Sr Manager Design

Job ID: R0000349189 Job family: Graphic Design Location: Target Corporation India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, Karnataka, India, 560045

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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 Target in India

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.

A role with Target in India Marketing is an opportunity to work with some of the best in the business for marketing, strategy, media & digital and you’d lead work that connects to millions of guests. Your influence will drive sales and grow brand love through work that’s guest-centric, on brand, category relevant and channel focused.

As a Sr. Manager, Design in the Enterprise Creative team, you’ll be a driving force in building the brand Target (in India) by leading a team of creative and project managers in developing content, capabilities, experiences and creative standards for Target in India.

As a Sr. Manager, Design in Enterprise Creative, Marketing, you will be responsible for

Creative Strategy

Develop and drive campaign creative strategy & manage campaign creative lifecycle.
Establish strategies for achieving individual and team goals that align to the broader Target Creative vision and drive successful outcomes.
Serve as a steward of the Target brand in support of Target’s purpose to help all families discover the joy of everyday life. You will articulate Target’s brand (voice and culture) to infuse the work with an unmistakable Target approach, seamlessly integrating a multicultural lens.
Critical to this role is staying current with media trends and experiences, developing competent base knowledge of categories and audience behaviours, and being a passionate advocate for great design.
Provide project management oversight to category of business in support of revenue goals.
Articulate strategic thinking and creative direction to executive-level internal and external stakeholders (as needed).

Creative Leadership

Develop the talent on your team, including art directors, designers, copy writers, and project managers. Alongside leading a team, you will also lead the work, creating breakthrough marketing across multi-channels.
Evaluate work through the lens of creative, but also the team members/ guest/audience journey and marketing goals. You’ll build and maintain partnerships across Marketing, Communications, and other business teams/pyramids within Target in India.
You will work to evolve how we create work, approaching content creation in new, faster and more effective ways.

Operational Excellence:

Drive end-to-end campaign creative project management for the brand and enterprise, ensuring on-time delivery and operational excellence.
Provide guidance and oversight of process evolution and solutions to the project managers in supporting new and changing business needs.
Effectively present, communicate, and manage expectations regarding creative and business execution strategies, and key decisions to leadership teams and larger organization.
Drive business reviews at team/category/capability levels

Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

About you:

4-year college degree and/or equivalent experience.
8 - 12 years of relevant professional experience as a Creative Director with any leading Retail/Fashion/FMCG Brands or in Mainline/Digital advertising industry with ability to manage multiple large projects and at least 4+ years of experience in directly managing teams
Demonstrated ability to lead and develop people, including providing meaningful feedback and managing performance
Possesses refined presentation and negotiation skills, and the ability to align partners in high stakes moments
Expert knowledge of standard design software (Adobe tools, Mac platform, etc.)
Expertise in current media-specific creative - digital (UI & UX) and print (Off-set/digital printing etc.)
Ability to adapt to and lead in new spaces—like AR/VR, streaming, the metaverse, etc.
Experience leading multi-channel work from ideation through execution. Think strategically, critically, and creatively.
Desire and ability to learn quickly – self-starting, highly motivated, fast working
Collaborative influencer with a clear POV and ability to establish rapport with peers
Adept at managing multiple, concurrent, and complex projects
Strong creative portfolio demonstrating breadth of creative capabilities, with a focus on Brand building, Creative strategy and Art direction