(USA) Director, Creative

Director, Creative

Sam's Club is looking for a Director, Creative who thrives at the intersection of experiential design and retail innovation. This role isn't just about producing assetsit's about creating immersive brand experiences that resonate with millions of members. You'll lead creative strategies for evergreen campaigns, in-club events, and experiential activations, ensuring every touchpointfrom price cards to digital contentenhances the member journey and drives measurable impact.

What you'll do :

Lead Experiential Creative Strategy : Within your first 6 months, design and execute creative strategies for highly experiential brands and events that elevate the in-club experience and strengthen member engagement.

Deliver Evergreen Campaign Excellence : Oversee creative development for evergreen programs, promotions, and price card executions, ensuring consistency and innovation across all channels.

Innovate Across Member Experience : Introduce scalable creative solutions that go beyond communicationimpacting how members interact with the brand in physical and digital spaces.

Drive Agency Agility : Navigate evolving agency relationships and leverage internal / external resources to deliver high-quality creative at scale, reducing dependency risks and improving speed-to-market.

Champion Retail-Centric Design : Apply retail insights to creative strategies, ensuring campaigns resonate in a fast-paced, omni-channel environment.

Mentor and Grow Talent : Build and coach a high-performing creative team with expertise in experiential and retail design, fostering innovation and continuous improvement.

Collaborate for Impact : Partner with Marketing Strategy, Category Management, and external agencies to deliver cohesive, experiential creative solutions that align with Sam's Club's vision.

What you'll bring :

Experiential Expertise : Proven ability to design and execute creative strategies for events, activations, and experiential campaigns.

Retail Background : Strong understanding of retail environments and how creative impacts the member experience at scale.

Strategic Agility : Experience managing complex portfolios and adapting to evolving agency models.

Innovation Mindset : Passion for pushing creative boundaries and leveraging emerging trends to enhance experiential design.

Leadership Skills : Track record of building and mentoring creative teams to deliver exceptional results.

Collaborative Approach : Ability to influence and partner across cross-functional teams and external stakeholders.

At Sam's Club, 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, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. 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 .

Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

Live Better U is a company 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 $110,000.00-$220,000.00. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

Minimum Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree in Design, Marketing, Creative Writing, Advertising, Fine Arts, or related field and 7 years' experience leading creative teams OR 9 years' experience leading creative teams.

Preferred Qualifications :

Managing Brand Initiatives for Product Launches, Managing Budgets, Including Budget Forecasting and Reporting Financials, Managing cross-functional teams in a retail creative environment, Managing large scale interactive campaigns in an online creative or related digital field, Managing Vendor Contracts and Relationships, Working for or with creative agencies.

Primary Location :

2101 Se Simple Savings Dr, Bentonville, AR 72712-4304, United States of America Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment. 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.