Content & Creative Director – Military Outreach

Barbaricum, LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Barbaricum is seeking an experienced Content and Creative Director to lead content and creative services under the MCFP Outreach and Digital Enterprise Services contract. You will ensure creative strategy, content production, and engagement products align with MC&FP brand, messaging, outreach, and mission objectives, enhancing the DoD’s ability to inform and support the global military community.

This role requires directing multi-channel content across digital, print, and social media,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Marketing, Communications, Digital Media, or a related field.
• Master's degree in a relevant field is preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in creative services, content strategy, strategic communications, marketing, digital media, or related roles.
• 5+ years of experience in management, supervisory, creative director, or senior creative leadership position.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating creative strategy, visual design, multimedia content, campaign development, and cross-platform content execution.
• Experience supporting federal, defense, military community, public sector, or large-scale enterprise communications environments is preferred.
• Experience managing creative budgets, production schedules, staff development, vendor coordination, and executive-level client communications.
• DoD Secret Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead content and creative services for MC&FP outreach, engagement, strategic communications, and digital enterprise initiatives.
• Develop and execute creative strategies that align with MC&FP brand, messaging, engagement objectives, and audience needs.
• Direct the production of visual, multimedia, interactive, digital, print, and social media content across multiple platforms.
• Lead and manage creative personnel, including graphic design, copywriting, multimedia, web, and content production professionals.
• Oversee creative concepts, campaign development, content calendars, brand campaigns, and production workflows from planning through delivery.
• Collaborate with program leadership, executives, government stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to define deadlines, deliverables, risks, and content goals.
• Review and approve creative concepts, designs, copy, multimedia products, and campaign materials for quality, consistency, effectiveness, and compliance with brand standards.
• Manage creative project timelines, workload priorities, production risks, and creative budgets to ensure timely delivery of high-quality products.
• Use data, analytics, audience insights, and campaign performance metrics to assess content effectiveness and inform future creative decisions.
• Recruit, mentor, train, and develop team leads and creative staff while fostering a collaborative, accountable, and mission-focused work environment.

Skills

Creative direction

Brand development

Content strategy

Campaign execution

Multichannel marketing

Strategic communications

Audience engagement

Team leadership

Adobe Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts/Graphic Design/Marketing/Communications/Digital Media

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Job description

Barbaricum is seeking an experienced Content and Creative Director to lead content and creative services under the MCFP Outreach and Digital Enterprise Services contract. You will ensure creative strategy, content production, and engagement products align with MC&FP brand, messaging, outreach, and mission objectives, enhancing the DoD’s ability to inform and support the global military community.

This role requires directing multi-channel content across digital, print, and social media,