Manager, Creative - Senior 3D Aesthetic & Technical Director - Style & Development Lead

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Translate business briefs and Style creative requests into developed 3D-based visual content.
• Define the layout, product placement, lighting, environment design, and overall visual tone for each scene.
• Work from a department's style guide or in close collaboration with its creative lead, depending on the request.
• Create mockups that serve as visual blueprints for 3D vendors, ensuring clarity, fidelity, and creative intent.
• Oversee the creative development of each scene from start to finish, balancing storytelling, accuracy, and scalability.
• Partner with production teams to ensure final outputs reflect your direction.
• Be the primary 3D creative lead for all Style BU requests, aligning cross-team partners on direction and outcomes.
• Lead exploratory creative work and new idea pilots (e.g., Adobe Stager/Substance, new capabilities).
• Manage creative leadership for vendor RFPs and capability development, ensuring expansion aligns with Walmart standards.
• Support prioritization and planning of seasonal workstreams in partnership with the Head of 3D Creative Technology.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of experience in CGI, 3D-based content creation, or digital retail/lifestyle storytelling.
• 2+ years of creative experience in Home, Beauty, or Style-focused visual content.
• Experience with lighting, composition, spatial design, and brand storytelling.
• Manage high-volume creative workflows without compromising quality.
• High proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud and MS Office tools.
• Demonstrated experience with RFPs, vendor selection, or capability expansion in a creative company.
• Working knowledge of CGI production pipelines and vendor collaboration.
• Bachelor's degree in Design, Marketing, Creative Writing, Advertising, Fine Arts, or related field and 1 year of experience in interactive design, editorial content management, or 3 years of experience in related fields.

Nice to Have

• Content Management Systems experience.
• Managing interactive projects in an online creative or digital field.
• Experience working for or with creative agencies.
• Proficiency in advanced functions of Design Software (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite), including multi-layer masking and compositing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Design, Marketing, Creative Writing, Advertising, Fine Arts, or related field.
• 1 year of experience in interactive design, editorial content management, or related field, OR 3 years of experience in related fields.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive pay with performance-based bonus awards.
• Health benefits including medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits such as 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off including PTO, sick leave, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• Other benefits like short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Live Better U education benefit program covering tuition, books, and fees.