Lead Creative Producer

Job Id: R0000433835

The pay range is $95,000.00 - $171,000.00

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications. In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.

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 Creative is the in-house creative agency dedicated to bringing one of the world’s most beloved and recognizable brands to life. Whether through design, marketing or brand work, we are the driving force behind delivering Target’s dynamic, inventive and unmistakable storytelling to its massive audience. Our mission is to inspire a sense of joy, wonder and excitement, and to take our guests—and ourselves—somewhere new. Never resting on past wins or settling for anything less than extraordinary, our origin story built us to thrive in the competitive and changing retail marketplace. We tell a compelling and cohesive brand story, maximizing our messages across multiple platforms—whether via a digital art gallery or a new $1 billion children’s clothing brand. Operating as one fully integrated team in both the U.S. and overseas, Target Creative comprises the best and brightest talent to execute market-leading creative strategy, design, writing, video production, operations, digital, UX, social media and more. We leverage smart and rewarding external partnerships while closely aligning with our Target teams. Together, we tackle every creative challenge with our amplified strengths, ultimately bearing the groundbreaking creative work that helps make Target the decisive guest favorite, year after year.

As a Lead, Creative Producer, you’ll be a driving force in Target Creative by bringing the creative vision to life from concept through post-production and delivery. You are an experienced, possibility-oriented leader who embraces and excels in the opportunity to engage, ideate and guide teams to expert quality content production. You will play a leadership role in establishing strategies for achieving team goals that align to the broader Target Creative vision and driving successful outcomes.

You will also lead end-to-end production strategy, direction and execution for your assigned areas of business that encompass all channels and mediums. You will develop and evolve production capabilities, both existing and new, while leading creative partner sourcing and negotiation strategies for the team. You will guide your teams by providing creative vendor recommendations that ensure successful project deliveries across a wide range of budgets and parameters. You will lead complex bodies of work focusing on planning and making strategic connections, with an enterprise, guest-focused mindset. You will lead, guide and inspire internal and external partners/agencies to meet and exceed business and marketing objectives.

Multi-tasking and collaborating with partners across creative and marketing disciplines, you are responsible for providing clear, actionable and timely communication while educating others and advocating for the creative process. You will leverage your expert knowledge of content production to guide and influence internal and external partners, making connections to expand what is possible while delivering consistency and efficiencies. Critical to this role is staying current with industry trends and understanding the production landscape outside of Target.

We’ll support you along the way with personal and career development, to help you grow as a strong Lead Creative Producer.

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 or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of industry or content production experience including video, photography, social, digital, and influencer marketing
• Expert knowledge of talent and production contracts, usage rights and licensing agreements
• Proven track record as a skilled negotiator and influential communicator
• Creative problem solver with proven success in navigating a creatively driven organization
• Ability to lead and drive projects and important team initiatives
• Ability to focus on both broad, strategic vision and critical details
• Demonstrated effectiveness in building relationships with internal and external cross-functional leaders and partners in the application of creative production standards
• Flexible to travel (weekends included)

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.

Benefits Eligibility

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. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.