Senior Manager, Creative - Executive Producer

Walmart; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Walmart is seeking an experienced producer to join their Creative Studio. This role focuses on enhancing customer experience through innovative production processes across various media. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in project management and a strong understanding of production workflows. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive efficiency and quality in content creation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a producer in video/motion, print, social, and advertising.
• 4+ years leading project delivery for large, cross-functional projects.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with partners to create effective timelines and processes.
• Manage production partners for content projects, including shoots and post-production.
• Serve as the primary contact for video, photography, and motion design projects.

Skills

Communication

Project Management

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Position Summary

Walmart Creative Studio is the in-house creative agency for Walmart. Our team develops innovative design systems and creative strategies that align with business objectives and maintain our Fortune #1 brand presence. We leverage creativity and design to engage audiences and influence consumer behavior.

As an internal creative agency, we focus on enhancing the customer experience across all channels, categories, and campaigns through insight-driven creative strategies and integrated solutions that build the brand and grow the business. Our values include talent, diversity, innovation, curiosity, collaboration, culture, insights, and results, with a commitment to helping people live better.

What you'll do

• Remove production roadblocks and coordinate with cross-functional partners to create effective timelines and processes for production workstreams.
• Collaborate with internal Walmart Creative Studio and external agency teams, in-house marketers, and finance partners to identify cost-saving opportunities without compromising quality.
• Communicate project status clearly with stakeholders and marketing managers, serving as the production subject matter expert.
• Anticipate bottlenecks, manage escalations, make tradeoffs, and maintain a positive attitude throughout projects.
• Work with legal and business affairs teams to build contracts, secure rights, assess risks, and clear work for distribution.
• Bid, hire, and manage production partners for content projects, including shoots, post-production, animation, and digital content.
• Oversee producers across different work streams and optimize production efficiency.
• Establish production guidelines and playbooks for all content developed by Walmart marketing.
• Continuously review and improve production processes for effectiveness.
• Provide on-set governance and IP feedback during reviews.
• Collaborate with senior managers and analysts on reviewing bids and awarding productions.
• Implement repeatable processes for planning and managing multiple projects.
• Serve as the primary contact for video, photography, and motion design projects, working closely with creative teams to clarify requirements.

What you'll bring

• 8+ years of experience as a producer in video/motion, print, social, and advertising.
• 4+ years leading project delivery for large, cross-functional projects.
• Extensive contacts in photography, motion, and post-production industries.
• An online portfolio demonstrating creative solutions across production issues.
• Experience across the production lifecycle from capture to multi-channel deployment.
• Strong understanding of production processes for TV, print, OOH, digital videos, web, mobile, social, and experiential media.
• Experience working in collaborative, multidisciplinary teams with designers, account managers, and project managers.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Deep understanding of photo, video, and animation work.
• Ability to identify and mitigate project risks.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience of 8+ years.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in marketing or creative agencies, or in-house marketing teams.
• Background in the retail or eCommerce industries.

This description outlines the general responsibilities and qualifications for this role. The full job description will be provided during the hiring process.