Sephora Brand Marketing Specialist
- Department
- E-Commerce, Digital & Data Analytics
- Industry
- Selective Retailing & Department Stores
- Posted
- Sept 21, 2026
About Sephora
Sephora is a global prestige beauty leader, renowned for redefining the retail experience through creativity, inclusivity, and expert service. Founded in France and now part of LVMH, the company brings together an exceptional portfolio of beauty brands with a distinctive culture of discovery and innovation. As an employer, Sephora offers a dynamic, customer-centered environment where talent is encouraged to learn, experiment, and grow across retail, digital, merchandising, operations, and corporate functions. Its teams are united by a passion for beauty, entrepreneurship, and belonging, making Sephora a compelling workplace for professionals seeking impact within a fast-moving international brand.
Sephora UK: Brand Marketing Specialist on fixed-term contract until September 2027. Omnichannel campaign development and brand partner management in London.
Role & Responsibilities
- Build and maintain strong relationships with assigned priority brand partners, ensuring alignment on marketing objectives and campaign plans
- Develop and deliver comprehensive omnichannel marketing plans that reflect brand identity and commercial ambitions
- Coordinate internal stakeholders and cross-functional teams to ensure launch activities, deliverables and decisions remain on track
- Partner with Marketing teams to identify growth opportunities and strengthen campaign effectiveness
- Lead go-to-market strategies for First at SEPHORA launches, exclusive product drops and seasonal activations
- Execute marketing plans for SEPHORA Collection product launches in collaboration with local and central teams
- Manage campaign assets, approvals and timings to maintain brand guideline compliance across all partner brands
- Own allocated brand budgets, prioritising investment to balance creative vision with commercial priorities
- Present launch plans and campaign updates to senior leadership, internal stakeholders and brand partners
- Monitor campaign KPIs, traffic, sales and promotional ROI to evaluate performance and inform future strategy
- Develop post-launch reports with clear recommendations for future campaign optimisation
- Coordinate external agency partners including events, production and media providers to ensure on-time, on-brand delivery within budget
Qualifications
- Minimum 3 years of experience in brand marketing, account management or retail marketing
- Demonstrated experience working directly with external brand partners and managing day-to-day relationships
- Strong understanding of integrated and omnichannel marketing from planning through launch and performance review
- Excellent project management capabilities with ability to coordinate multiple campaigns and stakeholders
- Strong communication and presentation skills with confidence addressing diverse audiences
- Commercial and analytical mindset with ability to interpret sales and digital marketing performance
- Proven experience managing campaign budgets and prioritising investment
- Meticulous attention to detail in asset management, brand guideline compliance, timings and approvals
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint with familiarity of digital and retail marketing platforms
- Right to work in the United Kingdom
Skills
Experience
Minimum 3 years in brand marketing, account management or retail marketing, ideally within beauty, luxury, FMCG or consumer-focused sectors. Hands-on experience working directly with external brand partners and managing complex day-to-day stakeholder relationships is essential.
Education
A relevant degree is beneficial but not essential if the candidate brings strong practical experience, genuine interest in the beauty industry and a collaborative, entrepreneurial approach.
Workplace
This position is based in London, England, UK.
Benefits
Private healthcare, life assurance and private pension from day one; competitive pay with annual salary reviews; generous employee discount across luxury beauty brands; paid birthday day off; access to wellbeing and perks platform; LVMH Heart Fund support; generous holiday allowance with option to purchase additional days.
Culture
Sephora fosters a dynamic, inclusive workplace where creativity, curiosity, and a passion for beauty are encouraged at every level. As an employer, it is distinguished by its focus on empowerment, continuous learning, and a collaborative retail culture that celebrates individuality and client-centric innovation.
About Cerulean
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