Sr Art Director, Brand Design Lab

In this Senior Art Director role within Target’s Brand Design Lab, you will help shape the expression of owned brands through creative leadership across concept development, art direction, photography, and content creation in a collaborative studio environment.

Role Overview

You will contribute to Target’s brand and packaging work by evolving creative direction and bringing ideas to life for owned brands and design-led initiatives. The work spans concepting and execution, with a focus on clarity, quality, and meeting business and marketing objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal and external creative teams, along with multiple internal business partners.
• Partner with creative leads and cross-functional teams to strengthen and evolve the work.
• Shape creative direction for owned brands and packaging.
• Bring brands to life through concept development, art direction, photography, and content creation.
• Develop and execute innovative concepts for new brands, categories, designer partnerships, and other key initiatives.
• Infuse projects with a distinctive Target approach, including seamless integration of a multicultural lens.
• Support larger omnichannel creative efforts, including store experience marketing, digital, and social content.
• Deliver cohesive, high-quality work in alignment with marketing and business goals.
• Own your work, incorporate feedback, meet deadlines, and present ideas clearly and confidently.
• Stay current with retail trends and experiences, photography, culture, and emerging creative technologies to strengthen knowledge of categories and guest behaviors.
• Collaborate with peers across Target’s global creative teams as needed, including sharing work and exchanging ideas across time zones.
• Operate as a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day arrangement based on Target’s needs, with core work performed onsite at Target HQ in Minneapolis, MN and virtually depending on role, team, and daily tasks.
• Ensure duties cannot be performed outside the country of the primary work location unless otherwise prescribed by Target.

Required Qualifications

• Four-year degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in art direction, design, or a related creative field.
• Portfolio demonstrating excellence in art direction, concept development, photography, and visual storytelling, with strong understanding of design and brand systems.
• Strong visual and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present ideas clearly and effectively.
• Interpersonal strength with collaboration and listening skills.
• Ability to take direction, incorporate feedback, and iterate on work.
• Action-oriented approach with capability to prioritize, manage multiple projects, and drive results.
• Proficiency with Mac-based creative tools, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
• Curiosity and openness to exploring emerging tools, technologies, and ways of working to enhance the creative process.

Technologies

• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• InDesign

Location and Work Arrangement

Minneapolis, MN (hybrid). Core work is performed both onsite at Target HQ in Minneapolis, MN and virtually, depending on role, team, and tasks.

Pay Range

USD 73,000 - 132,000 per year.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance, and more.
• 401(k)
• Employee discount
• Short term disability
• Long term disability
• Paid sick leave
• Paid national holidays
• Paid vacation

For benefits eligibility information, visit: https://tgt.biz/BenefitsForYou_D.

ADA Statement

• Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.
• If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, contact [email protected].