(USA) Senior Manager, Creative- Associate Creative Director, Copy (Style)

California Jobs; Lakewood (CA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Manager in Creative, where your visionary leadership will redefine retail through innovative style and creativity. In this dynamic role, you'll partner with talented teams to create compelling campaigns that resonate with fashion-forward consumers. Your expertise in creative writing and strategic thinking will drive impactful advertising initiatives across multiple channels. With a strong focus on collaboration and brand consistency, you'll help elevate a Fortune #1 brand in the market. Enjoy competitive pay, performance bonuses, and comprehensive benefits as you embark on this exciting journey.

Benefits

Competitive Pay

Performance Bonuses

Comprehensive Health Benefits

401(k)

Stock Options

Paid Time Off

Education Programs

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in a creative role, preferably in fashion retail.
• Strong portfolio showcasing diverse 360-degree creative projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategic ideas that enhance brand awareness and perception.
• Contribute to full funnel advertising campaigns across various channels.

Skills

Creative Writing

Collaboration

Time Management

Critical Thinking

Fashion Trends Awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Journalism

Bachelor's degree in Creative Writing

Bachelor's degree in Advertising

Bachelor's degree in Marketing

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Google Slides

Figma

Microsoft Office 365

Slack

Job description

(USA) Senior Manager, Creative- Associate Creative Director, Copy (Style)

Position Summary...What you'll do...About us: Walmart Creative Studio (WCS) is the in-house creative agency for Walmart. Our team develops breakthrough and distinctive design systems and creative conversations that drive business objectives and keep our Fortune #1 brand in the culture. We use creativity and design to win hearts, minds, and wallets. We are uniquely positioned as the internal creative agency of record to be hyper-focused on the customer experience across all channels, categories, and campaigns. We are ruthlessly focused on human truths, insight-driven creative strategies, and integrated creative solutions that build the brand and grow the business – not just with ads but through brand acts and experiences. We value talent, diversity, innovation, curiosity, collaboration, culture, insights, and results, and we are committed to helping people – all people – live better.

Overview: In this Associate Creative Director/Copy position, you'll be responsible for partnering with an ACD/Art to concept Tier 1 style campaigns that straddle the fashion, beauty, and home strategic business units. You'll report to a Creative Director and be supported by a Senior Art Director to form a full service pod to create 360-degree, full funnel advertising initiatives. This work will serve, honor, and instantly read as on-brand and Walmart-right, while breaking through and communicating to new, fashion-forward customers.

The ideal candidate has both in-house and agency experience and blends writing, concepting, and strategic skills with agility and accuracy.

Key Outcomes & Responsibilities

1. Best-in-Class Work: Develop strategic ideas in response to creative briefs that enhance KPIs around brand awareness and perception.
2. Campaign Execution: Contribute to full funnel advertising campaigns across channels such as broadcast, OOH, OLV, paid media, and owned channels.
3. Creative Development: Ideate strategic concepts, manage script writing, manifestos, seasonal and brand lines, and copy matrices. Present to stakeholders and executives. Collaborate with the pod to create pre-production decks, select talent and crews, oversee on-set production, and direct post-production processes ensuring final asset delivery.
4. Critical Thinking & Industry Awareness: Use critical thinking to stay on task and stay informed on industry trends, consumer preferences, and competitive landscapes.
5. Brand Consistency: Ensure creative materials align with brand identity and enterprise initiatives, considering various funnel levels.
6. Team Development & Efficiency: Grow your pod with enthusiasm, foster positive relationships, manage timelines and budgets effectively, and pursue continuous improvement.
7. Client Satisfaction: Build strong relationships with internal teams to sustain and grow business.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an ACD, senior writer, or similar role in the fashion retail industry.
• Strong portfolio of varied 360-degree creative projects.
• Exceptional collaboration and time management skills.
• Excellent understanding of fashion trends and consumer behavior.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Google Slides, Figma, Microsoft Office 365, Slack.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in a creative role, with a mix of agency and in-house experience preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Creative Writing, Advertising, Marketing, or a related field.

Reporting to: Creative Director, Campaigns (Style)

Why Join Us

We aim to make Walmart style relevant to every American consumer through innovative ideas and exceptional execution. Join us to be part of a journey to redefine retail with your visionary leadership in style and creativity. We offer competitive pay, performance bonuses, comprehensive health benefits, 401(k), stock options, paid time off, and various other benefits including Walmart's education programs.

The annual salary range is $108,000 - $216,000, with additional performance bonuses and possibly stock options.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Design, Marketing, Creative Writing, Advertising, Fine Arts, or related field, plus 3 years' experience in editorial content management or related field, or 5 years' experience in the same.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in Digital Content Management, Editorial, Retail Management, Supervising Associates, or working with Creative Agencies.

Location: 5404 Jandy Plc, Los Angeles, CA 90066-7006, United States of America