Manager, Creative - Senior 3D Aesthetic & Technica...

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

  • Location SAN BRUNO, CA
  • Career Area Marketing and Customer Insights
  • Job Function Creative and Design
  • Employment Type Regular/Permanent
  • Position Type Salary
  • Requisition WD2176199

What you'll do at

Position Summary...

Imagine defining the 3D creative and technical standards for two of Walmart's most visually dynamic categories-Home and Beauty-while also shaping the future of 3D content creation. As Sr. 3D Aesthetic & Technical Director for Style & Innovation, you'll lead all 3D creative work for the Style team, while also driving strategic expansion of our capabilities through R&D pilots and vendor development.

You'll bring together deep aesthetic sensibility and technical fluency to bring high-impact imagery. You'll guide the technical and aesthetic inputs required to produce clean, consistent, and emotionally resonant visuals at scale.

About Walmart Creative Studio

Join Walmart Creative Studio as a Senior 3D Aesthetic & Technical Director and shape the future of retail content by creating immersive 3D visuals that bring our campaigns to life. Reporting directly to the Director, 3D Creative Technology, you'll lead the integration of GenAI tools, guiding the visual direction and ensuring imagery that resonates emotionally. With your deep aesthetic sensibility and technical fluency, you'll translate business briefs into stunning 3D content, collaborating with creative leads and production teams. If you have a passion for fashion, beauty, and home, and experience with blending traditional methods with AI-assisted brainstorming, we invite you to redefine the retail landscape with us.

What you'll do...

  • 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 capabilties)

  • Manage creative leadership for vendor RFPs and capability development-ensuring we're expanding smartly and selecting partners aligned with Walmart standards

  • Support prioritization and planning of seasonal workstreams in partnership with the Head of 3D Creative Technology

What you'll bring...

  • Minimum 3 years of experience in CGI, 3D-based content creation, or digital retail/lifestyle storytelling

  • 2+ years 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 CC 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

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus 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.

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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.

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For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.

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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.

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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.

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For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.

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The annual salary range for this position is $104,000.00-$202,000.00

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Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.

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Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:

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- Stock

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Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Bachelor’s degree in Design, Marketing, Creative Writing, Advertising, Fine Arts, or related field and 1 year's experience in interactive design, editorial content management, or related field OR 3 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, Managing interactive projects in an online creative or related digital field, Working for or with creative agencies, Working with Design Software (For example, Adobe Creative Suite), including proficiency in advanced functions (For example, multi-layer masking and compositing)

Primary Location...

850 Cherry Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066-3031, United States of America

About Walmart

At Walmart, we help people save money so they can live better. This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make, from responsible sourcing to sustainability—and everything in between. As a Walmart associate, you will play an integral role in shaping the future of retail, tech, merchandising, finance and hundreds of other industries—all while affecting the lives of millions of customers all over the world. Here, your work makes an impact every day. What are you waiting for?

Walmart Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer- By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while welcoming all people.

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All the benefits you need for you and your family

  • Multiple health plan options, including vision & dental plans for you & dependents
  • Financial benefits including 401(k), stock purchase plans, life insurance and more
  • Associate discounts in-store and online
  • Education assistance for Associate and dependents
  • Parental Leave
  • Pay during military service
  • Paid Time off - to include vacation, sick, parental
  • Short-term and long-term disability for when you can't work because of injury, illness, or childbirth

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 specific plan or program terms. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.com/Benefits.

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