Senior Manager, Creative - Associate Creative Director, Fashion

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:

As the Associate Creative Director reporting to the Creative Director, Fashion, you’ll be responsible for leading the creative ideation and execution of seasonal fashion initiatives and campaigns. You’ll develop innovative, insight-driven concepts, set the bar for modern, relevant, compelling, and aspirational fashion campaigns, and oversee elevated, consistent graphic design application in post-production. Additionally, you’ll bring a blend of leadership skills and hands-on creative expertise to the table. The ideal candidate has both in-house and agency experience, with a unique ability to blend visual world-building and concepting with organization, agility, and accuracy.

Key Outcomes:

• Best-in-Class Work: In response to creative briefs, develop strategic ideas that enhance KPIs around brand awareness, engagement, and loyalty. Employ critical thinking to ensure alignment with tasks.

  • Lead the ideation, design, and execution of conversion-driven seasonal fashion initiatives and campaigns. Manage and contribute to a team responsible for designing modern, on-brand visual worlds, writing scripts, partnering with production to identify collaborators (e.g., casting director, editor), overseeing casting, music, location, shot lists, and other sub-workstreams and decks. Attend shoots, manage post-production (including editing and color grading), and ensure the final delivery of asset suites.

  • Stay abreast of industry trends, consumer preferences, and competitive landscapes to inform creative decisions.

• Brand Consistency: Ensure all creative materials maintain brand consistency across various levels of the consumer funnel.

• Team Development: Mentor, guide, and grow the team with optimism and enthusiasm, aiming for an award-winning in-house agency model.

• Client Satisfaction: Build relationships with WCS peer teams, such as marketing, fashion office, and editorial, to sustain and grow business.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience as an Associate Creative Director or similar role in the fashion retail industry

• Strong portfolio showcasing a range of 360-degree creative projects in the market at various levels

• Strong leadership and team management skills

• Excellent understanding of fashion trends and consumer behavior

• Proficiency in creative software and tools, including Adobe Creative Suite, Google Slides, PowerPoint, Figma, Microsoft Office 365, and Slack

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in a creative role

• A mix of agency and in-house experience strongly preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in Design or a related field

Reporting:

• Reports to Director, Creative (Fashion