WHAT ON EARTH IS DECIEM?
We are a collective of disrupters and doers, of creatives and scientists, with a mission to reimagine the world of beauty.
Since inception, our vertically integrated structure, including our own laboratories, manufacturing, retail stores, and brand infrastructure, have enabled us to rapidly identify opportunities and deliver quality. Home to The Ordinary, NIOD, AVESTAN, and other emerging brands, our goal is to create with purpose. We were founded on the principle of doing everything that others don’t. Because normal gets you nowhere.
We are DECIEM, The Abnormal Beauty Company.
We are growing rapidly and we’re looking for someone who shares this vision and wants to grow with us!
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
The Community & Culture Specialist - EMEA, plays a key role in understanding, shaping, and activating The Ordinary and other DECIEM brands’ cultural presence across the region within our priority markets. This role is pivotal in fostering authentic community building by creating deep-rooted connections that ensure our brands show up meaningfully and consistently within culture.
WHAT YOU’D BE DOING IN THIS ROLE
- Support the development and execution of the EMEA Culture & Community strategy, ensuring alignment with global priorities while adapting approaches to regional and market-specific needs
- Monitor and analyze the cultural landscape across EMEA, identifying emerging trends, subcultures, communities, and cultural moments relevant to DECIEM brands that are outside the beauty/skincare space
- Translate cultural insights into actionable opportunities and recommendations that inform partnerships, activations, and brand storytelling
- Partner with local Communications teams to develop community-first strategies that are culturally relevant, authentic, and sensitive to market nuances
- Build and nurture relationships with key cultural stakeholders, including creators, artists, tastemakers, collectives, and niche communities
- Identify and activate culturally relevant partnerships and collaborations that organically connect DECIEM brands with communities and drive meaningful engagement
- Develop and execute regional community activations, seeding initiatives, and culturally resonant brand moments that extend beyond traditional product launch calendars
- Drive cultural agility by identifying and responding to real-time cultural opportunities that allow DECIEM brands to authentically participate in relevant conversations.
- Measure and report on the impact of culture and community initiatives by tracking KPIs, brand sentiment, engagement, and activation performance to inform future strategies
- Manage cross-market budgets and collaborate with global stakeholders, contributing insights, best practices, and recommendations to broader Community & Culture initiatives
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED TO GET THE JOB DONE
- 3+ years experience in culture marketing, brand activation, community building
- Deeply immersed in cultural ecosystems outside of beauty/skincare (art, music, sport, fashion…)
- Advanced understanding of major social platforms, digital culture, and evolving creator behaviours
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to work collaboratively across levels and regions. Professional fluency in English and French
- Open‑minded, inclusive, and excited to engage with diverse communities, expressions, and identities
- Open to monthly travel
WHAT YOU’LL BE GAINING BY JOINING OUR TEAM
There’s a lot of good stuff that comes along with being a DECIEM team member. Here’s a few of our favourite perks and benefits, in no particular order…
- Generous Vacation & Personal Days, plus additional time off for volunteering in your community, voting, peaceful protesting, celebrating your birthday, and more.
- A hybrid work model
- Summer Friday’s - get off at 1pm all summer long!
- A generous discount on products
BUILDING GROWTH TO POWER GOOD
We are a People first company that lives by our core values to…
- ✨ Defy Convention.
- ✨ Make it real.
- ✨ Play in the grey.
- ✨ Build Bridges.
- ✨ Be the rabbit.
These values continue to guide us in all that we do. Along the way, we’ve been honoured to win some pretty incredible awards, including a CEW Achiever Award, Best Skincare Brand at Sunday Times Style Beauty Awards, and Most Popular Sustainable Brand by The Cosmetify Index Global. We’re still blushing!
SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL IMPACT
DECIEM’s objective is to build growth and do good things while prioritizing people, animals, and the Earth.
Our Sustainability strategy is focused on fighting climate change, improved waste management, responsible packaging, responsible sourcing and product lifecycle, and water conservation.
In 2020, DECIEM established the Good Fund to support both large and grassroots charities in response to global events.
CREATING A HUMAN WORLD OF BEAUTY
DECIEM is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) by creating meaningful, measurable change in the lives of our team members and in the communities where we operate. Achieving equality is critical to DECIEM and our future. You can learn more about our DEI commitment in our open letter, "Belonging is the Destination, Change is the Journey".
DECIEM is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination based on age, colour, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, and any other legally protected class in accordance with applicable federal, provincial and local laws. We are also committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace. If you are contacted to be part of our recruitment process and require accommodation, please let us know.
WANT TO JOIN US?
Thank you for reading the whole thing! If you liked what you heard, kindly send us your resume. We really appreciate your effort in applying for this position. However, only those who have been shortlisted for interviews will be contacted. <3
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