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Marketing Manager, Design Partnerships

About us: As a Fortune 50 company with more than 350,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of America’s leading retailers.

Working at Target means the opportunity to help all families discover the joy of everyday life. Caring for our communities is woven into who we are, and we invest in the places we collectively live, work and play. We prioritize relationships, fuel and develop talent by creating growth opportunities, and succeed as one Target team. At our core, our purpose is ingrained in who we are, what we value, and how we work. It’s how we care, grow, and win together.

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 business objectives, guest segments and behaviors, 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.

The Marketing Manager of Design Partnerships ladders into the Creative Collaborations team in Marketing. The Design Partnerships team creates, develops, and executes limited time only partnerships across the company that involve product co-creation and marketing. They champion and uphold the vision of the partnership throughout the process with an enterprise view and influence all partners to create an innovative and curated guest experience and reach business and project goals.

As a Manager of Design Partnerships, you are responsible for leading enterprise-wide limited-time design partnerships end to end, across large scale teams. You are the key lead for the external design partner and total company, setting the strategy and driving the project and multi-channel campaign to executional success.

Your experience in building and nurturing trusted partnerships and collaboration will rally internal and external teams of up to 100+ across all business functions and agencies. You are the conductor on projects lasting 1-2 years, influencing a vast range of partners, and driving teams to challenge the status quo to stay ahead of the competition and create the best guest experience.

You are energized and committed to establishing and protecting the strategic vision of the partnership and in the details to enable forward thinking, navigating ambiguity, solving complex problems, and leading with optimism and clarity. You will also set and lead the brand and marketing strategy for the project, continuously collaborating with all marketing channels and agencies to create a media and marketing plan that delivers relevant, compelling and breakthrough work. Your ability to think innovatively on making future design partnerships differentiated and industry leading will inspire and motivate teams to deliver a collaboration and cultural moment of newness, inclusion and buzz-worthy news that makes Guests choose Target.

Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs. Manager, Design Partnerships on the Creative Collaboration team responsibilities include:

Accountable for helping create, drive, implement, and execute the partnership vision from inception to launch, setting and delivering on KPIs/project goals for brand, business, and guest

Lead, influence, and drive large cross functional teams, leaders, and agencies through the entirety of the project to deliver cohesive and best in class Guest experience

Lead relationship owner of external design partner, building a trusted relationship, guiding through each phase of work, from product development through marketing launch, navigating both partner and Target needs, desired outcomes, and perspectives

Develop and lead brand and marketing strategy, including brief writing, identity creation, ownership and investment of marketing budget, orchestrating an innovative and considered media and marketing plan in collaboration with channel experts and agencies, and recapping

Partner closely with Project Manager on deliverables, timing, and details at each phase to establish how, when and who will be required to move the work forward

About you:

Four-year degree or equivalent work experience

5+ years of related work experience: marketing, external partnership management, and/or large-scale project leadership and management

Proven ability to lead and rally internal cross functional teams and external partners in matrixed organization

Excellent communication and collaboration skills with ability to build and maintain strong relationships through challenges

Experience creating and leading strategies from idea to implementation, influencing at multiple levels to achieve results

Passion for innovation and creating solutions under ambiguous circumstances to reach goals

Self-starter with curiosity that thrives in time sensitive, fast-paced environments

Cultivates calm and clarity through periods of uncertainty and change, solving challenges with little direction and leading others through change

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to candidate.accommodations@HRHelp.Target.com.Application deadline is : 09/23/2024