Altra: Art Director, Retail

About the role

The Retail Art Director at Altra Running supports the execution of the brand across retail environments. This role focuses on bringing established creative direction to life through in-store and physical experiences, ensuring all retail touchpoints are clear, consistent, and visually compelling.

Responsibilities

• Supports the execution of Altra Running’s brand across retail environments, including in-store signage, windows, shop-in-shops, and retail toolkits.
• Ensures retail assets work cohesively across the full shopper journey.
• Assists in developing and producing retail assets from concept support through final production.
• Translates brand direction into real-world retail applications while learning how to think through the full shopper experience.
• Executes retail creative with a high standard of craft, detail, and quality.
• Collaborates closely with retail marketing, traffic, production, and cross-functional partners to ensure timely and accurate project completion.

Requirements

• Basic understanding of retail environments and in-store customer experience.
• Strong design fundamentals (layout, typography, composition).
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign); Figma is a plus.
• Understanding of print production and file setup.
• Ability to follow brand guidelines and apply feedback effectively.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.

Qualifications

• 2-4+ years of experience in a similar role.
• A portfolio demonstrating solid execution and attention to detail.
• A strong awareness of design, photography, social, and digital/interactive trends, and a passion for (or genuine interest in) running, the outdoors, apparel, and footwear.

Skills

• Exposure to retail design, visual merchandising, or environmental graphics.
• Interest in spatial or 3D design.
• Experience working with multi-channel or campaign-based creative.

Benefits

At VF Corporation, you can review a general overview of each benefit program offered, including this year's medical plan rates on www.MyVFbenefits.com. Specific details of the additional compensation eligibility for this position will be provided during the recruiting and interview process.