Product Designer (hybrid, Mpls)

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

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Product Designer – Baby, Cloud Island, (hybrid, Mpls)

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.

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 consumer needs, industry and technology 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 in Consumer Electronics and Accessories. In close partnership with our merchant and sourcing counterparts, you’ll drive brand cohesion and continuity, ensuring all our Owned Brand products meet the division growth strategies, line plans, price points and overall creative direction.

As a Designer on the Essentials & Beauty, Baby Cloud Island Team, you will design for an Enterprise Priority brand that delivers trend-forward and functional solutions for babies and their families. You will design across a wide variety of product categories across covering both hard goods and soft goods. Categories you will have the opportunity to design for across everyday assortments, seasonal and trend are: Plush/Stuffies, Gifting, Blankets/Sheets/Beeding, Bath Accessories, Travel Accessories, Diaper Bags & Accessories, Décor and more!

Under the overall direction of Design leadership, you will independently work on assigned category, brand, business or guest segment and manage your own process and calendar. You will be expected to maintain a diligent approach to workload, which includes timely communication with internal and external partners across multiple cross-functional teams. You’ll support and drive concepts throughout the development process, research, selection of materials/finishes, and the creation of silhouettes/form language. Using CAD, illustrations, and hand sketches, you’ll translate ideas into product direction and prepare professional presentation boards that clearly communicate the design point of view with the appropriate level of detail. You’ll build brand cohesion by partnering with peers across the division to ensure continuity. In collaboration with design, engineering, sourcing, and operations partners you’ll also identify, troubleshoot and resolve product issues.

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
• Experience in CAD illustration, 2D/3D software
• Ability to sketch and/or render dimensional products such as toys/stuffies, feeding items, décor and more for vendor partners to translate into 3 dimensional products
• Ability to create a collection of products based off trend concepts
• Knowledge of a variety of hard (plastics, metals, woods, more) and textile materials (hard goods and soft goods)
• Computer design system skills including InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop
• Experience assimilating product feedback across 100’s of items
• Some technical knowledge to aid with dimensions & material selections
• Ability to react to business objectives with creative, innovative and cost-effective design solutions
• Self-motivated, accountable, and able to work independently with minimal supervision
• Skilled at building strong relationships, effectively collaborating in a team environment
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and thrive, demonstrating a can-do attitude
• Willing to travel as needed
  
  

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.

Application deadline is : 07/18/2025

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture.