Senior Manager, Production Design (San Francisco, CA, US, USA_522763) at Sephora
Sephora · San Francisco, United States Of America · Hybrid
- Senior
- Office in San Francisco
Job ID: 274425
Location Name: CA-FSC SF Off (0174)
Address: 350 Mission St, 20th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States (US)
Job Type: Full Time
Position Type: Regular
Job Function: Marketing
Remote Eligible: Hybrid Schedule (Onsite 2X Weekly)
Company Overview:
At Sephora we inspire our customers, empower our teams, and help them become the best versions of themselves. We create an environment where people are valued, and differences are celebrated. Every day, our teams across the world bring to life our purpose: to expand the way the world sees beauty by empowering the Extra Ordinary in each of us. We are united by a common goal - to reimagine the future of beauty.
The Opportunity:
The Senior Manager, Production Design leads the production design and QC teams within the Operations team, overseeing the execution of high-volume, multi-channel creative assets that support marketing and brand initiatives. This role manages and mentors Production Designers and Proofers, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and excellence in all deliverables. The Senior Manager serves as the bridge between creative strategy and flawless execution—translating creative concepts into scalable, brand-aligned production output across digital, print, retail, and social channels.
Responsibilities
- Team Leadership (30%): Supervise and mentor Senior/Production Designers and Senior Proofer, providing guidance, feedback, and support for professional growth.
- Creative Production & Workflow Management (30%): Assign projects, balance workloads, and ensure deadlines are met across multiple production streams.
- Production Design Execution (20%): Lead and drive production design deliverables across various platforms.
- Strategic Oversight (20%): Ensure work supports business needs; identify consistent challenges that impact team and deliverables, lead cross-functionally to solve and implement changes.
Qualifications
- Experience:
- 8+ years of professional production design experience, preferably in beauty, fashion, lifestyle, or retail industries
- 6+ years in a senior or lead role in production design with advanced experience in both digital and print assets (proofing experience a plus)
- 3+ years of people management skills leading teams of 5+ people in Senior/Production Design/Creative roles
- 4+ years of advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and deep understanding of print and digital production standards
- 2+ years proficiency in Figma, After Effects, Smartsheet, Monday.com, Ziflow, and Microsoft Suite (including SharePoint)
- Education:
- Bachelor's Degree in Design or equivalent experience
Competencies
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Team Leadership & Management:
- Manage and develop a team of Production Designers across multiple disciplines
- Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement
- Provide coaching, mentorship, and training to elevate technical expertise and career growth
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Creative Production Oversight:
- Ensure accurate execution of design files across multiple platforms
- Oversee versioning, resizing, and localization needs while maintaining brand consistency
- Partner with Art Directors, Senior Designers, and Writers to ensure creative concepts translate effectively into final deliverables
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Workflow & Process Management:
- Build and optimize production workflows for efficiency, scalability, and quality control
- Collaborate with Resource and Agency Management to allocate resources
- Establish and enforce quality standards, including pre-press checks and file management protocols
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Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Work with Marketing and Creative to align production design output with campaign objectives
- Partner with Technology teams to ensure digital assets are technically sound
- Utilize Monday.com for project resourcing
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Strategic Input & Continuous Improvement:
- Support tools, templates, and automation solutions to improve production efficiency
- Conduct ongoing review of processes, identifying challenges and implementing solutions
- Stay current with production design trends, software, and technologies
- Provide input on resourcing needs and vendor partnerships
Working Conditions
- Hybrid work environment with 2 days per week in the office (San Francisco)
- Potential for international travel once per year
- Managing teams across multiple disciplines with different priorities and needs
- Serving as a subject matter expert, diplomatically advocating for business and team needs
Additional Information
- Reports to: Director of Operations and Resourcing
- Direct Reports: 4+ (Senior/Production Designers and Senior Proofer)
- Indirect Reports: 2+
The annual base salary range for this position is $151,810.00 - $169,670.00 The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, as applicable, the applicant’s qualifications for the position; years of relevant experience; specific and unique skills; level of education attained; certifications or other professional licenses held; other legitimate, non-discriminatory business factors specific to the position; and the geographic location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will perform the job. Individuals employed in this position may also be eligible to earn bonuses. Sephora offers a generous benefits package to full-time employees, which includes comprehensive health, dental and vision plans; a superior 401(k) plan, various paid time off programs; employee discount/perks; life insurance; disability insurance; flexible spending accounts; and an employee referral bonus program. This job will be posted for a minimum of 5 days.
While at Sephora, you’ll enjoy…
- The people. You will be surrounded by some of the most talented leaders and teams – people you can be proud to work with.
- The learning. We invest in training and developing our teams, and you will continue evolving and building your skills through personalized career plans.
- The culture. As a leading beauty retailer within the LVMH family, our reach is broad, and our impact is global. It is in our DNA to innovate and, at Sephora, all 40,000 passionate team members across 35 markets and 3,000+ stores, are united by a common goal - to reimagine the future of beauty.
You can unleash your creativity, because we’ve got disruptive spirit. You can learn and evolve, because we empower you to be your best. You can be yourself, because you are what sets us apart. This, is the future of beauty. Reimagine your future, at Sephora.
Sephora is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military/veteran status, or disability status. Sephora is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.
Sephora will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.
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