Rule the School Year

The best step toward school-year success?
A big, bold, ready-for-anything one. Confidence.

The challenge
Back to school/dorm shopping, prepping for new experiences, and returning to routine can be stressful. The ask is to build an integrated Back to School/College campaign that inspires parents and college students to lean on Shipt. We can bring the joy back to school and meet their shopping during the stressful time before the school year while being culturally relevant.

Shipt’s Back to School & College Campaign
Art Direction
Marketing Collateral
Web UI/UX Design
Brand Identity

Role

Art Director & Designer

Year
2023


 

Art direction
We went for a clean white canvas that is styled with a bright green-forward palette that hits on that brand awareness aspect. Our selected products read "school" and are immediately recognizable universally. I art directed our Tier 2 shots that were shot in-house. I planned out shots with sketches, as well as stylizing curated products that added color to the narrative and were necessary inclusions from our partners. Our overhead shots are aligned with our connecting visuals of fresh, bright, and human. Lastly, we have elements of the composition notebook throughout our assets that will tie our campaign together, making it connected, elevated, and clear.


 

Merchandise landing pages
These pages are wrapped with our campaign branding with pockets of pinks and yellows to show the distinction between Back to College and Back to School. Our photography tells the narrative of how Shipt shows up whether it’s mom’s care package, stocking up for after-school fuel, or getting all the must-haves for the first day.

 

Student Membership
This campaign also supported the launch of our student membership, incentivizing college students and parents to use Shipt. From snacks, to electronics, and anything for your dorm - Shipt has you covered, so you can stay on campus and focus on what matters most. I created print collateral that were placed at selected Target store locations and passed around at College Campus events. The door hanger was meant to have a dual purpose - an ice breaker for new students and promote the service.

 

Behind the scenes
It truly takes village – a huge thank you to everyone who was part of this special campaign!


The results
The Student Membership campaign specifically achieved 18% of 2023 goal with owned marketing efforts launched in August. As of mid-August, we reached over 1K Student Membership subscriptions in less than a month from launch, our projected goal is 3K net new members. We reached 544 net new student memberships prior to paid media efforts. 68% were trials and 41% were paid subscriptions out of the 1,152 subscriptions. This is a great start to how well the membership is doing.

Collaboration with
Jimmy Eagle, Photographer
Wale, Photographer

Team
Ayaka Robinson, Retoucher
Erin Furey, Creative Direction
Esme McGlasson, Copy Direction
Joe Starosta, Art Direction
Leslie Jones, Project Management
Kendall Michael, Project Management
Krystal Yee, Project Management
Mack Tompkins, Photographer
Matthew Cichra, Design
Nancy Hu, Art Direction & Designer
Reed Strength, Copy Direction
Rebekah Odle, Design