Principal Creative Director, Store Design

The pay range is $ - $ 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

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’s distinctive brand love is infused throughout its many physical locations by the Properties teams.

We have a direct and positive impact on the real estate, design, construction and maintenance of our stores, distribution centers and headquarters.

Are you ready to help strategically grow Target’s brand through leading-edge design, development, construction and preservation? Can you effectively balance the efficiencies of a large-design build company with the unique challenges and innovative solutions required by individual sites? Then take your place on one of our Properties teams, and help us make the most of Target’s physical assets, both in the U.S. and overseas.

Target’s physical stores are a critical expression of our brand promise and a key focus in our next chapter.

Guided by our commitment to style, design, and value, the Store Design team is evolving how we design and deliver stores, bringing together architecture, interiors, and fixtures to create more integrated and design-led environments across our portfolio. We are entering a period of significant investment and transformation, reimagining the in-store experience across new stores and hundreds of remodels annually. This is an opportunity to help define what Target feels like for the next decade.

• Lead the creative vision for Target’s interior store environments, translating the broader vision for our store environment into compelling experiences through interiors, fixtures, and spatial design.
• Develop future store concepts, department transformations, and scalable design systems that translate bold creative ideas into buildable solutions across new stores, remodels, and enterprise initiatives.
• Serve as the creative authority for Target’s interior store design, establishing design direction and preserving creative intent from concept through implementation while partnering closely with Architecture, Store Planning and cross-functional teams.
• Provide creative leadership through influence, offering design direction, critique, mentorship, and thought leadership that elevates design quality and develops the creative capabilities of designers across Store Design.
• Partner across Visual Merchandising, Store Planning, Merchandising, Brand Experience cohesive, guest-centered environments that balance creative ambition with business and operational realities.
• Lead highly complex, design initiatives influencing executive leaders and cross-functional partners through compelling creative vision, strategic thinking, and strong design rationale.
• Shape the future of Target’s store experience by connecting guest insights, business strategy, and emerging retail trends into innovative design frameworks that influence the evolution of the physical environment.
• Bring external perspectives and industry-leading practices from retail, hospitality, architecture, and experiential design to continuously inspire innovation and elevate Target’s physical guest experience.

This role is ideal for a highly accomplished designer who thrives at the intersection of creativity, strategy, and execution. You'll shape the future of…