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The Company brings together the complementary expertise of two industry pioneers, one in advanced lens technologies and the other in the craftsmanship of iconic eyewear, to create a vertically integrated business that is uniquely positioned to address the world’s evolving vision needs and the global demand of a growing eyewear industry.\nWith over 190,000 dedicated employees in 150 countries driving our iconic brands, our people are creative, entrepreneurial and celebrated for their unique perspectives and individuality. Committed to vision, we enable people to “see more and be more” thanks to our innovative designs and lens technologies, exceptional quality and cutting-edge processing methods. Every day we impact the lives of millions by changing the way people see the world.\nYour #FutureInSight with EssilorLuxottica\nAre you willing to pioneer new frontiers, foster inclusivity and collaboration, embrace agility, ignite passion, and make a positive impact on the world?\nJoin us in redefining the boundaries of what’s possible!\n1. Overall purpose of the job\nYou will lead the Creative team across two categories and six brands in EMEA, setting the creative and art direction for BAU and campaign work and making sure it lands to a high\nstandard across every channel.\nReporting to the Creative Hub Manager, you will run the team day to day: triaging briefs, allocating work and setting priorities. You will be the creative lead for key stakeholders and own the quality of what the team deliver.\nYou will also drive operational improvement. With an AI-first approach, you will build workflows that make the team faster and more efficient, and use AI to scale asset production without lowering the bar.\n2. Key tasks and responsibilities\nCreative and art direction\nSet the creative and art direction for BAU and campaign work across Contact Lens Hub and Value Eyewear, keeping each brand's identity distinct and consistent.\nLead and deliver creative across all channels: web, email and CRM, paid and organic social, performance marketing, paid partnership activity, PR and print.\nDirect creative for product launches and key campaigns, including web banners, social graphics and promotional materials, so the brand message stays consistent.\nReview and sign off work before it goes live, ensuring every asset is on-brand, responsive and built to drive engagement.\nStay hands-on where needed: translating briefs into finished designs and delivering them on time, building digital templates and mockups, creating bespoke icons, illustrations and graphic elements, and photo editing and retouching to keep all imagery, digital and print, high quality and on-brand.\nTeam leadership and operations\nSupervise the Creative team, giving clear direction, feedback and support for their development.\nTriage incoming briefs and tickets, allocate work across the team and set priorities so deadlines are met.\nRun day-to-day operations, balancing capacity across multiple projects, brands and markets.\nLead operational improvements: refining processes, workflows and ways of working to make the team more efficient.\nAI and efficiency\nTake an AI-first approach to creative production, using AI to build workflows, produce assets and run projects.\nUse AI to amplify asset creation, including generation, versioning and adaptation across brands, markets and formats.\nKeep pace with new AI tools, test them and embed what works into the team's day-to-day practice.\nStakeholders and reporting\nWork with all key stakeholders, including the wider design and UX/UI teams, copywriters, the CRM team, the marketing calendar manager, the brand team and developers.\nUnderstand technical constraints and design within them, working closely with developers.\nReport on creative impact, using performance data to show what works and to shape future work.\n3. Knowledge and experience\nEssential\nProven experience leading a creative or design team and setting art direction across multiple brands.\nE-commerce experience.\nStrong AI skills and an AI-first mindset, with demonstrable experience using AI to build workflows, produce creative and run projects, using tools such as Claude, Midjourney, ChatGPT and Firefly.\nExpert in Figma.\nExcellent knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects) and Adobe Firefly.\nStrong command of graphic fundamentals, layout and typography, and of the creative process for both online and offline work, including the limitations of each.\nA track record of improving processes and team efficiency.\nStrong organisation and time management: able to prioritise, run multiple projects at once and work in a fast-paced environment.\nConfident communicator, able to brief, influence and present to stakeholders at all levels.\nA keen eye for detail and a genuine interest in staying ahead of design trends.\nDesirable\nUnderstanding of HTML and CSS.\nAgency experience.\nAnimation or motion graphics skills.\nEyewear or optical retail experience.\nTo Apply\nIf you’re ready to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of ecommerce across European markets, we want to hear from you! Please submit your CV and a cover letter outlining your relevant experience and vision for this role.\nRecruiting process\nOur recruitment process may vary; If you are selected, you will be contacted by a member of the Team to guide you through the specific steps for your application.\nOur Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitment\nWe are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. 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