Senior Designer, Fashion- Women's Elevated Brands

Position Summary

As a Senior Designer for Elevated Brands at Walmart, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the creative vision and execution of our premium private brand collections. Reporting to the Design Director, you will lead the design process from concept through production, driving innovation, sophistication, and brand storytelling across multiple apparel categories.

What you'll do...

• Serve as the category expert for elevated brands, bringing a refined, trend-forward perspective to a dynamic retail environment.
• Drive the creative direction for multiple apparel categories, overseeing print, color, key items, fabrications, and advanced techniques that reflect the elevated brand ethos.
• Collaborate closely with Design leadership to translate elevated concepts into compelling, brand-right product lines, ensuring alignment from initial vision through to final execution.
• Communicate design intent through sophisticated digital mood boards, development decks, and inspirational materials tailored for elevated brands.
• Develop and execute seasonal color palettes and fabric stories that embody the elevated positioning of the brand.
• Manage and adhere to a complex, multi-category calendar with overlapping seasonal deadlines, ensuring timely delivery of elevated collections.
• Design and develop products that align with line plans, sales objectives, and emerging market trends, while upholding the elevated brand standard.
• Deliver industry-leading styles that reflect Walmart’s elevated design ethos and meet the evolving needs of our customers.
• Cultivate and sustain robust, strategic relationships with both domestic and international suppliers, with a focus on premium materials and craftsmanship.
• Take a leadership role in vendor communications, ensuring clear expectations, timely follow-up, and effective issue resolution to drive business objectives.
• Lead and support the co-create process through collaborative discussions and product reviews, balancing aesthetics, function, and cost for elevated brands.
• Champion sustainability efforts in 3D design, material innovation, and sample management within the elevated brands portfolio.
• Exhibit resourcefulness, autonomy, and the ability to mentor junior designers, fostering a culture of creativity and excellence.
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, especially Illustrator; experience with AI, Miro, and 3D design tools is a plus.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions while being welcoming of all people.

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 a culture of belonging, sustainability, and community involvement.

Minimum Qualifications

• Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in fashion design, textile design, or related area and 3 years’ experience in apparel design, garment construction, or related area.
• Option 2: 5 years’ experience in apparel design, garment construction, or related area.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading design direction for a category or brand.
• Mentoring junior designers and collaborating with sourcing and production teams.

Primary Location

45 W 25Th St, New York, NY 10010, United States of America