Sr Mgr ACD
Target · Posted Oct 15
General merchandise, apparel, grocery, and home goods retail services
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About the role
Target Creative's Brand Design Lab (BDL) is Target's in-house creative team that builds and brings Target's owned brands to life, working as one integrated team across the U.S. and India to develop brand identities, packaging systems and creative expressions across brands such as Good & Gather, up&up, Hearth & Hand, Cat & Jack, Kindfull and Goodfellow & Co. As Senior Manager, Associate Creative Director, the role shapes how Target's owned brands show up through design, guiding creative teams, setting a strong creative point of view and connecting strategy, design and storytelling to brand and business outcomes. The position works across Target's global organization with Creative, Brand, Merchandising, Packaging, Product Development and Project Management partners.
What you will do
- Establish the creative vision and guide teams in building distinctive brand identities, packaging and design systems.
- Set a consistently high standard for creative thinking, design quality and craft across the work.
- Turn brand strategy, business priorities and guest insights into meaningful creative ideas and design solutions.
- Guide the work from early-stage thinking and concept development through design execution and production.
- Make confident creative decisions and give clear, timely and actionable feedback that moves the work forward.
- Build strong creative teams and actively coach, mentor and develop the next generation of creative leaders.
- Oversee multiple complex initiatives, creating focus and making thoughtful decisions across priorities, resources and timelines.
- Partner closely with Creative, Brand, Merchandising, Packaging, Product Development and Project Management across global teams.
- Build alignment and influence outcomes by clearly articulating creative thinking, rationale and recommendations.
- Stay connected to Target’s business, guests, culture, categories and the broader design landscape to bring fresh thinking into the work.
- Look beyond individual assignments to identify opportunities to strengthen our brands, creative capabilities and ways of working.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- 15+ years of experience across brand design, packaging and/or creative direction.
- A strong portfolio demonstrating depth of thinking and excellence across brand identity, packaging and design systems.
- A highly evolved creative eye and strong judgment across brand, design and craft.
- Experience guiding multidisciplinary creative teams and delivering complex creative programs from idea through execution.
- Strong communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to make complex creative thinking clear and compelling.
- The ability to see the bigger picture and connect creative choices to brand strategy, guest needs and business priorities.
- A track record of coaching and developing creative talent and helping others do their best work.
- Confidence working through ambiguity, setting direction and making decisions when there isn’t an obvious answer.
- The ability to build credibility and strong relationships across disciplines, levels, cultures and global teams.
- Strong knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, production processes and emerging tools and technologies.
- Curiosity, adaptability and a desire to continuously learn and evolve as a creative leader.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Target
Target Corporation operates an extensive chain of general merchandise and discount retail department stores across the United States. The company provides a broad assortment of owned and national brand products, including apparel, electronics, beauty items, groceries, and home goods. Through its physical stores and digital platforms, Target focuses on delivering style, design, and value to help consumers discover the joy of everyday life.
- Industry
- Retail
- Company size
- 415000+ employees
- Founded
- 1902
- Location
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer
Executive Chair of the Board
Jim Lee
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Prat Vemana
Executive Vice President and Chief Information and Product Officer
Mark Weinstein
Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing and Guest Experience Officer
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