RBX Strategy & Design Manager

About Us

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here. 

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 love from Target. We study our guests to discover new insights,
and then craft every interaction to build brand equity and enterprise sales.
We are marketing experts who insist on a clear and cohesive understanding
of our business objectives, guest segments and behaviors, strategies, and
tactics, overcoming obstacles and measuring for continuous improvement.
Our commitment to partnering both internally and with external agencies
gives us a wide range of capabilities, from award-winning creative work to
best in class retail experiences. 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.

Within the Retail Brand Experience team, there is an opportunity to
design and deliver Target’s in store experience to position us as America’s
favorite discovery destination. We are a team driven by curiosity, creativity
and courage who are consumer, retail and culture obsessed. We are known
for having the vision advantage to demonstrate possibilities and we find joy
in the work we do together.

As Manager, RBX Strategy & Design, you will support guest-led, holistic
in-store experience strategies, inclusive of signage and product
merchandising to drive the business for all cycles. You will develop the
floorpad architecture inclusive of fixture & mannequin placement (if
relevant) and messaging strategy. You will write clear and actionable
detailed deliverable briefs highlighting messaging hierarchy, photography
needs and signage placement and kick off the detailed concept work with
creative partners. You will be responsible for evaluating the concepts
against the strategic objectives and preparing for leader alignment reviews
which could include physical build out in our mock store or via digital
presentations. You may also be asked to support division specific projects
that occur off-cycle.

You will partner cross-functionally with Merchants, Planning, Product
Design, SPT, RBX Partners, Creative, GMS, Site Merch & Store Ops to
execute holistic presentation concepts & omnichannel strategies for each
transition based on the cycle brief. You will create & maintain strong
working relationships with these stakeholders and will ensure RBX
guidelines are consistently maintained, inclusive of Legal & Safety
guidelines and Target Brand standards. You will manage your work within
the defined budget and drive for process and cost efficiency.
Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job
duties may change at any time due to business needs.

About you:

• Four-year degree in Visual Merchandising, Marketing, Design or equivalent experience

• 5-7 years relevant visual merchandising and/or marketing experience strongly preferred

• Experience authoring successful creative briefs

• Strong sense of composition and design detail

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills

• Strong problem-solving skills, with ability to navigate complexity amidst ambiguity

• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

• Preferred: Adobe Creative Suite, Sketchup, and Smartsheet

This position will operate as a Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement based on Target’s needs. A Hybrid/Flex for Your Day work arrangement means the team member’s core role will need to be performed both onsite at the Target HQ MN location the role is assigned to and virtually, depending upon what your role, team and tasks require for that day. Work duties cannot be performed outside of the country of the primary work location, unless otherwise prescribed by Target. Click here if you are curious to learn more about Minnesota.