(USA) Manager, Creative - Creative Studio Samples Management (Merchandising Management)
About The Position
This role is for a Manager, Creative Studio Samples Management within Walmart Creative's in-house agency. The position focuses on leading the sourcing, tracking, organization, and movement of products and samples essential for creative productions like photography, video, and content. The role requires a blend of operational excellence, team leadership, and process improvement to ensure the success of these productions. The Content Studio, as part of Walmart Creative, is an on-site production hub with experts in various creative fields. This role is crucial for providing the necessary products, processes, and operational support for large-scale creative output.
Requirements
- Experience supporting creative production, retail marketing, merchandising, studio operations, or related environments.
- Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage large-scale inventories and multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Experience leading teams and coordinating cross-functional stakeholders to deliver high-quality results.
- Understanding of production workflows, logistics, inventory management, and operational process improvement.
- Ability to leverage data, systems, and technology to improve visibility, efficiency, and execution.
- Bachelor’s degree in Design, Marketing, Creative Writing, Advertising, Fine Arts, or related field and 1 year's experience in interactive design, editorial content management, or related field OR 3 years' experience in interactive design, editorial content management, or related field.
Nice To Haves
- Content Management Systems
- Managing interactive projects in an online creative or related digital field
- Working for or with creative agencies
- Working with Design Software (For example, Adobe Creative Suite), including proficiency in advanced functions (For example, multi-layer masking and compositing)
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a team responsible for product and sample management across multiple creative production workstreams.
- Oversee inventory tracking, sourcing, transportation, storage, and disposition of products and samples throughout the production lifecycle.
- Partner with creative, merchandising, marketing, production, and external teams to ensure seamless product readiness and execution.
- Drive operational excellence by implementing processes, improving workflows, and maintaining accurate tracking systems and inventory records.
- Identify and resolve risks proactively while supporting production readiness, budget management, and continuous process improvement.
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Vision coverage
- Dental coverage
- 401(k)
- Stock purchase
- Company-paid life insurance
- PTO (including sick leave)
- Parental leave
- Family care leave
- Bereavement
- Jury duty
- Voting leave
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Company discounts
- Military Leave Pay
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
- PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes
- Live Better U (Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
