Senior Director, Creative Brand Design

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Walmart Creative Studio is the in-house creative agency for Walmart. Our team develops breakthrough and distinctive design systems and creative conversations that drive business objectives and keep our Fortune #1 brand in the culture. We use creativity and design to win hearts, minds, and wallets.

We are uniquely positioned as the internal creative agency of record to be hyper-focused on the customer experience across all channels, categories, and campaigns. We are ruthlessly focused on human truths, insight-driven creative strategies and integrated creative solutions that help build our brand and grow the business - not just with ads but through brand acts and experiences.

We value talent, diversity, innovation, curiosity, collaboration, culture, insights, and results, and we are committed to helping people - all people - live better.

Position Summary

In this newly created position, the Senior Director, Brand Design will lead strategic brand and design programs for the enterprise, the sub-brands, and services of Walmart.

This role will also help position, brand, and develop design systems for owned and private label brands, both large and small, across all categories and customer segments (home, beauty, apparel, food, consumables, kids, electronics and more).

This leader will be responsible for collaborating with internal partners to bring business strategies to life, with a lens on creative excellence, diverse talent, craft, creativity, innovation, and collaboration.

This leader will play a key role in attracting and retaining top talent, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment, and inspiring their team to reach their full potential.

This position is based in our new creative center of excellence located in Los Angeles.

Key Priorities:

• Relationship building and stakeholder management - Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders across the organization to understand their needs and goals and ensure that our creative work aligns with and supports their objectives. Foster productive working relationships with creative agencies and vendors as needed.

• Creative direction and development - Lead the design direction and development of private label brands. Inclusive of branding and identity development, overall creative direction and applicable maintenance, updates, and extensions. Own creative direction and brand design systems for in-store marketing, including for category reinventions and new formats. Work from creative briefs to translate merchandising and marketing strategies into creative execution. Assure that expressions of our brand are applied consistently and with excellence across all consumer touchpoints.

• Team leadership - Direct multiple projects, stakeholders, and budgets within deadlines. Promote the growth and career development of individual team members. Lead cross-functional teams and external agency partners to ensure successful project execution. Establish and maintain clarity and a consistent workflow by conducting regular reviews and meetings with team members.

• Communication and Influence - Present to senior leadership, influencing business and creative decisions and direction. Keep abreast of industry trends and best practices and bring new and innovative ideas to the table to drive the business forward.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in graphic design, or related field

• Experience leading and stewarding branding and design programs for consumer facing brands

• Experience managing leaders of people

• Experience recruiting, retaining and growing diverse talent

• Excellent creative management skills with the ability to effortlessly meet deadlines on multiple projects with varying timelines

• Experience working in a fast paced, high volume, deadline-oriented environment

• Experience collaborating with cross discipline marketing leaders

• Experience pitching ideas that articulate a strategic design approach

• Self-starter: takes initiative and shows continuous growth

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• A positive team player with an optimistic, enthusiastic attitude who's able to collaborate with and influence peers to overcome obstacles

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum of 12 years of design and/or creative leadership

• Experience operating in a complex, matrixed organization

• Experience building complex design systems across a multiple range of touchpoints

• Expertise leading the creative production and execution of packaging programs

Benefits & Perks:

Beyond competitive pay, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer - By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions - while being inclusive of all people.

Who We Are

Join Walmart and your work could help over 275 million global customers live better every week. Yes, we are the Fortune #1 company. But you'll quickly find we're a company who wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work. A career at Walmart is where the world's most complex challenges meet a kinder way of life. Our mission spreads far beyond the walls of our stores. Join us and you'll discover why we are a world leader in diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and community involvement. From day one, you'll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life. ~~~

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

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You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.

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Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

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Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

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For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart .

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The annual salary range for this position is $156,000.00-$312,000.00

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Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

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Additional compensation for certain positions may also include

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Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Textiles, Fashion, Graphic Design, or related field and 7 years' experience in textile design, print design, graphic design, or related field OR 9 years' experience in textile design, print design, graphic design, or related field. 2 years' supervisory experience. 2 years' experience working with Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, or related graphic design software.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Product Development, Working on cross-functional teams or projects

Primary Location...

5404 Jandy Plc, Los Angeles, CA 90066-7006, United States of America

Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer- By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.