Senior Art Director, Franchise & Partnerships

Overview

As our

Senior Art Director, Partnerships and Franchise , you’re responsible for delivering visual storytelling that brings the lululemon brand to life across campaigns and high-impact initiatives created in collaboration with franchise, brand, and commercial partners. You guard the brand and negotiate and collaborate with partners to align identities whilst ensuring the lululemon brand is differentiated, elevated, and adheres to global guidelines. You coach and influence franchise partners to deliver a lululemon brand expression that is both globally consistent and regionally relevant. You are responsible for through-the-funnel brand campaigns and experiences including out-of-home advertising, live event branding, ambassador activations, in-store marketing, paid social, web pages, and CRM.What You’ll Do

Collaborate with the EMEA Creative team to deliver standout work on time and in budget that delivers business objectivesDevelop positive relationships with brand, commercial, and franchise partners including coaching and influencing to deliver creative collaborations that uphold global standardsAccountable for brand guardianship for partner creative, including weekly creative review with each franchise partner (Middle East, Israel, India, Turkey+), guaranteeing premium, consistent, and impactful brand representation across all channels and marketsLead regional art direction and ideation for partnered campaigns and activations including concepting, styling direction, design, and productionCreate adaptable visual systems that protect brand equity, whilst enable partners to localise for diverse marketsPresent and communicate creative concepts and visual strategies to partners, influencing outcomes with clear articulation and rationaleCollaborate cross-functionally across partners, markets, and channels to align creative storytellingOwn regional timelines, resourcing, and creative workflow, in partnership with Creative OpsWhat You Bring

8+ years in art direction, visual design, or brand creative, with 3+ years in leadership rolesCo-creation experience with brand and commercial partners eg. franchise, marketplaces, brand partnershipsA portfolio that demonstrates elevated design craft across retail, campaign, digital, and experiential formatsProven track record building scalable, premium creative systems across diverse marketsExcellent communication and presentation skillsStrong awareness of cultural trends across key EMEA partner markets eg. Middle East, Israel, Turkey, IndiaAbility to balance brand storytelling with business, commercial, and partner objectivesExperience in lifestyle, fashion, sport, or wellbeing a mustA love of trends, tech, fashion, and everything shaping today’s cultureHow You Show Up

You lead with courage, creativity, and intentionYou collaborate with openness and welcome diverse teams from around the globeYou are empathetic to the needs of our partners, striving to understand their markets and incorporate their guest insightsYou’re as comfortable in an ideation session as you are in a boardroomYou thrive in fast-paced environments and bring calm to complexityYou appreciate the value of exercise or movementSeniority level

DirectorEmployment type

Full-timeJob function

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