Product & Concept Designer - Pet Accessories

Target • Minneapolis, MN

5d • $71,000 - $128,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Are you a design expert who is relentlessly curious and able to stay one step ahead of consumer needs, industry and technology trends, new materials, and emerging techniques? Do you take a future-thinking approach—anticipating guest desires before they surface and translating insights into meaningful product opportunities? Can you demonstrate exceptional attention to detail while creating solutions that are unprecedented in the marketplace for their originality and quality for the price? As a Designer on the Essentials & Beauty, Pet Accessories team, you’ll create trend forward, functional and emotionally resonant products across categories including Toys, Feeding, Bedding, Walk, Accessories, Apparel and Supplies spanning everyday, seasonal, and trend collections. If you are solution-centric, energized by complex problems, and excited to explore and experiment with new tools, technologies you’ll thrive on our team. We are design-obsessed and exploratory by nature, driving the concepting and development of Target-Owned Brands in Pet Accessories. In close partnership with merchant and sourcing teams, you’ll ensure all Owned Brand products align to growth strategies, line plans, price points, and the overall creative direction. We are looking for key strengths in following: Creating brand-relevant and research-backed trend concepts Translating insights into distinct, ownable product lines Designing unique products through thoughtful form language and material innovation Leveraging diverse intelligence – culture, consumer, market, data, and technology – to identify opportunities Exploring and adopting new tools, including digital design, AI-enabled workflows, rapid prototyping and 3D visualization Managing work independently across multiple projects and timelines Building strong cross-functional partnerships and fostering a collaborative environment Under the guidance of Design leadership, you will independently own a category, brand, business, or guest segment.

Requirements

• Four-year degree in Design (Industrial, Graphic, Fashion) or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of relevant retail experience
• Strong trend research, concept development, and storytelling abilities
• Expertise in CAD illustration, 2D/3D visualization, and traditional sketching
• Ability to build collections based, on-trend concepts
• Knowledge of hard-good materials (plastics, metals, woods) and soft-good textiles
• Skilled in Adobe Creative Suite and digital design tools
• Comfort working with evolving tools and technologies
• Ability to synthesize feedback across large assortments
• Self-motivated, accountable, and able to drive work independently
• Strong collaborator skilled at building relationships across functions
• Thrives in ambiguity and approaches problem-solving with curiosity and a can-do mindset
• Willingness to travel as needed

Responsibilities

• Develop compelling seasonal and long-range concepts rooted in trend, consumer behavior, and brand storytelling
• Explore innovative materials, finishes, and construction techniques across hard and soft goods
• Use CAD, illustration, 3D tools, and hand sketching to translate concepts into clear product direction
• Prepare high-quality design presentations with strong narrative and visual clarity
• Partner across design, technical design, sourcing, merchant, and operations teams to bring your ideas to market
• Identify and solve product issues using creative thinking and technical understanding
• Contribute to brand cohesion by aligning with peers

Benefits

• comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more
• 401(k)
• employee discount
• short term disability
• long term disability
• paid sick leave
• paid national holidays
• paid vacation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees