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Associate Director, Art (Style)

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.

• In response to creative briefs, develop strategic ideas that enhance our KPIs around brand awareness and brand perception.
• Contribute to a team that will execute full funnel advertising campaigns for all channels, e.g. broadcast, OOH, OLV, paid media, and owned channels
• Contribute to the ideation of strategic concepts and manage swiping and visual world building. Present to key stakeholders and executives, work with the pod to create all pre-production decks (music, set, casting, glam, shot lists), have an eye for modern, diverse, and brand right talent/crews to bring our vision alive (directors, photographers, stylists, etc.), execute on set, direct post-production processes overseeing the edit, sound, and color direction of all post-shoot assets, and be accountable for final delivery of asset suites.
• Employ critical thinking to ensure we're always on task.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, consumer preferences, and competitive landscapes to inform creative decisions.

• March towards the shared goal of greater brand attribution and recall; align verbal and visuals accordingly and in concert with enterprise initiatives (such as Welcome To Your Walmart) and seasonal visual identities (such as Holiday) as necessary.
• Ensure all creative materials are considered at various levels of the funnel

• Contribute to and grow your pod with optimism and enthusiasm, pursuing an award-winning in-house model.
• Foster positive, constructive relationships with junior members within your team.

• Pursue ways that we can work better, faster.
• Manage team and projects that are on-brief, strategic, creative, and polished for presentations, mitigating feedback and pivots that will ultimately keep 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.

• Build strong relationships with WCS peer teams, such as Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC), Retail Marketing, Performance Marketing, Fashion Office, and Site to sustain and grow business.

• Proven experience as an ACD, senior art director, or similar role in the fashion retail industry
• Strong portfolio showcasing varied 360-degree creative projects in the market at all levels
• Exceptional swipe and world building skills
• Exceptional collaboration and time management skills
• Excellent understanding of fashion trends and consumer behavior
• Proficiency in creative software and tools: Adobe Creative Suite, Google Slides, Figma, Microsoft Office 365, Slack
• Minimum 8 years of experience in a creative role
• A mix of agency and in-house experience is strongly preferred
• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Art Direction, or related field

• Reports to Creative Director, Campaigns (Style)

• We have a thrilling job to be done: make Walmart style 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 visionary creative leader with a passion for style and a track record of delivering exceptional results, we invite you to apply and be part of our journey to redefine the retail landscape.