Senior Manager, Creative - Photography

Wal-Mart • Bentonville, AR

43d • $90,000 - $180,000

About The Position

Ready to bring bold ideas to life? As Senior Manager, Creative, you'll drive the development of innovative, member-focused content across digital, print, and experiential platforms. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams and agency partners to ensure every asset aligns with brand standards and delivers a seamless member experience. This role is perfect for a strategic thinker with a passion for storytelling, design, and elevating brand presence through impactful creative execution.

Requirements

• 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
• 5 years' experience in editorial content management or related field
• Contingency Planning
• Creative Brief Development
• Marketing Strategy
• Art Direction
• Adaptability
• Adobe InDesign
• Procurement

Nice To Haves

• 2 years' supervisory experience
• 2 years' experience managing copy teams in a retail creative environment
• 3 years' experience managing large editorial content campaigns in an online creative or related digital field
• 3 years' experience working for or with creative agencies

Responsibilities

• Lead Creative Development: Drive the creation of compelling creative assets across multiple projects, collaborating with creative leads and ensuring alignment with brand standards.
• Review Creative Briefs: Evaluate briefs from Marketing Strategy and Planning, Customer Experience, and ECommerce Category Marketing to inform creative direction and execution.
• Manage Brand Expression: Oversee visual branding across channels including digital, print, video, packaging, and training materials, ensuring consistency and advancement of brand voice.
• Execute Strategy: Implement creative strategies aligned to member experience and business needs, leveraging industry trends to drive innovation.
• Oversee Project Delivery: Manage a team of individual contributors to ensure successful execution of projects and programs, contributing to strategic planning and roadmap development.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner with internal teams (e.g., Finance, Accounts Payable, Category Management) and external agencies to ensure campaign alignment and resolve complex issues.
• Coach and Develop Talent: Provide mentorship, feedback, and development opportunities to associates, fostering a team-based environment and promoting a culture of belonging.
• Manage Budgets: Conduct cost/benefit analyses and manage team budgets to support efficient and effective project execution.
• Support Company Values: Promote and uphold company policies, ethics, and integrity standards, modeling servant leadership and supporting a regenerative company mission.
• Drive Continuous Improvement: Evaluate current plans and initiatives for effectiveness, solicit feedback, and implement improvements to enhance efficiency and impact.
• Travel: Travel domestically to multiple facilities or work-sites, including consecutive overnight stays as needed.

Benefits

• 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.
• 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.
• The annual salary range for this position is $90,000.00 - $180,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location).

What This Job Offers

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