
Senior Manager, Merchandise Designer – Seasonal Print Pattern Illustration
Walmart
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Bentonville • United States
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Salary
💰 $110,000 - $220,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Establish print/pattern vision and creative direction for seasonal celebrations across multiple SBUs
- Translate trend insights into holiday-specific pattern languages (whimsical to contemporary) and scalable design systems
- Build seasonal print/pattern libraries and toolkits that teams can execute consistently
- Illustrate icons and illustrations to build into print pattern and share across teams for seasonal cohesion
- Drive holiday color direction in partnership with color leadership—develop palettes by holiday, manage the home color library, and ensure accessibility and production readiness
- Create original artwork, patterns and illustration using both digital tools (AI, adobe suite ect) and traditional methods
- Modify and elevate purchased artwork to align with seasonal narratives and brand standards
- Develop print pattern systems to execute across soft & hard substrates
- Create seamless repeats and production-ready, color-separated files using Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator (vector and TIFF)
- Partner with editorial/content teams to translate seasonal story arcs into print/pattern worlds that support multi-channel storytelling
- Collaborate cross-functionally to align creative with business objectives
- Manage workload across multiple seasonal timelines
Requirements
- 4+ years in print/pattern, textile, or surface design (home and/or fashion)
- Strong portfolio demonstrating seasonal print/pattern direction, repeat design, color systems, and product translation through an elevated taste level lens
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud
- Strong understanding of the print development process and quality standards
- Strong color sensibility and experience collaborating on seasonal palettes and color libraries
- Ability to analyze competition and trends; comfortable using insights to guide creative strategy
- Knowledge of copyright considerations related to graphics and pattern manipulation
- Strong communication skills and comfort influencing across partners and SBUs
- Experience with AI design tools and/or large-format plotter printing workflows
- Experience building scalable toolkits for large retail organizations and multiple SBUs
Benefits
- Beyond competitive pay, you can receive incentive awards for your performance.
- 401(k) match
- Stock purchase plan
- Paid maternity and parental leave
- PTO
- Multiple health plans
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Company discounts
- Military Leave Pay
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
print designpattern designtextile designsurface designcolor systemsrepeat designillustrationAdobe PhotoshopAdobe IllustratorAdobe Creative Cloud
Soft Skills
communication skillscollaborationcreative directiontrend analysisinfluencingproject managementattention to detailcolor sensibilitycreative strategyworkload management