materials, finishes, and installations meet brand standards and visual integrity benchmarks across all physical executions.

Ensure Brand Standards & Executional Excellence

Maintain visual and experiential brand integrity across retail and event environments, troubleshooting creative or technical challenges as needed.
Develop systems and standards to ensure consistency of brand presentation across different retail formats, event scales, and market conditions.
Embed consumer insight and market performance feedback into all adaptations, ensuring that creative executions deliver measurable impact in visibility, engagement, and sales conversion.

Collaborate Cross-Functionally

Partner closely with Global VM, Regional Marketing, Sales, and Operations to align on strategic priorities, campaign timing, and executional needs.
Act as the regional bridge between global vision and local execution, championing both creative fidelity and commercial agility.
Contribute to value engineering discussions to ensure design feasibility, budget alignment, and production efficiency from the outset.

Leadership Functions

Mentor and inspire a regional VM and events team to perform at the top of their abilities, fostering creative growth, accountability, and cross-functional excellence.
Vet, manage, and train vendors, fabricators, and agency partners to ensure alignment to brand guidelines and adherence to the highest production standards.
Champion creative problem-solving and cultivate a reputation for being a collaborative and solutions-oriented leader who balances brand storytelling with operational discipline.
Establish clear workflows and approval checkpoints for all regional design and event workstreams—ensuring that global stakeholders have adequate time for review and feedback.
Manage multiple fast-paced projects with confidence, maintaining quality and creative excellence even under tight timelines or shifting priorities.
Foster a culture of excellence where every retail and event touchpoint is executed to reflect the brand's premium positioning and joyful aesthetic.
Represent the voice of the Americas/APAC region, advocating for regional needs within global planning cycles and ensuring the brand's in-store and experiential expression remains innovative, relevant, and premium.

Must Haves

8+ years of experience in event design, environmental design, or experiential production—preferably within the beauty, fashion, or lifestyle sectors
Expertise in executing immersive brand experiences across both prestige and luxury environments, with a deep understanding of audience expectations, finish quality, and nuanced brand storytelling
Proven track record delivering high-visibility brand experiences across retail, pop-up, and live event formats in the Americas market Strong working knowledge of event production workflows, fabrication methods, and regional vendor ecosystems
Mastery of relevant 2D and 3D design skillsets—including spatial design, art direction, and visual storytelling—with a strong understanding of messaging hierarchies to ensure cohesive, consumer-facing experiences
Proficiency in Sketchup, Rhino, Keyshot and Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop Ability to interpret global creative direction and apply it with precision, ensuring brand integrity across all regional executions
Familiarity with value engineering principles and experience optimizing creative execution within defined budgets
Skilled in stakeholder management, with experience aligning cross-functional priorities across Global Retail and Americas/APAC business partners to deliver localized adaptations of global campaigns that meet both strategic and commercial objectives
Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to confidently represent creative work to internal stakeholders, Americas/APAC business partners, and external collaborators
Must be based in New York City or surrounding areas
Position is required to be in-office 3 Days per week.

Salary Range

$140,000—$160,000 USD

Why Sol de Janeiro?

Competitive salary and bonus program
Flexible hybrid work environment with opportunities for collaboration and growth
Inclusive culture that values diverse perspectives and celebrates individuality
The chance to be part of a fast-growing, award-winning global beauty brand

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.

Requests for accommodation due to a disability or any other protected characteristic can be made at any stage of the recruitment process and during employment by contacting our People Experience Team at careers@soldejaneiro.com.

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