Contract Art Director (3-Month Fixed Term)

USA (Remote)

$94K/yr – $110K/yrSenior Level8+ years expContract

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the shopper- and retail-focused creative direction, turning concepts into retail-ready campaigns and leading fast, independent execution across consumer brands.

  • Shopper/retail Creative Ownership: lead concept-to-delivery for retail and commerce campaigns.
  • Cross-brand Storytelling: craft retail-focused narratives across channels and in-store units.
  • Fast execution: work independently, collaborate with teams, and present compelling concepts to clients.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Barrows is looking for a highly creative and strategic Art Director to join our team on a 3-month fixed-term contract. This role will support shopper marketing and commerce-focused creative work across leading consumer brands.
  • We’re looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced agency environment, can lead strong visual storytelling from concept through execution, and has deep experience developing work for retail and commerce channels.

Requirements

  • 8–10 years of agency and/or design experience
  • Strong shopper marketing / commerce experience required
  • Experience working with Alc-bev brands required
  • CPG experience preferred
  • Ability to concept and execute across integrated retail and shopper campaigns
  • Strong presentation, communication, and collaboration skills
  • Ability to work independently and move quickly
  • Willing to work EST hours

Benefits

  • Fully Remote | Travel to NYC 1x/month (company paid)

Barrows

The retail experience company. We harness the energy of our people,the quality of our products, and thespirit of our organization to createtransformative retail experiencesaround the world.Our team of analysts, designers, makers and experts specialise in retail experience design, connecting physical and digital stores, category transformation, shopper marketing and display design.As the retail landscape evolves, our continued mission is to move retail forward.

Founded in 1990
New York, New York, USA
604 employees (141 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
8.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
49.1%
Direct
32.8%
Referral
7%
Social
9.7%
Paid
1.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~604

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
25 (4% of company)
Median Tenure
0.2 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Funding

Last Raise
Undisclosed, 14 years ago