Senior Manager, Creative - Associate Creative Director

About the role

We're seeking an Associate Creative Director to help shape the future of the Walmart brand experience team. This role is equal parts creative leader, strategic thinker, trusted mentor, and brand evangelist—someone who inspires exceptional work, develops those around them, and champions the Walmart brand across every customer touchpoint. Partnering closely with the Director of Brand Experience, you'll lead multidisciplinary creative across seasonal initiatives, retail environments, experiential design, and brand innovation.

About the team

The Brand Experience Team is part of Walmart Creative Studio, the in-house creative agency for one of the world's largest retailers. Our mission is to bring the Walmart brand to life across every customer touchpoint: from seasonal campaigns and in-store storytelling to immersive shopping experiences, branded environments, and emerging customer experiences. We create the systems, moments, and experiences that make Walmart feel unmistakably Walmart. Our work spans physical and digital channels, partnering across Marketing, Store Design, Brand, Production, and agency partners to translate strategy into thoughtful, scalable creative solutions. We believe great design is equal parts craft, curiosity, collaboration, and customer obsession.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Director of Brand Experience to shape Walmart's creative vision across stores, digital, and emerging customer touchpoints.
• Lead multidisciplinary creative from concept through execution, translating brand strategy into scalable customer experiences.
• Inspire exceptional work through creative direction, mentorship, and collaboration while building strong cross-functional partnerships.
• Champion design excellence, elevate creative quality, and guide teams through ambiguity with clarity and optimism.
• Identify opportunities to innovate, improve processes, and strengthen the Walmart brand by embracing emerging trends, evolving creative systems, and delivering thoughtful, customer-centered solutions that balance strategic vision with operational excellence.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years leading brand, retail, advertising, experiential, or integrated design.
• Proven leadership experience managing creative teams and delivering multiple projects successfully.
• Exceptional portfolio demonstrating strategic thinking and design systems.
• Ability to interpret and apply creative briefs aligned with marketing and customer experience goals.
• Skilled in collaboration with internal teams and external agencies to ensure campaign alignment.
• Experience coaching, mentoring, and developing team members to enhance performance and skills.
• Adaptability to evolving business needs and commitment to continuous improvement and learning.
• Strong communication, presentation, and storytelling skills.
• Expertise in branding, typography, illustration, visual systems, Adobe Creative Suite, and Figma.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Design, Marketing, Creative Writing, Advertising, Fine Arts, or related field and 3 years' experience in editorial content management or related field OR 5 years' experience in editorial content management or related field.

Preferred Qualifications: Digital Content Management, Editorial, Retail Management, Supervising Associates, WE-Working for or with Creative Agencies.

Benefits

• Competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards.
• Health benefits including medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits including 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off benefits including PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Company discounts.
• Military Leave Pay.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Live Better U: Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates, covering tuition, books, and fees for high school completion, bachelor's degrees, English Language Learning, and short-form certificates. Eligibility requirements apply.

Pay

San Bruno, California: The annual salary range for this position is $117,000.00 - $234,000.00.

Los Angeles, California: The annual salary range for this position is $108,000.00 - $216,000.00.

Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include stock.

Primary Location: 850 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066-3031, United States of America.