About Us
As a Fortune 50 company with more than 400,000 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.
Target Creative’s Brand Design Lab is the in-house creative team dedicated to bringing one of the world’s most beloved and recognizable owned brands to life. Our mission is to inspire a sense of joy, wonder and excitement, and to take our guests—and ourselves—somewhere new. We tell a compelling and cohesive brand story. Some of the brands we have built are Good & Gather, Favorite Day, Ever Spring, Hearth & Hand, Cat & Jack, Goodfellow & Co. Operating as one fully integrated team in both the U.S. and India, the team comprises the best and brightest talent to execute market-leading creative strategy, packaging design & brand building. We are proud to say that we have not just one or two, but eleven brands with sales above a billion dollars each. Our owned brands have grown by 18% YOY and contributed to USD 30 billion in sales last year.
About this Opportunity
As an Art Director, you will design world-class creative, for Target’s owned brands portfolio, create Brand Identities and bring Packaging Designs to life, across multiple categories. You will explore and conceptualize design solutions in conjunction with Senior Designer to produce high-quality work. You will be a motivated designer and strategic systems thinker who can operate in ambiguity on multiple projects. You will need to demonstrate excellent graphic design and typography skills with photo art direction experience and expert knowledge of design tools. In this role, you should be highly creative and have a sharp eye for details. You will execute various projects by designing and also check the print production details. You will create presentations and present to various partners. Critical to the role is staying current with the latest style, graphic, industry, and technology trends and demonstrate application to projects. Creatively—you’ll create work that celebrates, resonates, and helps build and maintain meaningful connections with our guest. You’ll represent Target’s brand (voice and culture) to infuse the work with an unmistakable Target approach, seamlessly integrating a multicultural lens. You understand cultural trends and think strategically about how to show up for different audiences.
If you’re passionate about design and eager to learn more, we’d like to meet you. We will support you along the way with onboarding, as well as personal and career development, to help you grow as a strong Art Director.
Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.
Roles and Responsibilities
Having a developed sense of design, a strong understanding of Brand Building, Packaging Design, and Design systems. Excellent attention to detail and brand consistency. Understanding /awareness of the global culture. Keeps abreast of current design trends
Collaborate with Design teams in Target HQ to understand business requirements and translate them into design solutions that serve the needs of our guests
Ability to contribute individually and work well within a team. Assist the senior designers in creating design solutions.
Excellent ability to communicate design thinking and effective presentation skills
Organize and plan details for multiple projects and make timely and quick decisions to meet project deadlines
The ability to see projects through from inception to production. Having strong printing & prepress knowledge
Maintains and organizes files and project materials.
Personal Attributes:
Highly motivated, self-driven, and able to work independently as well as follow creative direction
Show passion, optimism and drive and be able to move forward in an ambiguous environment
Passionate and excited about design. Excellence in typography, color and visual
Strong communication and organizational skills
The motivation to maintain and improve design standards. The willingness to listen to feedback and use it to improve
Having a worldview & global exposure
Capable of working within a fast-paced work environment and work on multiple projects at one time
Preferred Experience & Educational Profile
Minimum 3 years’ design experience in a branding/design agency
Design degree or equivalent
Strong Creative Portfolio demonstrating breadth of type, design, and photo art direction, particularly in branding & packaging design
Effective written and verbal communication skills
Proficiency in all key creative software programs - InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Keynote
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Life at Target- https://india.target.com/
Benefits- https://india.target.com/life-at-target/workplace/benefits
Culture- https://india.target.com/life-at-target/belonging
Target Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Target and has not been reviewed or approved by Target.
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Healthcare Strength — Health benefits are accessible to hourly team members at relatively low hour thresholds and include no‑cost, 24/7 virtual medical care and expanded mental‑health support. This breadth is positioned as a relative strength compared to typical retail offerings.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a dollar‑for‑dollar 401(k) match with immediate vesting and options like Roth 401(k) and stock purchase. These features strengthen long‑term savings for a wide range of roles.
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Parental & Family Support — Family support includes paid family leave, backup care, and reimbursements for adoption and surrogacy. These resources complement paid time off and holidays for eligible team members.
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Target is an American retailing company providing access to a wide selection of products such as furniture, electronics, toys, and more. Target is one of the world’s most recognized brands and one of America’s leading retailers. We make Target our guests’ preferred shopping destination by offering outstanding value, inspiration, innovation and an exceptional guest experience that no other retailer can deliver. Target is committed to responsible corporate citizenship, ethical business practices, environmental stewardship and generous community support. Since 1946, we have given 5 percent of our profits back to our communities. Our goal is to work as one team to fulfill our unique brand promise to our guests, wherever and whenever they choose to shop.
