Product & Concept Designer - Pet Accessories

Job Id: R0000424640

The pay range is $71,000.00 - $128,000.00

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.

About the role:
Are you a design expert who is relentlessly curious and able to stay one step ahead of consumer needs, industry and technology trends, new materials, and emerging techniques? Do you take a future-thinking approach—anticipating guest desires before they surface and translating insights into meaningful product opportunities? Can you demonstrate exceptional attention to detail while creating solutions that are unprecedented in the marketplace for their originality and quality for the price?

As a Designer on the Essentials & Beauty, Pet Accessories team, you’ll create trend forward, functional and emotionally resonant products across categories including Toys, Feeding, Bedding, Walk, Accessories, Apparel and Supplies spanning everyday, seasonal, and trend collections.

If you are solution-centric, energized by complex problems, and excited to explore and experiment with new tools, technologies you’ll thrive on our team. We are design-obsessed and exploratory by nature, driving the concepting and development of Target-Owned Brands in Pet Accessories. In close partnership with merchant and sourcing teams, you’ll ensure all Owned Brand products align to growth strategies, line plans, price points, and the overall creative direction.

We are looking for key strengths in following:

• Creating brand-relevant and research-backed trend concepts
• Translating insights into distinct, ownable product lines
• Designing unique products through thoughtful form language and material innovation
• Leveraging diverse intelligence – culture, consumer, market, data, and technology – to identify opportunities
• Exploring and adopting new tools, including digital design, AI-enabled workflows, rapid prototyping and 3D visualization
• Managing work independently across multiple projects and timelines
• Building strong cross-functional partnerships and fostering a collaborative environment

Under the guidance of Design leadership, you will independently own a category, brand, business, or guest segment.

You will:

• Develop compelling seasonal and long-range concepts rooted in trend, consumer behavior, and brand storytelling
• Explore innovative materials, finishes, and construction techniques across hard and soft goods
• Use CAD, illustration, 3D tools, and hand sketching to translate concepts into clear product direction
• Prepare high-quality design presentations with strong narrative and visual clarity
• Partner across design, technical design, sourcing, merchant, and operations teams to bring your ideas to market
• Identify and solve product issues using creative thinking and technical understanding
• Contribute to brand cohesion by aligning with peers

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 in Design (Industrial, Graphic, Fashion) or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of relevant retail experience
• Strong trend research, concept development, and storytelling abilities
• Expertise in CAD illustration, 2D/3D visualization, and traditional sketching
• Ability to build collections based, on-trend concepts
• Knowledge of hard-good materials (plastics, metals, woods) and soft-good textiles
• Skilled in Adobe Creative Suite and digital design tools
• Comfort working with evolving tools and technologies
• Ability to synthesize feedback across large assortments
• Self-motivated, accountable, and able to drive work independently
• Strong collaborator skilled at building relationships across functions
• Thrives in ambiguity and approaches problem-solving with curiosity and a can-do mindset
• Willingness to travel as needed

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

Team Members in the Target General Merch Inc operating company are prohibited from working more than thirty (30) days per calendar year in any of the following states: AL, AR, DE, FL, IN, IA, LA, MD, MS, MO, NC, OK, PA, SC, TN and VA. If hired, you will be prohibited from working remotely from any of the states listed above for more than thirty (30) days per calendar year.

Benefits Eligibility

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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.  

Application deadline is : 01/09/2026