(USA) Senior Manager, Creative - Associate Creative Director, Fashion (Art) Job

Position Summary...

As the Associate Creative Director reporting to the Creative Director, Fashion, you'll be responsible for leading the creative ideation and execution of seasonal fashion initiatives and campaigns. You'll develop innovative, insight-driven concepts, set the bar for modern, relevant, compelling, and aspirational fashion campaigns, and oversee elevated, consistent graphic design application in post-production. Additionally, you'll bring a blend of leadership skills and hands-on creative expertise to the table. The ideal candidate has both in-house and agency experience, with a unique ability to blend visual world-building and concepting with organization, agility, and accuracy.

What you'll do...

Best-in-Class Work : In response to creative briefs, develop strategic ideas that enhance KPIs around brand awareness, engagement, and loyalty. Employ critical thinking to ensure alignment with tasks.

Lead the ideation, design, and execution of conversion-driven seasonal fashion initiatives and campaigns. Manage and contribute to a team responsible for designing modern, on-brand visual worlds, writing scripts, partnering with production to identify collaborators (e.g., casting director, editor), overseeing casting, music, location, shot lists, and other sub-workstreams and decks. Attend shoots, manage post-production (including editing and color grading), and ensure the final delivery of asset suites.

Stay abreast of industry trends, consumer preferences, and competitive landscapes to inform creative decisions.

Brand Consistency : Ensure all creative materials maintain brand consistency across various levels of the consumer funnel.

Team Development : Mentor, guide, and grow the team with optimism and enthusiasm, aiming for an award-winning in-house agency model.

Client Satisfaction : Build relationships with WCS peer teams, such as marketing, fashion office, and editorial, to sustain and grow business.

Qualifications :

Proven experience as an Associate Creative Director or similar role in the fashion retail industry

Strong portfolio showcasing a range of 360-degree creative projects in the market at various levels

Strong leadership and team management skills

Excellent understanding of fashion trends and consumer behavior

Proficiency in creative software and tools, including Adobe Creative Suite, Google Slides, PowerPoint, Figma, Microsoft Office 365, and Slack

Minimum of 10 years of experience in a creative role

A mix of agency and in-house experience strongly preferred

Bachelor's degree in Design or a related field

Reporting :

Reports to Director, Creative (Fashion)

Manages Senior Art Directors, Art Directors

Works in collaboration with the Design team

About Walmart Creative :

Walmart Creative Studio (WCS) 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 build the brand and grow the business - not just with ads but through brand acts and experiences.

Why Join Us :

We have a thrilling job to be done : make Walmart fashion relevant to every American consumer. We'll get there via innovative ideas and exceptional execution. The road ahead of us is wide open and ripe for creative disruption.

If you are a creative leader with a passion for fashion and a track record of delivering exceptional results, we invite you to apply and be part of our journey to redefine the fashion retail landscape.

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.

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.

For information about PTO, see https : / / one.walmart.com / notices .

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.

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.

For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart (https : / / bit.ly / 3iOOb1J) .

The annual salary range for this position is $108,000.00-$216,000.00

Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :

• Stock

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 Design, Marketing, Creative Writing, Advertising, Fine Arts, or related field and 3 years' experience in editorial content management or related field OR 5 years' experience in editorial content management or related field.

Preferred Qualifications...

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

Digital Content Management, Editorial, Retail Management, Supervising Associates, WE-Working for or withCreative Agencies

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.