Interim Environmental Creative Director

The Hired Guns; United States; On-site; USD 96,000 - 124,000; Part time

Job summary

The Hired Guns seeks an Interim Environmental Creative Director for a remote, part-time maternity-cover contract. You will guide the brand's physical expressions—from signage to environmental graphics—across nationwide retail and offices, bridging Brand, Retail Ops, Product, Communications, and Facilities.

Ideal candidates bring 7+ years of leadership in brand, marketing, or advertising, plus a standout portfolio of retail and experiential design.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in progressive creative leadership across brand, marketing, digital, or advertising.
• A killer portfolio proving you can create exceptional physical retail + brand experiences.
• Real-world experience with retail, workplace, environmental graphics, signage, displays or experiential design.
• The ability to translate brand strategy into creative that people can actually walk into, interact with and remember.
• Experience leading and inspiring large, multidisciplinary creative team.
• Lytho and/or Notion experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the creative experience across physical spaces, from signage and merchandising to environmental graphics and displays.
• Bridge between Brand & Creative, Retail Operations, Product, Communications, Facilities, and Executive Leadership to ensure cohesive brand expressions.
• Deliver remote, part-time environmental creative direction for multi-location healthcare retail spaces.

Skills

Creative leadership

Portfolio

Retail experience

Brand strategy

Big-picture to execution

Lytho experience

Notion experience

Tools

Lytho

Notion

Job description

Interim Environmental Creative Director Wanted at Multi-Location Healthcare Retailer (Part-Time 25 hrs/wk Contract, Maternity Leave Cover)

Pay range: $70 to $90 per hour

Are You the Missing Piece?

You know that feeling when a brand actually feels like a brand, not just on a screen, but also the second you walk into the store? If you consider yourself the person who can make that online-to-in-store experience feel seamless, keep reading.

A fast-growing, renowned healthcare retailer is looking for an Interim Director, Environmental Creative to bring a brand to life across nationwide retail and in-office environments. You’ll oversee the creative experience across physical spaces, from signage and merchandising to environmental graphics, window displays, workplace branding, experiential installations, and all the physical touchpoints that turn a brand from something you see into something you actually experience.

You’ll be the bridge between Brand & Creative, Retail Operations, Product, Communications, Facilities, and Executive Leadership, making sure every physical expression of the brand feels cohesive, intentional, and part of the same brand universe.

Note: This is a remote, part-time contract (25 hours/week) covering a maternity leave, with a preference for someone working ET hours, for about four months (November ’26 to March ’27).

What’s it going to take to score an interview?

• 7+ years in progressive creative leadership across brand, marketing, digital, or advertising
• A killer portfolio that proves you can create exceptional physical retail + brand experiences
• Real-world experience with retail, workplace, environmental graphics, signage, displays or experiential design
• The ability to translate brand strategy into creative that people can actually walk into, interact with and remember
• Experience leading and inspiring large, multidisciplinary creative team
• Lytho and/or Notion experience is preferred
• Strong chops in brand strategy, visual identity systems and integrated campaigns
• Someone who can move comfortably between big-picture creative vision and getting the work across the finish line
• Bonus points for multi-location retail/workplace, agency + in-house experience, UX/product, wayfinding, or retail environmental design systems

The Hired Guns does not and will not discriminate in considering and referring candidates for employment, or in its treatment or advancement of its employees, and will not tolerate harassment, on the basis of race, color, religion, gender (including gender identity and expression), sexual orientation, place of origin, years on this Earth, disability, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law.