Creative Specialist SEA

About Us:

Founded in the US (Seattle) in 1995 by Paula Begoun, Paula’s Choice Skincare is a multinational brand that is now 29 years strong! Our vision is to empower consumers with in-depth knowledge and enable people around the world to make the best choices for their skin. We question ingredients, follow the facts and stand up for the customer, because we believe that Beauty Begins with Truth.

About the Region:

Our Southeast Asian headquarters is located in Singapore, and our channels include not only our own DTC platform, but also marketplaces such as Lazada, Shopee, Amazon as well as an offline presence in Unity Pharmacies and Sephora Stores in Singapore and Malaysia.

About Our Culture:

We’re a rapidly growing entrepreneurial team that thrives on change, prioritizing a culture of feedback and inclusivity. Our creative team is the visual driving force behind every campaign or social ad – the perfect opportunity for you to collaborate with internal channel partners, optimizing results.

Paula’s Choice is also committed to diversity! Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. We hope you agree. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for empowering people to achieve their own definition of beautiful, Paula’s Choice could be a wonderful fit for you.

The Opportunity:

Paula’s Choice Malaysia is seeking to hire a talented and self-motivated Creative Specialist SEA with strong asset creation skills and a relevant portfolio demonstrating his/her passion for consumer-centric design. S/he will work with our marketing and client services teams to translate business and marketing needs into impactful creative visual concepts across various channels, consistent with our brand guidelines.

Reporting to the Senior Creative Specialist of Southeast Asia, the role requires an innovative and agile individual who can adapt designs quickly to include rapidly changing beauty trends on assets across digital and retail platforms. With a focus on evolving Paula’s Choice to be best-in-class, s/he must maintain awareness of current industry design standard and best practices. This role will be based in Malaysia.

Key responsibilities include:

Executing Visual Brand Identity

• Develop campaign assets, web banner suites, including paid social and various website graphics, both still and animated
• Produce and prepare creative artwork work for store POSM, advertising materials, digital, social media, and any related Marketing Communication materials required for stores inclusive of official physical stores, eCommerce stores and any other channels stores when required.
• Develop campaign assets, and web banner suites, including paid social and various website graphics, both still and animated, for our online marketplace channels (Shopee, Lazada, Amazon, and Zalora)
• Adaptation work of key visuals into relevant formats.
• Develop campaign assets and provide design support as needed to cross-functional teams.
• Ensure that all partner-generated brand content and images are aligned with brand guidelines.
• Adapt visuals to our key digital marketing channels (e.g. EDM / Posters / Banners) with suitable copy to complement design ideas.
• Understand key campaign requirements and cooperate with marketing team to create high quality design work that increase CTR.
• Work with customer excellence team to continuously improve design work based on local consumer preferences.
• Ad-hoc support in social media content creation, print deliverables, press checks and visual merchandising.
• Work within an agile team structure to strategize and communicate closely with Brand and Sales teams to optimize and design new and existing collateral to fit business objectives
• Work closely with lateral creative team members on 360 campaign development and execute to consistent standards
• Other responsibilities as assigned by your direct supervisor

Administration & Reporting

• Present finalized design ideas and concepts to the Brand team.
• Ensure proper documentation and archiving of all design files for dissemination to teams and partners.

You possess:

• A high native proficiency in English, both written and spoken, with excellent interpersonal skills.
• A Diploma/Degree in Art, Design, Communications or a related discipline.
• 2-4 years of working experience in the creative & design industry with a strong supporting portfolio
• High proficiency in Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom), with in-depth knowledge in product styling, photography and photo editing.
• A strong track record in managing multiple project deadlines simultaneously.
• Strong communication skills to liaise with Brand team and external vendors
• Knowledge and experience working with online marketplaces such as Shopee, Lazada, Amazon and Zalora.

You’ll stand out from the rest with:

• Some prior In-house working experience with a brand.
• 2 - 3 years working experience with a beauty/skincare/luxury brand.
• Video editing experience
• Knowledge of print production, colour codes, formats.
• Strong color sense – ability to work in various color fields, including CMYK, RGB & the pantone color system

You are:

• Highly creative and frequently have original, out-of-the-box ideas.
• Passionate about beauty/skincare and are excited about the brand.
• Meticulous, and demonstrate high attention to detail.
• Highly motivated, able to work in a fast-paced environment quickly to meet tight deadlines.
• Able to work independently without supervision and proactively within a team.
• A Collaborator who values integrity, innovation, respect and excellence.
• Curious and open to the ideas of others, able to take calculated risks.
• Positive and exhibit a willingness to learn.
• Resilient and solutions-oriented; you never give up.

Our culture is the result of our behaviours, our personal commitments, our willingness to collaborate, listen and learn. If you recognize yourself in our values, you will feel at home at Paula’s Choice:

Each of us is powerful on our own, but together we are unstoppable.

We Put Our Customers First: We take the time to understand what our customers, both internal and external, truly need. We keep the customer at the centre of everything we do. We are devoted to creating powerful, personal relationships with our customers.

We Are a Culture of Feedback: We are brave leaders who engage each other honestly to ignite our collective talent, inspire ideas, fuel our passions and play to our strengths.

We Stand for Inclusivity & Anti-Racism: We are committed to creating a workplace that is inclusive of all – where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work; where embracing cultural differences, accepting others without bias, and antiracism are a reflex, not an initiative.

We Thrive on Change: We stay agile within a changing organization. We try new things and understand that failures are valuable learning experiences. We experiment, learn and are open to change.

We Reach Success Together: When we work together – across cultures, countries and departments – we reach the best solutions. We are always open to other perspectives and fresh ideas, recognise that the best solutions come from diversity of thought and that, when we win, we do so as a team.

We act responsibly in our impact on the planet We view sustainability – a net-zero neutral impact on the environment – as an ongoing commitment and a responsibility. Whether it is product development, packaging, logistics or even our physical office space; we apply an impact-based approach to everything that we do. We develop and act on new practices to ensure that our entire organisation is striving to reduce our environmental impact.

Do you recognise yourself in the description above and do you enjoy working in a dynamic and informal work environment? Then we’d love to get to know you and hopefully welcome you to join our enthusiastic team soon (yes we move fast, also in our recruitment!).

We look forward to receiving your Curriculum Vitae along with your portfolio of work.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and submitting your portfolio of work is a must.