Associate Creative Director

The Associate Creative Director is a critical member of the JVN marketing leadership team and strategic role for the JVN brand.

This role will be responsible for developing and executing the creative vision for this exciting new brand and bringing this vision to life creatively across channels and brand touchpoints.

This role will report to the General Manager of the JVN Brand .

We are launching a new clean haircare brand with Jonathan Van Ness, American hairdresser, television personality, podcast host, actor and author.

The brand will de-gender and revolutionize the haircare industry with the best performing sustainable products.

The global haircare market represents approximately 25% of the $300 billion beauty market and has experienced growth acceleration during 2020 with more than 50% of consumers choosing clean and sustainable haircare products.

Enabled by its proprietary Lab-to-Market synthetic biology platform, Amyris has developed and produces some of the leading clean ingredients to lead the transformation of the haircare industry to a clean and sustainable future.

The new JVN haircare brand is expected to launch during the summer of 2021 and will offer unparalleled ingredient efficacy, clean formulas and packaging, with genuine inclusivity.

The new brand, which focuses on addressing hair health needs, will feature a proprietary Amyris ingredient, hemi-squalane, a powerfully hydrating silicone-alternative that is effective across all hair textures.

Responsibilities Develop global creative vision and direction across “omni channel” brand touchpoints that helps differentiate the JVN brand and ensures excellence in the execution of this vision Own and champion the brand DNA, aesthetic & tone and voice for the brand Lead creative team in the annual and seasonal brand, product, event, partnership, etc.

creative development – from concept to omni channel execution Inspire creative team to innovate in how the brand comes to life creatively across channels; foster an environment of curiosity and creative experimentation Build out and oversee art direction, photography/videography, editorial, digital design, print design and packaging design teams Accountable for all creative asset development, including omni-channel brand presence (i.e.

in-store VM/collateral, site, email, paid/growth marketing, social and video content, product marketing videos, emerging channels, etc.) Deep understanding and passion for creative across rapidly-evolving digital channels Ensure all internal/agency partner output is in line with overall brand strategy and objectives Manage external creative and brand agency partners successfully Own and manage creative budget Build and lead a high-performing team while harnessing a fun collaborative environment.

Oversees allocation of work for the team to maximize efficiency and prioritize projects.

Partner with key internal stakeholders (Marketing, Digital, E-comm, Product Development, etc.) to bring a breakthrough brand strategy and experience to life and build new capabilities across the organization Champion alignment of strategy across global markets to ensure creative is on brand and locally/culturally releva Qualifications Bachelors degree in Design, Marketing, Creative Writing, Advertising, Fine Arts, or related field and 10-15 years of experience working in a creative capacity in the global consumer products market Hands on design experience and/or copywriting with 10 years’ experience Strong creative vision and ability to sell this into executive teams Must have omni channel expertise in the areas of social, paid media, web , visual merchandising, with a digital first lens Proven experience building and launching new brands within the beauty space Strong ability to build teams from scratch and scaled to meet growing business demand Proven change agent and ability to swiftly mobilize teams to changing demands Leverages deep expertise of competitive landscape and trends Demonstrates influential leadership; respects and incorporates the needs of stakeholders Possesses a high degree of organizational agility; must be productive in a fast-paced entrepreneurial culture and thrive in an environment of rapid decision making, frequently changing priorities and the ability to get products to market quickly