Senior Manager, Creative – Associate Creative Director (Private Brand Design)
About The Position
The Senior Manager, Creative (Associate Creative Director) leads the development of innovative visual identities across our private brands portfolio, ensuring alignment with business objectives and the customer experience. This role oversees brand identity projects, provides direction & feedback to creative teams, and collaborates with internal and external partners to produce high-quality creative toolkits (for packaging, digital channels & more). The Senior Manager (ACD) also mentors team members, models a commitment to creative excellence, and fosters continuous improvement to enhance overall brand impact and business results. The team crafts compelling visual identities for Walmart Private Brands, delivering scalable design toolkits that are adaptable across channels and align with business goals. This team translates creative strategies and customer insights into cohesive & elevated brand experiences across packaging & other platforms. They work closely with internal and external partners to drive innovation and maintain high standards.
Requirements
- Proven track record of creating successful brand identities and managing multiple projects simultaneously.
- Exceptional portfolio showcasing examples of brand & packaging design, your creative process and strategic thinking.
- Ability to interpret and apply creative briefs aligned with marketing strategy and customer experience.
- Proficiency in industry-standard design tools and software including the Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, Google Slides and Figma.
- Experience with AI tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Firefly or similar
- Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate a creative team.
- Experience working in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment leading brand design work in-house or agency side.
- 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.
Nice To Haves
- Digital Content Management
- Editorial
- Retail Management
- Supervising Associates
- WE-Working for or withCreative Agencies
Responsibilities
- Lead the development and evolution of large-scale omnichannel brand systems across packaging, retail, digital and campaign touchpoints to align with strategic business objectives.
- Manage high-profile projects from inception to completion.
- Provide clear & actionable feedback to creative teams to deliver best-in-class brand identities on-time & on-budget.
- Work closely with creative peers and other key stakeholders to implement design systems that achieve broader business goals.
- Pursue ways that we can work better, faster.
- Stay informed of industry trends and emerging design technologies.
- Constantly seeks new brands across Grocery, General Merchandise and Fashion.
Benefits
- competitive pay
- performance-based bonus awards
- 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
- short-term and 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
- Walmart-paid education benefit program (Live Better U)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
