Assistant Manager, Makeup and Fragrance Category Marketing, Estee Lauder NA

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Date: Mar 16, 2026

Location: New York, NY, US, 10010

Company: ELC Beauty LLC

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world’s leading manufacturers, marketers, and sellers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products, and is a steward of luxury and prestige brands globally. The company’s products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories under brand names including: Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M·A·C, La Mer, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin Paris, TOM FORD, Smashbox, AERIN Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, KILIAN PARIS, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, the DECIEM family of brands, including The Ordinary and NIOD, and BALMAIN Beauty.

Description

We are seeking a dynamic and motivated Assistant Manager to join Estée Lauder’s Makeup and Fragrance Marketing team. This role supports the execution of regional marketing initiatives and launch strategies across North America, working closely with cross-functional partners to ensure seamless implementation.The Assistant Manager will play a critical role in supporting go-to-market planning, performance analysis, and consumer engagement programs. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, consumer-obsessed, and eager to build expertise in prestige beauty marketing within a fast-paced, omni-channel environment.

Key Responsibilities

Forecasting, Assortment & Performance Support

  • Assist with new product launch forecasting and reporting, collaborating with Demand Planning, Finance, and Commercial teams.
  • Track category, brand, and competitive performance trends; prepare insights and recommendations for the Manager and Director.
  • Support assortment strategy, seasonal planning, and reporting deliverables.
  • Prepare weekly reporting and recaps of launches and campaigns to help optimize future planning.

Launch Plans and Go-to-Market Execution

  • Support the end-to-end go-to-market planning process for launches, hero accelerations, and seasonal campaigns across retail, DTC, and specialty channels.
  • Manage launch allocations and tracking, coordinating closely with cross-functional teams on seeding, gifting, and in store needs.
  • Manage assigned workstreams such as photo shoot briefings, visual merchandising requests, sampling programs, and retailer-specific activations.
  • Help track and summarize cultural and category trends to inform innovative go-to-market strategies.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to gather inputs and prepare briefing documents, timelines, and recaps.

Brand & Consumer Experience

  • Ensure brand identity and prestige positioning are consistently reflected across touchpoints.
  • Lead Visual Merchandising assortment, seasonal briefings and updates, in concert with Director.
  • Assist in leveraging consumer insights to refine marketing strategies, with a focus on acquisition, retention, and loyalty.
  • Provide support for national campaigns, consumer activations, and tentpole brand experiences.

Cross-Functional Partnership

  • Collaborate with Sales, E-commerce, Creative, and Global Brand teams to support execution of joint business plans and campaigns.
  • Coordinate with internal teams and external partners to maintain alignment and ensure flawless execution.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or related field.
  • Minimum 3 years relevant experience in marketing; prestige or luxury beauty experience strongly preferred.
  • Exposure to 360° marketing planning, launch execution, and retail activations.
  • Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
  • Passion for beauty, makeup, and cultural trends, with knowledge of key digital and social platforms (TikTok, IG, etc.).
  • Proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel required.
  • Collaborative team player with a proactive mindset and strong attention to detail.

 Pay Range:

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $73,150.00 to $109,200.00. Exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. Salary range may vary based on geographic location. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with the possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.

In addition, The Estée Lauder Companies offers a variety of benefits to eligible employees, including health insurance coverage (medical, dental, and vision insurance), wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education-related programs, paid holidays and vacation time, and many others. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is Company's policy not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. The Company will endeavor to provide a reasonable accommodation consistent with the law to otherwise qualified employees and prospective employees with a disability and to employees and prospective employees with needs related to their religious observance or practices. Should you wish to apply for this position or any other position with the Company and you believe you require assistance to complete an application or participate in an interview, please contact USApplicantAccommodations@Estee.com.

Michigan Applicants: Persons with disabilities needing accommodations for employment must notify the company in writing of the need for an accommodation within 182 days after the date the person with a disability knew or reasonably should have known that an accommodation was needed.

Philadelphia Applicants: Philadelphia's Fair Chance Hiring Law

Rhode Island Applicants: The company is subject to chapters 29-38 of title 28 of the general laws of Rhode Island and is therefore covered by the state's workers' compensation law.


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