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

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Base Pay Range

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

Position Summary: Sam’s Club is elevating its creative standards and design excellence—and we need a Director of Creative Design to lead the way. This role goes beyond asset management; it’s about shaping a cohesive, innovative design vision that inspires teams and resonates with millions of members. You’ll champion generative AI adoption, ensure design consistency across all touchpoints, and bring a retail‑savvy approach to every campaign. If you’re a hands‑on design leader with a passion for innovation and collaboration, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.

What You’ll Do

• Set the Standard for Design Excellence: Establish and maintain design guidelines that ensure consistency and elevate the quality of creative work across all channels.
• Elevate Day-to-Day Creative: Improve the impact of promotional design by introducing best‑in‑class practices and tools, resulting in measurable engagement lift.
• Champion Generative AI: Develop and implement a roadmap for integrating Gen AI into creative workflows, training and inspiring the team to adopt AI‑driven design solutions.
• Deliver Retail‑Centric Creative: Launch at least three major retail‑focused campaigns that showcase design innovation and drive conversion metrics.
• Build and Mentor a High‑Performing Team: Coach and develop designers to achieve 90%+ performance goal attainment, fostering a culture of creativity and collaboration.
• Collaborate Across Functions: Partner with Marketing Strategy, Category Management, and external agencies to deliver cohesive, brand‑aligned creative solutions.

What You’ll Bring

• Design Leadership Expertise: 8+ years in design direction (agency or in‑house), with experience elevating design standards and leading creative innovation.
• Retail Experience: Proven ability to create impactful design for retail environments and promotional campaigns.
• Generative AI Vision: Familiarity with AI‑driven design tools and strategies, with a passion for innovation.
• Hands‑On Approach: Comfortable rolling up your sleeves to guide design execution while inspiring your team.
• Collaboration Skills: Strong communicator who thrives in cross‑functional and agency partnerships.
• People Development: Track record of mentoring and building high‑performing design teams.

Additional Compensation Includes Annual or Quarterly Performance Bonuses.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Design, Marketing, Creative Writing, Advertising, Fine Arts, or related field and 7 years’ experience leading creative teams OR 9 years’ experience leading creative teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Managing Brand Initiatives for Product Launches.
• Managing Budgets, Including Budget Forecasting and Reporting Financials.
• Managing cross‑functional teams in a retail creative environment.
• Managing large‑scale interactive campaigns in an online creative or related digital field.
• Managing Vendor Contracts and Relationships.
• Working for or with creative agencies.

Benefits

• Health benefits: medical, vision and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits: 401(k), stock purchase, company‑paid life insurance.
• Paid Time Off: PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, voting, and other leave options (see location details).
• Other benefits: short‑term and long‑term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
• Live Better U: Company‑paid education benefit program for full‑time and part‑time associates.

Location

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

Seniority Level

Director

Employment Type

Part‑time

Job Function

Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology (Retail)

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