Onsite Senior Manager, Merchandise Designer – Seasonal Print Pattern Illustration

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About the role

  • Senior Manager design role directing seasonal print and pattern for Walmart. Leading creative direction and collaboration across multiple brands with a focus on holiday celebrations.

Responsibilities

  • Establish print/pattern vision and creative direction for seasonal celebrations across multiple SBUs
  • Translate trend insights into holiday-specific pattern languages (whimsical to contemporary) and scalable design systems
  • Build seasonal print/pattern libraries and toolkits that teams can execute consistently
  • Illustrate icons and illustrations to build into print pattern and share across teams for seasonal cohesion
  • Drive holiday color direction in partnership with color leadership—develop palettes by holiday, manage the home color library, and ensure accessibility and production readiness
  • Create original artwork, patterns and illustration using both digital tools (AI, adobe suite ect) and traditional methods
  • Modify and elevate purchased artwork to align with seasonal narratives and brand standards
  • Develop print pattern systems to execute across soft & hard substrates
  • Create seamless repeats and production-ready, color-separated files using Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator (vector and TIFF)
  • Partner with editorial/content teams to translate seasonal story arcs into print/pattern worlds that support multi-channel storytelling
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to align creative with business objectives
  • Manage workload across multiple seasonal timelines

Requirements

  • 4+ years in print/pattern, textile, or surface design (home and/or fashion)
  • Strong portfolio demonstrating seasonal print/pattern direction, repeat design, color systems, and product translation through an elevated taste level lens
  • Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Strong understanding of the print development process and quality standards
  • Strong color sensibility and experience collaborating on seasonal palettes and color libraries
  • Ability to analyze competition and trends; comfortable using insights to guide creative strategy
  • Knowledge of copyright considerations related to graphics and pattern manipulation
  • Strong communication skills and comfort influencing across partners and SBUs
  • Experience with AI design tools and/or large-format plotter printing workflows
  • Experience building scalable toolkits for large retail organizations and multiple SBUs

Benefits

  • Beyond competitive pay, you can receive incentive awards for your performance.
  • 401(k) match
  • Stock purchase plan
  • Paid maternity and parental leave
  • PTO
  • Multiple health plans
  • Short-term and long-term disability
  • Company discounts
  • Military Leave Pay
  • Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement

Job title

Senior Manager, Merchandise Designer – Seasonal Print Pattern Illustration

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$110,000 - $220,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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