Art Director
Creative Lead

Nikki Radfar

I’m Nikki, an LA-based Art Director and Creative Lead with over nine years in the beauty industry. Trained as an architect, I craft compelling brand stories, design vibrant packaging, direct multi-channel campaigns—including standout print and digital media—and love creating visuals that stop people mid-scroll.

Crafting Beauty: Where Art Direction Meets Brand Identity.

Explore My Work

DIGITAL DESIGN

PRINT DESIGN

PHOTOGRAPHY
Direction, Retouching

BRAND IDENTITY

PACKAGING DESIGN

ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN

Turn Your Beauty Brand into an Experience

I craft end-to-end art direction that transforms every touchpoint into desire and drives loyal, repeat customers.

WHAT I DO

  • Art Direction & Campaign Development
  • Cross-Functional Team Leadership
  • Brand & Visual Guidelines
  • Packaging / Print Production
  • Photo & Video Shoot Direction
  • Social / Digital Content Strategy

AWARDS

  • Silver A'Design Award, 2015
  • Silver A'Design Award, 2015
  • Bronze A'Design Award, 2018

A decade of visual storytelling in the cosmetics and skincare world.

With nearly a decade of shaping the look and feel of cosmetics and skincare launches, I fuse an architect’s trained eye for structure, color harmony, and fine detail with a storyteller’s instinct for emotion. From high-impact packaging to multi-channel campaigns, I translate brand strategy into visuals that stop the scroll, own the shelf, and live beautifully in print. I thrive on turning abstract concepts into sensory experiences—elevating brand identity, sparking consumer curiosity, and forging loyalty that lasts long after the first swipe or unboxing.

My Journey

Professional Experience

JAFRA Cosmetics

2024 - Present

Art Director

  • Own the visual direction for 30+ annual product launches across skincare, color, and fragrance lines.

  • Develop integrated campaign concepts (print, social, email, POS) that drove a 45% YoY lift in digital engagement for hero launches.

  • Lead a hybrid team of 3 designers, 2 copywriters, and 1 photographer—setting briefs, art-directing shoots, and enforcing brand consistency.

  • Partner with Marketing & E-commerce to align creative with funnel KPIs; contributed to 20% revenue growth in 2024 Latin America region.

  • Instituted a modular brand-asset library that cut turnaround time for regional adaptations by 30%.

JAFRA Cosmetics

2020 - 2024

Senior
Designer

  • Built a monthly brochure & catalog program reaching 100K consultants and lifting order conversions by 18%.

  • Produced launch-day social assets

  • Standardized email, social, and in-store templates, cutting creative turnaround 25% and boosting launch-week engagement 18%.

JAFRA Cosmetics

2019 - 2020

Graphic
Designer

  • Produced monthly brochures, marketing promotions, web/email assets, landing pages, and social graphics supporting seasonal promotions.

  • Maintained global visual guidelines, ensuring consistency across four regional marketing teams.

KreativeVue

2018 - 2019

Senior
Designer

  • Shaped end-to-end ad campaigns, translating brand strategy into cohesive visuals that resonated across channels.

  • Produced integrated assets for digital, print, and experiential touchpoints, ensuring a seamless brand narrative at every consumer interaction.

838 Media Group

2016 - 2018

Senior
Designer

  • Designed three narrative-driven portfolio books, blending immersive layouts and storytelling copy to showcase agency work and win new client pitches.

2010 - 2016

Graphic
Designer

Cut design teeth developing environmental graphics and public-facing campaigns; architectural training sharpened sense for structure and detail for Naqsh Paydar Architecture Firm, Tehran Municipality, and Avant Guard Design Studio.

Tools
& Tech

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