Senior Art Director Digital

About us: 

As a Fortune 50 company with more than 400,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of America's leading retailers.

Joining Target means promoting a culture of mutual care and respect and striving to make the most meaningful and positive impact. Becoming a Target team member means joining a community that values different voices and lifts each other up. Here, we believe your unique perspective is important, and you'll build relationships by being authentic and respectful.

Overview about TII

At Target, we have a timeless purpose and a proven strategy. And that hasn’t happened by accident. Some of the best minds from different backgrounds come together at Target to redefine retail in an inclusive learning environment that values people and delivers world-class outcomes. That winning formula is especially apparent in Bengaluru, where Target in India operates as a fully integrated part of Target’s global team and has more than 4,000 team members supporting the company’s global strategy and operations.

Target is an iconic brand, a Fortune 50 company and one of America’s leading retailers. Fueling the continued success of one of the world’s most beloved and recognized brands is a distinctly capable, creative, and innovative Marketing organization. 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 deserve from Target. We study our guests to discover new needs and insights, and then craft every interaction to build brand love. We are market experts who insist on a clear and cohesive understanding of our guests, guest segments and behaviors, business objectives, strategies, and tactics, overcoming obstacles and measuring success. Our commitment to partnering both internally and with external agencies gives us a wide range of capabilities, from award-winning creative work to exciting and unique promotional marketing. 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. 

Roundel is Target’s retail media business, a sell-side business built on the principles of first party (people based) data, brand safe environments, and proof that our marketing programs drive business results for our clients. We operate with the ethos of trust and transparency and that media works best when it works in everyone’s best interest. At the very root of that, Roundel is here to drive business growth for our clients and redefine “value” in the industry by solving core industry challenges vs. copy current industry methods of operation. We are here to drive a key growth initiative for Target and to lead the industry to a better way of operating. 

Target Creative (TC) is the in-house creative & content agency dedicated to bringing one of the world’s most beloved and recognizable brands to life. We’re the storytellers behind the brand: designers, marketers, and strategists crafting bold, joyful experiences across every platform. From billion-dollar brands to immersive digital moments, we deliver inventive, guest-obsessed creative that moves at the speed of retail. Powered by a world-class global team and strong partnerships, we tackle every challenge as one integrated force. We never settle and always push for what’s next. 

A role with Target in India Marketing (Roundel Creative) is an opportunity to work with some of the best in the business for marketing, creative strategy, media & digital and you’d lead work that connects to millions of guests. Your influence will drive sales and grow brand love through work that’s guest-centric, on brand, category relevant and channel focused. The Roundel Creative team is a group of experts fluent in Target’s creative vision, brand standards, and guest experience. Our capabilities span copywriting, content creation, art direction, design, motion graphics, and production. As Roundel’s creative hub, we craft strategic, insight-driven work that reflects cultural trends and inspires guests to engage with the brands they love. 

Roles and responsibilities:

As a Sr. Art Director Digital you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Create and produce marketing content that helps us engage in a dialogue with Target’s audience, internal and external

• Be a thought and execution leader in your area of expertise and have the ability to closely work with and drive the team towards superior creative execution

• Directly manage development of the creative, from concept to execution by being able to understand the business context and applying design skills to solve the specific Marketing communication goals

• Identify, research, analyze and manage risks and interdependencies within projects/systems changes and formulate appropriate plans

• Be a go-getter who should be able to operate independently without the need of too much guidance

• Take the initiative to lead and assist with special projects which could either be self-identified or assigned

• Demonstrate your experience in digital best practices, design tools, and software, such as Adobe Creative Cloud, to enhance productivity and scale in your work

• Assist in solving challenges & delivering innovative new experiences with internal & external partners

• Link the gap between technology and design by providing technical guidance during the process of design

Core responsibilities are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.
 

About you:

• 4-year college degree in design or equivalent educational qualification

• 7+ years total experience, with 4+ years in an art director role

• Experience with a large marketing / advertising firm or directly with a corporation

• Exposure to multichannel marketing creative

• A strong creative portfolio demonstrating Target brand expectations

• Highly proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop)

• Possess excellent communication skills and demonstrate thought leadership

• Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills, with an innovation driven mindset

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Strong attention to detail

Useful Links-

Life at Target- https://india.target.com/

Benefits- https://india.target.com/life-at-target/workplace/benefits

Culture- https://india.target.com/life-at-target/belonging