Sr Mgr ACD

Role overview

Sr Mgr ACD at Target

Establish the creative vision and guide teams in building distinctive brand identities, packaging and design systems.

Responsibilities

• Set a consistently high standard for creative thinking, design quality and craft across the work.
• Turn brand strategy, business priorities and guest insights into meaningful creative ideas and design solutions.
• Guide the work from early-stage thinking and concept development through design execution and production.
• Make confident creative decisions and give clear, timely and actionable feedback that moves the work forward.
• Build strong creative teams and actively coach, mentor and develop the next generation of creative leaders.
• Oversee multiple complex initiatives, creating focus and making thoughtful decisions across priorities, resources and timelines.
• Partner closely with Creative, Brand, Merchandising, Packaging, Product Development and Project Management across global teams.
• Build alignment and influence outcomes by clearly articulating creative thinking, rationale and recommendations.
• Stay connected to Target’s business, guests, culture, categories and the broader design landscape to bring fresh thinking into the work.
• Look beyond individual assignments to identify opportunities to strengthen our brands, creative capabilities and ways of working.
• What You’ll Bring
• 15+ years of experience across brand design, packaging and/or creative direction.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating depth of thinking and excellence across brand identity, packaging and design systems.
• A highly evolved creative eye and strong judgment across brand, design and craft.
• Experience guiding multidisciplinary creative teams and delivering complex creative programs from idea through execution.
• Strong communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to make complex creative thinking clear and compelling.
• The ability to see the bigger picture and connect creative choices to brand strategy, guest needs and business priorities.
• A track record of coaching and developing creative talent and helping others do their best work.
• Confidence working through ambiguity, setting direction and making decisions when there isn’t an obvious answer.
• The ability to build credibility and strong relationships across disciplines, levels, cultures and global teams.
• Strong knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, production processes and emerging tools and technologies.
• Curiosity, adaptability and a desire to continuously learn and evolve as a creative leader.
• What Success Looks Like
• You elevate the quality of the work and the thinking behind it.
• You create clarity and momentum for teams.
• You grow people and future leaders.
• You build trust across the organization and connect creative ambition to what matters for our guests and the business.
• Most importantly, you create an environment where strong ideas, great design and talented people can flourish.

Employment details

• Location: Bangalore [India]

About the employer

• As a Fortune 50 company with more than 400,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of America's leading retailers.
• Joining Target means promoting a culture of mutual care and respect and striving to make the most meaningful and positive impact.
• Becoming a Target team member means joining a community that values different voices and lifts each other up.
• Here, we believe your unique perspective is important, and you'll build relationships by being authentic and respectful.
• Overview about TII
• At Target, we have a timeless purpose and a proven strategy.
• And that hasn’t happened by accident.
• Some of the best minds from different backgrounds come together at Target to redefine retail in an inclusive learning environment that values people and delivers world-class outcomes.
• That winning formula is especially apparent in Bengaluru, where Target in India operates as a fully integrated part of Target’s global team and has more than 4,000 team members supporting the company’s global strategy and operations.
• Target Creative’s Brand Design Lab (BDL) is the in-house creative team dedicated to building and bringing Target’s owned brands to life.
• Working as one integrated team across the U.S. and India, BDL develops differentiated brand identities, packaging systems and creative expressions that connect strategy, design and storytelling across Target’s portfolio.
• Some of the brands we have built include Good & Gather, up&up, Hearth & Hand, Cat & Jack, Kindfull and Goodfellow & Co.
• About this Opportunity
• As a Sr. Manager, Associate Creative Director , you will play a key role in shaping how Target’s owned brands show up through design.
• You will guide creative teams, establish a strong point of view and ensure our work is distinctive, relevant and unmistakably Target.
• Your impact will extend beyond individual projects.
• You will raise the standard of creative work, make thoughtful and confident creative decisions, grow talent and use design to influence broader brand and business outcomes.
• Working across Target’s global organization, you will bring together strategy, creativity and craft to build meaningful brand experiences for our guests.