Marketing Associate-

Pay

The pay range is $58,100.00 - $104,600.00. Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications.

Benefits

In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.

About Us

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here.

Responsibilities

• Support integrated marketing activation across the Guest Experience: Partner with Marketing Managers and Senior Managers to translate category, brand, partner, and launch strategies into integrated, launch-ready activation plans across relevant guest touchpoints.
• Manage activation execution and readiness: Manage the day-to-day execution of assigned marketing initiatives, including timelines, deliverables, cross-functional coordination, and key dependencies to ensure work is aligned, on track, and ready for launch.
• Expand go-to-market capacity: Own defined activation workstreams and launches, creating capacity for the broader team to support a larger and growing portfolio of brands, new item launches, and business opportunities.
• Build strong cross-functional partnerships: Collaborate closely with Marketing & Digital cross-functional teams and Merchandising partners to maintain alignment, solve executional challenges, and deliver connected marketing experiences.
• Support high-quality plan development: Bring together inputs from cross-functional partners, identify gaps and dependencies, and help ensure marketing plans are actionable, integrated, and grounded in business and guest objectives.
• Scale execution through technology and process: Leverage AI, automation, tools, and standardized ways of working to streamline execution and readiness, reduce manual work, and increase team capacity.
• Support measurement and optimization: Partner with Marketing Managers and cross-functional teams to track initiative performance, develop recaps, capture learnings, and identify opportunities to improve future activation.
• Drive operational excellence: Maintain a high level of attention to detail across multiple concurrent initiatives, proactively surface risks or issues, and help drive work forward in a fast-paced and evolving business.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 2–4 years of experience in marketing, with experience supporting marketing programs, campaigns, launches, or integrated marketing initiatives.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, timelines, and dependencies.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to high-quality execution.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and collaborate effectively across functions.
• Ability to synthesize information and translate strategy into clear, actionable plans and next steps.
• Self-starter who is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and navigating changing priorities and ambiguity.
• Curious and solutions-oriented, with an interest in identifying better, simpler, and more scalable ways of working.
• Comfort with technology and an interest in leveraging AI, automation, and emerging tools to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Experience working with Merchandising, agency, media, creative, or other cross-functional partners is a plus.

Schedule

This position will operate as a Hybrid/Flex