Sam's Club is hiring: Director, Creative in Bentonville

Base pay range

$110,000.00/yr - $220,000.00/yr

Position Summary

Member’s Mark, Sam’s Club’s exclusive private brand, is on a journey to elevate how millions of members experience our products every day. We are seeking a Creative Director with deep expertise in packaging and brand storytelling to lead the development of packaging systems, brand photography, and visual design across a diverse portfolio of categories. This is not a generalist Creative Director role. The right candidate will bring proven experience in consumer packaged goods (CPG) and/or private brand packaging, with a strong ability to shape how design drives brand preference on-shelf and in the cart.

Responsibilities

• Lead packaging design strategy across Member’s Mark categories, balancing brand consistency with category-specific differentiation.
• Drive the development of scalable design systems that deliver clarity, appetite appeal, and retail impact.
• Oversee all packaging creative from concept through production, ensuring designs meet brand, business, and regulatory standards.
• Partner with cross-functional teams (merchandising, marketing, product development, legal, etc.) to bring the brand to life across packaging, photography, and in-club experiences.
• Provide creative leadership for brand photography — ensuring imagery elevates storytelling, appetite appeal, and differentiation.
• Guide and mentor internal designers, agencies, and production partners to deliver best-in-class creative.

Team Leadership & Collaboration

• Manage and inspire a team of art directors, designers, and agency partners.
• Champion design excellence and raise the creative bar across every Member’s Mark touchpoint.
• Advocate for the role of design as a business driver, not just an executional function.

What You’ll Bring / Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in design, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Mandatory: Strong background in packaging design — private brand, CPG, or both. (Applications without packaging experience will not be considered.)
• Proven success managing large-scale packaging portfolios across multiple categories.
• Ability to balance creativity with commercial and operational realities (cost, sustainability, print production, compliance).
• Strong portfolio showcasing packaging systems, visual identity, and brand photography direction.
• Exceptional leadership skills with experience guiding both internal and external creative teams.

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to shape one of the largest and fastest-growing private brands in the country.
• Be part of a purpose-driven team elevating the way members experience value, quality, and design.
• Work in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment with the scale to make real impact.

At Sam\'s Club, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet.

Benefits

Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. The amount of PTO/PPTO varies by job classification and length of employment, and will meet or exceed applicable paid sick leave laws where required. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on job classification and length of employment.

Live Better U is a company-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam\'s Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor’s degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are paid for by Walmart. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

Location: Primary Location 2101 Se Simple Savings Dr, Bentonville, AR 72712-4304, United States of America

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Art/Creative

Industries

Performing Arts

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