Director, Creative - Private Brand Design

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Creative Director, Private Label Brand Design

Location: Los Angeles, CA

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 objectives while 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, diversity, innovation, curiosity, collaboration, culture, insights, and results, and we are committed to helping all people save money and live better.

Overview:

We are seeking a self-starting and experienced Creative Director to spearhead design efforts across Private Brands in Grocery, General Merchandise, and Fashion. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in brand development and design. This Director will be responsible for leading external agency partners and building an internal team of senior designers and designers to create timeless omnichannel brand systems. The ideal candidate has experience designing brands in-house and with agencies using a blend of strong leadership and hands-on creative expertise.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership: Define and drive the creative vision for private label brand design, aligning with overall brand strategies and unique business objectives.
• Team management: Lead and mentor a team of brand designers providing guidance, feedback and support to foster creative excellence.
  • Mentor, guide, and grow the team with optimism and enthusiasm, pursuing an award-winning in-house agency model.
  • Conduct semi-annual or annual performance evaluations with the goal to up-level our creative output; consider skillsets such as: benchmarking, brand design, typography, packaging design, presentation design, creative/strategic alignment, workshopping, public speaking, and critical thinking.
  • Identify new, competitive talent to add to the growing team.  
• Collaboration: Work closely with senior leadership, marketing, merchandising, production, and other key stakeholders to implement design systems that achieve broader business goals.
  • Pursue ways that we can work better, faster.
  • Manage team and projects that are on-brief and polished, mitigating feedback, ultimately keeping workstreams on track.
  • Partner with Creative Account Management and Operations (CAMO) and Production to manage timelines and executions to concept breakthrough creative on schedule and on budget.
• Private Label Brand Innovation: Oversee the creation of sustainable, cutting-edge design systems that reflect the private label brand’s values, enhance market presence, and resonate with diverse audiences.
• Project Oversight: Manage high-profile design projects from inception to completion, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with strategic objectives.
• Trend Awareness: Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging design technologies including artificial intelligence, incorporating relevant trends into brand design strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, brand strategy, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in brand design, with a proven track record of leadership and successful project management at a high-level.
• Proven t