Director Retail Brand Experience

The pay range is $125,600.00 - $226,100.00

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RBX Strategy & Design Pyramid Director, Apparel and Accessories

About Us

Target is an iconic, beloved, and well recognized brand, a Fortune 50 company and one of America’s leading retailers.

Target Marketing is well known for inspiring and surprising guests, and we pride ourselves on connecting them to the products and experiences they expect and love from Target. We study our guests to discover new insights, and then craft every interaction to build brand equity and enterprise sales. We are marketing experts who insist on a clear and cohesive understanding of our business objectives, guest segments and behaviors, strategies, and tactics, overcoming obstacles and measuring for continuous improvement. Our commitment to partnering both internally and with external agencies gives us a wide range of capabilities, from award-winning creative work to best in class retail experiences. Leveraging our collective assets and fostering a healthy, supportive, and open team culture, we deliver a holistically gratifying experience that guests can only get at Target.

Within the Retail Brand Experience team, there is an opportunity to design and deliver our in store experience so that we can become America’s #1 Discovery Destination. We are a team driven by curiosity, creativity and courage who are consumer, retail and culture obsessed. We are known for having the vision advantage to demonstrate possibilities and we find joy in the work we do together.  

As Director, RBX Strategy & Design, you will lead a holistic in-store experience  strategy across the Apparel and Accessories pyramid that drives key business objectives and furthers RBX goals. You will coach and develop a team of RBX managers and associates that are responsible for the signage and product merchandising plans. You will serve as a trusted partner to your cross functional leadership team, playing an integral role in the Pyramid Roundtable and ensure the best outcomes for the in-store experience.  You will have a deep understanding of the business and competitive landscape and bring forward thought leadership to advance both your team and the broader RBX team.

You will guide your team on briefs that synthesize consumer, guest and business inputs; inspire through relevant and focused swipe; and that articulate clear, actionable deliverables for your team & partners. You will oversee the high level and detailed creative development process of the visual merchandising and signing to ensure that presentations meet strategic & creative objectives. You will remove roadblocks and aid in leader alignment, both in virtual and mock store forums, to create efficiency for your team.

You will create & maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders both inside and outside the company and be the trusted expert to leaders and partners on your pyramid. You will oversee a marketing budget for your business and drive for process and cost efficiencies.

This is a team leadership role with 3 direct reports and a total team of 14, reporting to VP of RBX.  Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

About you:

• Four-year degree in Visual Merchandising, Marketing, Design or equivalent experience

• 10+ years relevant visual merchandising and/or marketing experience

• Proven ability to lead and recruit a diverse team

• Excellent ability to translate business strategy to experience strategy

• Excellent sense of composition and design detail

• Experience managing agency relationships

• Excellent ability to successfully navigate and lead and influence cross-functional teams

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, including executive communication skills.

• Excellent negotiation and problem-solving skills

• Ability to lead in a fast-paced environment

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

• Preferred: Adobe Creative Suite, Sketchup, and Smartsheet

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to candidate.accommodations@HRHelp.Target.com.

Application deadline is : 12/05/2024