Nice to meet you!

I’m Charlotte Barrie, an Art Director and creative lead specializing in brand strategy and cross-channel storytelling.

With over a decade of experience in design, branding, and marketing, I help shape bold, human-centered brand experiences that connect with audiences and drive meaningful results. From leading company-wide rebrands to directing large-scale creative campaigns and conferences, I align big-picture strategy with sharp, scroll-stopping visuals.

Creative problem-solving is my jam! I thrive on turning abstract ideas into impactful visual systems that elevate brands and empower teams.

I live in New Hampshire with my husband and our three kitties, Squeaky, Stefka, and Sadie. When I’m not at my computer, I’m likely painting a wall in our fixer-upper, stitching a quilt, or reading my Kindle (currently: The Will of the Many).

Experience

See my full resume here

  • New York, NY (Remote), April 2025 – Present

    • Led end-to-end creative strategy for Mediavine’s 2025 rebrand, redefining visual identity, tone, and cross-channel execution for a global publisher and ad tech audience.

    • Translated abstract brand values into actionable creative direction, elevating brand perception and aligning internal teams around a bold, human-centered narrative.

    • Led creative direction for MVCon 2025, Mediavine’s flagship conference for 500+ professional creators, developing the full visual identity, signage, environmental design, and cross-channel marketing for the exclusive three-day event in Boston.

    • Managed and mentored a team of designers, improving creative output, process efficiency, and stakeholder satisfaction through clear feedback systems and scalable workflows.

  • November 2023 – April 2025

    • Served as Interim Manager of the Design Department during the Digital Design Manager’s parental leave, overseeing task delegation, project timelines, and team operations. Represented the team in cross-department meetings, ensuring alignment across creative efforts, maintaining brand consistency, leading major initiatives (including a company visual rebrand and Journey Affiliate Program marketing), and managing relationships with external collaborators.

    • Managed the event branding of Mediavine at Tastemaker 2024 in Chicago, including project mapping, concept ideation, marketing asset creation, product design, interior design, experiential and cross-channel marketing. 

    • Developed process for video production projects that allows for comprehensive feedback from stakeholders, regular status updates for the whole team, and much higher efficiency.

    • Mentored designers and established processes for encouraging creative growth, including introducing weekly Design Retrospectives, offering continuing education seminars on graphic design tools, and assigning projects based on areas of interest.

  • November 2021 – November 2023

    • Developed visually stunning and interactive presentation decks, showcased to top collaborators such as Google and at renowned blogging conferences. 

    • Designed full brand identity for ad tech products, Grow and Journey.

    • Drove a remarkable 296% increase in organic net social media audience growth in 2022 through strategy and design of social media graphics for a 61K-strong follower base across brand channels.

    • Conceptualized, designed, and animated all motion graphics for Mediavine University online courses and education marketing initiatives, which received the 2022 Google Transformation Award.

  • November 2018 – November 2021

    • Produced engaging visual content for social media campaigns across a diverse range of clients, including Flooring America, Cumberland Farms and Purdue Global University.

    • Managed daily workflow for a team of designers, ensuring timely project completion and high-quality output.

    • Interacted closely with clients to gather feedback and created robust visual brand guidelines for each of them.

Areas of Expertise

Art Direction

Adobe Creative Suite

Brand Strategy

Cross-Channel Creative Strategy

Creative Marketing Strategy

Email Marketing Strategy

Visual Storytelling

Video and Photoshoot Planning and Production

Style and Brand Guidelines

Editorial Design

Animation

Social Media

Design Trends

Editorial Design

Cross-Functional Teams

Collaboration

Strong Interpersonal Communication Skills

Illustration