(USA) Senior Manager, Creative - Senior Design Lead, Fashion

Walmart; San Bruno (CA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

Walmart is seeking a Senior Design Lead to spearhead design efforts for Fashion, overseeing high-impact projects and ensuring brand consistency. This hands-on leadership role requires a strong background in graphic design, strategic thinking, and team mentorship, ideal for a creative leader passionate about fashion.

Benefits

401(k) match

Stock purchase plan

Paid maternity and parental leave

Multiple health plans

Qualifications

• 6+ years designing in a senior role.
• Strong portfolio showcasing a wide range of brand, marketing and campaign work.
• Experience in fast-paced, high-stakes environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead Creative Development and Execution of brand assets.
• Manage and mentor a team of senior graphic designers.
• Collaborate with Creative Team to bring campaigns to life.

Skills

Leadership

Graphic Design

Art Direction

Strategic Thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, advertising, fine arts, or related field

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Microsoft Office

Google Slides

Job description

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This range is provided by Walmart. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$117,000.00/yr - $234,000.00/yr

Position Summary...We are seeking an experienced Senior Design Lead to spearhead design efforts across all brand touchpoints for Fashion. This is a hands-on leadership role, ideal for someone who can bring strategic thinking to design, isn’t afraid to explore or challenge new ways to approach brand design within existing formats and enjoys team mentorship. You will oversee and execute high-impact design projects, ensure brand consistency, and guide a team of designers in delivering visually strong brand-aligned assets that set the bar for Walmart.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in graphic design and art direction for web and app based creative. This role requires experience designing and scaling systems, implementing seasonal visual identities, prototyping, developing templates and Figma libraries, and collaborating with XFN partners.

What you'll do...

• Lead Creative Development and Execution of brand assets, marketing campaigns, digital, print, packaging and internal comms.
• Act as a brand guardian, ensuring all creative output aligns with brand guidelines and business objectives.
• Manage and mentor and inspire a team of senior graphic designers, fostering growth and maintaining high standards.
• Collaborate with Creative Team (art directors, ACDs, CDs, photographers and external vendors) to bring campaigns to life.
• Oversee multiple projects and deadlines and ensure efficient workflows and timely delivery
• Stay current with design trends
• Pursue ways in which we can work better, faster, smarter
• Quality Assurance: Maintain a high standard of quality and craftsmanship throughout the conception to production process
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, advertising, fine arts, or related field and 6+ years designing in a senior role.
• Strong portfolio showcasing a wide range of brand, marketing and campaign work across various medium, showcasing strategic thinking.
• Proficiency in industry-standard design tools and software including the Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, Google Slides and sketch.
• Understanding of responsive and adaptive design, and ADA compliancy
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate external artispartners and connect across Walmart Creative Studio.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment leading design work.
  
  

Reporting:

• Reports to Associate Creative Director (Fashion)
• Manages: Team of designers and vendors
  
  

About us: Walmart Creative Studio (WCS) is the in-house creative agency for Walmart. Our team develops breakthrough and distinctive omnichannel brand design systems that meet customer needs and drive business objectiveswhile keeping our Fortune #1 brand relevant in culture. We use creativity and design to make Walmart an obvious choice for all.



We are positioned as an internal creative agency hyper-focused on the customer experience across all channels, categories, campaigns, and touchpoints. We are ruthlessly focused on our customers, insight-driven creative strategies, and integrated solutions that build the brand and grow the business.



We value talent, innovation, curiosity, collaboration, culture, insights, and results, and we are committed to helping all people save money and live better.

Why Join Us:

We have a thrilling job to be done: Make Walmart fashion relevant to every American consumer. We’ll get there via innovative ideas and exceptional execution. The road ahead of us is wide open and ripe for creative disruption.

If you are a creative leader with a passion for fashion and a track record of delivering exceptional results, we invite you to apply and be part of our journey to redefine the fashion retail landscape.

Benefits & Perks:

Beyond competitive pay, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.

Who We Are

Join Walmart and your work could help over 275 million global customers live better every week. Yes, we are the Fortune #1 company. But you’ll quickly find we’re a company who wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work. A career at Walmart is where the world’s most complex challenges meet a kinder way of life. Our mission spreads far beyond the walls of our stores. Join us and you'll discover why we are a world leader in sustainability, and community involvement. From day one, you’ll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life. careers.walmart.com

At Walmart, 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 (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.







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.



For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.





Live Better U is a Walmart-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.



Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.



For Information About Benefits And Eligibility, See One.Walmart.



The annual salary range for this position is $117,000.00-$234,000.00



Additional Compensation Includes Annual Or Quarterly Performance Bonuses.



Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:

• Stock
  
  

Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Minimum Qualifications: 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.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Digital Content Management, Editorial, Retail Management, Supervising Associates, WE-Working for or withCreative Agencies

Primary Location...

850 Cherry Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066-3031, United States of America

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Retail

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