Position Summary...

What you'll do...

The Creative Sample Associate Manager is responsible for managing the Walmart Creative Studio’s Apparel PDP Sample Team. The team of 3 specialists communicate daily with merchants and vendors about photo sample requests, sample receipt, and troubleshooting. With over 2000 samples received monthly, organization is must.

The Sample Team is located in the fast-paced Walmart Creative Studio in LA. The team’s mission is to ensure that the studio receives, logs and prepares PDP samples for all categories of apparel within specific timelines to meet our photo and video shoot schedules. He have strict accuracy and process standards to ensure all product is correct and available on time for shoots. The team works closely with merchants, suppliers, and photo teams.

About Walmart Marketing

Named Ad Age's Marketer of the Year in 2022, you'll join an internationally recognized team of thinkers, creators, and problem solvers passionate about helping people save money and live better.

Walmart Marketing is a dynamic, multidimensional organization dedicated to redefining how the world shops through impactful creative and fast-paced innovation - all grounded in customer insights and brand strategy. We live out our company values each day while striving to exceed customer expectations and drive growth for the company.

We orchestrate marketing campaigns and experiences that reach millions of daily shoppers. Our work spans the digital and physical spaces and combines the work of numerous internal teams and external advertising and media agencies. Our teams work together to show our customers how they can save money and live better. If you are motivated by complex challenges and want to build the future of commerce and consumer services, a Marketing role at Walmart could be what you've been looking for.

Responsibilities

• Managing and supporting the team of sample specialists to facilitate clear communications, receive accurate samples for shoots, and meet content studio deadlines.

• Creating workflow processes with other content studio departments to ensure smooth transition of samples entering and leaving the studio.

• Analyzing sample and content project data to ensure workload is properly distributed through the sample team.

• Auditing item lists to ensure all sample merchandise has been entered in the request workflow.

• Implementing incoming studio software to track physical samples and organize in studio.

• Managing special projects and elevated brands which require extra attention to detail.

• Work closely with other samples teams to find ways to share data, samples, and simplify the workflow.

Basic Qualifications

• Strong problem-solving skills, ability to perform under pressure with a steady, calm demeanor.

• Ability to work within deadlines, thinking creatively to increase productivity.

• Strong communication skills to resolve issues and ensure a smooth workflow.

• Comfortable in a fast-paced, team oriented, photo studio environment.

• Experience with Studio Management Systems (Workhorse, Shotflow).

• Background with sample logistics and marketing operations.

• Data analysis and metrics reporting based on productivity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree

• 3+ years experience in studio operations

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based incentive 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 at https://bit.ly/3iOOb1J .

The annual salary range for this position is $97,500.00-$162,500.00

Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance incentives.

Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:

- Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location)

- Stock equity incentives

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 2 years' experience in interactive design, editorial content management, or related field OR 4 years' experience in interactive design, 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.

Content Management Systems, Digital Content Management, Editorial, Retail Management, Supervising Associates, Vendor Management

Primary Location...

5404 Jandy Plc, Los Angeles, CA 90066-7006, United States of America