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Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Walmart Creative Studio is the in-house creative agency for Walmart. Our team develops breakthrough and distinctive design systems and creative conversations that drive business objectives and keep our Fortune #1 brand in the culture. We use creativity and design to win hearts, minds and wallets.

We are uniquely positioned as the internal creative agency of record to be hyper-focused on the customer experience across all channels, categories, and campaigns. We are ruthlessly focused on human truths, insight-driven creative strategies and integrated creative solutions that build the brand and grow the business - not just with ads but through brand acts and experiences.

We value talent, diversity, innovation, curiosity, collaboration, culture, insights, and results, and we are committed to helping people - all people - live better.

Position Summary

As the Senior Manager, Creative Enablement you'll provide a strong balance of long-term strategic road mapping and granular attention to detail that is paramount to the Walmart Creative Studios day-to-day operations and overall success. You'll partner to advance leadership's priorities through strategic budget and external staffing management, process governance, internal and external relationship building, a firm grasp of capital expenditures, and operating small business finances within a heavily matrixed large corporation. Your negotiation and relationship building skills will ensure we maximize our creative team budget to help further the Creative Studio's business priorities.

You'll be responsible for collaborating with our Finance team, working with our internal Vendor Management team on MSAs, ISAs, SOWs, and COs, and managing external agency contracts, funding and resourcing. Additionally, your role will include management of the Creative Studio's strategy, execution, and tracking of resources across full-time employees, contractors, vendor workers, and independent freelancers.

Example of duties:

• Work closely with the Director of Creative Business Operations on finance strategy and external staff management
• Build foundational elements and structure for more effective and efficient ways of working related to budget and resource management
• Work with creative leadership with a focus on monetary accountability and savings
• Help lead and faciliate annual planning within the Creative Studio, as well as with key partners
• Establish a clear process and governance for resource and contracts management & tracking
• Be the liaison with vendor management, finance, and other cross-functional partners
• Build a positive working relationship and processes with Integrated Production budget and finance peers
• Oversee design, build and delivery of reports & insights that analyze business functions, key operations, and performance metrics.
• Build and define internal team processes, guidelines, best practices to build a culture of transparency and scalability
• Gather and develop business rationale documents for incremental funding and resource needs
• Keep our finances and books straight and clean, with regular reporting and dashboard development for leadership and key partners
• Own our internal finance tool(s), process, and related documentation
• Audit hourly and project rates, and normalize, as needed
• Keep updated with area and industry rates
• Work across the Creative Studio for all-up Creative financial governance

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8 years of agency or in-house brand side leadership with related financial management.
• 6 years of experience with resource management within an agency, studio, or in-house marketing environment.
• 5 years of experience managing agency/vendor contracts and relationships.
• 7 years of experience working on a creative/production team and cross-functional teams.
• 5 years of experience as a creative operations manager, resource manager, general manager, coordinator, or some other related role
• 5 years managing a team of at least 3 people
• Bachelor's degree a nd 3 years' experience in project management, business operations, or related field OR 6 years' experience in creative operations, project management, business operations, or related field
• Excellent verbal, written, and soft skills (influencing, persuasion, and communication) and proven relationship-building skills
• Thrives, excels, and remains calm in an extremely fast-paced and high-volume production environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Marketing/creative agency experience -- in-house, even better
• Broad understanding of agency and creative finances, budgeting, reporting, contracts, and negotiation
• Experience in an ecommerce environment
• Experience running a small business is a huge plus

Benefits & Perks:

Beyond competitive pay, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer - By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions - while being inclusive of all people.

Who We Are

Join Walmart and your work could help over 275 million global customers live better every week. Yes, we are the Fortune #1 company. But you'll quickly find we're a company who wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work. A career at Walmart is where the world's most complex challenges meet a kinder way of life. Our mission spreads far beyond the walls of our stores. Join us and you'll discover why we are a world leader in diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and community involvement. From day one, you'll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life. careers.walmart.com

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. 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 (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.

You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.

For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices .

Live Better U is a Walmart-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 completely paid for by Walmart.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.

For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart .

The annual salary range for this position is $117,000.00-$234,000.00

Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:

- Stock

Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Design, Marketing, Creative Writing, Advertising, Fine Arts, or related field and 3 years' experience in editorial content management or related field OR 5 years' experience in editorial content management or related field.

Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Digital Content Management, Editorial, Retail Management, Supervising Associates, WE-Working for or withCreative Agencies

Primary Location...

850 Cherry Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066-3031, United States of America

About Walmart

At Walmart, we help people save money so they can live better. This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make, from responsible sourcing to sustainability-and everything in between. As a Walmart associate, you will play an integral role in shaping the future of retail, tech, merchandising, finance and hundreds of other industries-all while affecting the lives of millions of customers all over the world. Here, your work makes an impact every day. What are you waiting for?

Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer- By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.

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