Altra: Art Director, Retail

What will you do?

A day in the life of an Art Director, Retail at Altra looks a little like this.

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

Working closely with the Creative Director, Associate Creative Directors, and retail marketing teams, you willassistin developing and producing retail assetsfrom concept support through final production. You will play a key role in translating brand direction into real-world retail applications while learning how to think through the full shopper experience.

Let9;s break down that day-in-the-life a bit more.

• Hands-on Art Director with experience or a strong interest in retail, leading projects from concept through production with a high standard of craft, detail, and quality.

• Executes retail creative across in-store environmentsincluding signage, windows, shop-in-shops, and retail toolkitsensuring assets work cohesively across the full shopper journey.

• Supports the translation of creative direction into consistent retail systems, assets, and layouts, assisting with concept development under senior creative guidance.

• Interprets briefs and incorporates feedback to deliver accurate, on-brand, production-ready designs for print and fabrication.

• Highly organized and detail-oriented, able to manage multiple projects, timelines, and priorities while maintaining clarity and momentum.

• Collaborates closely with retail marketing, traffic, production, and cross-functional partners to ensure timely and accurate project completion.

• Curious and collaborative, with 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.

• Performs additional responsibilities as needed to support the creative team and business goals.

What do you need to succeed?

We all have unique skills that we bring to work and celebrate every day. For this role, there are foundation skills you9ll need to succeed and excel. Additionally, while formal education in a related field is great to have, we are most interested in your 2-4+ years of experience and professional achievements.

The foundation skills you will need in this position are:

• Basic understanding of retail environments and in-store customer experience

• Strong designfundamentals (layout, typography, composition)

• Portfoliodemonstratingsolid execution and attention to detail

• Proficiencyin 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

There are also a few skills that are not required but preferred.

• Exposure to retail design, visual merchandising, or environmental graphics

• Interest in spatial or 3D design

• Experience working with multi-channel or campaign-based creative

Now WE have a question for YOU.

Are you in?

Hiring Range:

Incentive Potential: This position is eligible for additional compensation awards that may include an annual incentive plan, sales incentive, orcommissionpotential. Specific details of the additional compensation eligibility for this position will be provided during the recruiting and interview process.

Benefits at VF Corporation: You can review a general overview of each benefit program offered, including this year9s medical plan rates on and by clicking Looking to Join VF? Detailed information on your benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

Please note, our hiring ranges are determined and built from market pay data. In determining the specific compensation for this position, we comply with all local, state, and federal laws.