Sr Trend Designer

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 .

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 . A role with the Design team means a big opportunity to start from scratch and create something truly original. Are you a design expert who can support your business by staying one step ahead of industry trends, new materials and techniques? Can you demonstrate the utmost attention to detail and create products that are unprecedented in the marketplace for their design and quality for the price? Then you’ll have success on our Design team who owns the design and development of all Target-owned brands, from apparel to home goods, and beauty to essentials. In close partnership with our merchant and sourcing counterparts, you’ll drive brand cohesion and continuity, ensuring that our products meet the merchant line plans, assortment strategies, price points and overall creative direction. As a Sr Trend Designer, you’ll be accountable for and lead Owned Brand Product Design and Development with direction from design leaders to achieve overall product design strategy and merchant objectives. You will design lines for a category, brand, business or guest segment utilizing your proficiency/expertise in product design and development. You will be accountable for and lead the PD&D Design and Development Processes, which includes: Key Responsibilities :   Intelligence & Insights Gathering   Identify   and synthesize emerging cultural shifts, consumer behaviors, market dynamics, and aesthetic movements to inform seasonal and long-range trend direction and innovation .   Monitor innovation, entertainment, technology, licensing, and competitive landscapes to   identify   emerging opportunities relevant to the Fun101 portfolio   Trend & Concept Development   Support the synthesis and identification of   macro trend landscape ,   emerging opportunity spaces ,   and future areas of consumer relevance in close   partnership   with cross-category   trend   teams.   Translate macro aesthetics and trends into pyramid-specific guidance across aesthetics, color,   material/finish,   print & pattern .   Develop   brand and category-specific   seasonal   and evergreen   trend   concepts that inform owned brands, product development, assortment activation and cross-category and future innovation opportunities.   Elevate trend concepts through   elevated   visual design and refined aesthetic sensibility, crafting cohesive, inspiring narratives and expressions across color, form, imagery, materials and prints/graphics, and storytelling that guides execution across brands and categories.   Create visually compelling trend reports, mood boards, presentations, and strategic narratives that simplify complex insights and inspire action across all levels of the organization.   Partnership & Influence :   Collaborate closely with trend designers, merchants, insights, owned brand teams, and creative partners to bring trends and concepts to life.   Independently manage