Open to Director, VP & ECD roles · Remote or US relocation

Brand systems.
Creative operations.
Retail at scale.

Positioning

I build the systems, teams, and operating models that let global brands ship consistent, high-craft creative at retail speed — across every channel a customer touches.

Currently

Senior Manager, Creative Design at Walmart Canada — leading integrated campaigns across TV, OLV, social, digital, photography, and PR in partnership with Cossette, SJC, and APEX. Previously Creative Lead at Indigo Books & Music, with earlier design and art direction for ELLE Canada and FASHION Magazine.

Global & Retail Brand Systems Creative Operations Integrated Campaigns Retail Brand Experience Creative Strategy Team & Studio Leadership Global & Retail Brand Systems Creative Operations Integrated Campaigns Retail Brand Experience Creative Strategy Team & Studio Leadership Global & Retail Brand Systems Creative Operations Integrated Campaigns Retail Brand Experience Creative Strategy Team & Studio Leadership

§ Selected Work

Campaigns, systems,
and moments.

2025
Holiday 2025 — Trusted Holiday Companion

Walmart Canada

Holiday 2025 — Trusted Holiday Companion

Reframed Walmart from value retailer to trusted holiday companion. Modernized the 'elves as helpers' trope through Walmart associates, with the app as the connective hub between inspiration and action.
Creative & Brand Lead
Integrated campaign · TV, OLV, Social, Digital, App
2025
Back to School 2025 — A Series of Firsts

Walmart Canada

Back to School 2025 — A Series of Firsts

Led end-to-end execution across three agency partners (Cossette, SJC, APEX). Carried a unified vision through a personal transition from Manager, Brand Design into Senior Manager, Creative Design.
Senior Manager, Creative Design
Integrated · TV, OLV, Social, Photography, PR
2025
EDLP 2025 — Building Ownable Brand Cues

Walmart Canada

EDLP 2025 — Building Ownable Brand Cues

Foundational shift in how the brand shows up out-of-store. Embedded structured brand cues, Walmart blue & yellow into set, wardrobe, and typography — a year-long exploration of ownable creative.
Creative & Brand Lead
Brand system · Cross-channel
2024
Back to School 2024

Walmart Canada

Back to School 2024

Continued the perception shift toward quality at accessible prices during a high-consideration retail moment.
Manager, Brand Design
Integrated campaign
2023
Ivy by Walmart Canada

Walmart Canada

Ivy by Walmart Canada

Positioned a new Walmart Canada sub-brand with its own visual language, rooted in the mother brand's system.
Brand Design Lead
Sub-brand launch
2019
Holiday 2019 — Incredible Gifts, Inspired Moments

Indigo Books & Music

Holiday 2019 — Incredible Gifts, Inspired Moments

Concepted joyful, intimate tableaus set against a modern Nordic backdrop. Oversaw concept through production for CEO Heather Reisman's holiday brief.
Creative Lead
Integrated campaign · All channels

§ Capabilities

What I lead,
and how.

The through-line across a decade of retail and editorial work: turning creative intent into repeatable systems, and systems into campaigns that hit both brand and business.

01

Global & Retail Brand Systems

Codified visual, verbal, and experiential frameworks that scale across markets, channels, and store formats — with governance that lets in-house and agency partners execute without dilution.

02

Creative Operations

Operating models, intake, resourcing, and review rituals designed for volume without losing craft. Multi-agency orchestration across TV, OLV, social, digital, photography, and PR.

03

Integrated Campaigns

End-to-end leadership from strategy and concept through production and channel activation. Emotional storytelling paired with functional utility — brand and business, together.

04

Retail Brand Experience

Translating brand into in-store, out-of-store, and connected retail — from set design and wardrobe to app, OOH, and PDP. Consistent brand cues at every touchpoint.

05

Creative Strategy

Reframing category conventions into ownable creative platforms — like recasting Back to School as a series of firsts, or Holiday as functional helpers powered by the app.

06

Team & Studio Leadership

Building and growing in-house creative studios. Coaching designers, art directors, and producers into confident operators who ship at retail speed.

§ Experience

A decade
in retail & editorial.

From national editorial pages to Canada's largest retail brand — a progression through hands-on craft, team leadership, and enterprise-scale operations.

2024 — Present
Senior Manager, Creative Design
Walmart Canada
2022 — 2024
Manager, Brand Design
Walmart Canada
2017 — 2022
Creative Lead
Indigo Books & Music
Earlier
Art Direction & Design
ELLE Canada, FASHION Magazine

Leadership philosophy

I believe the best creative leaders don't just make great work — they build the systems, rituals, and trust that let great work happen repeatedly. My approach centers on clarity of vision, operational rigour, and coaching teams to ship with confidence at the speed retail demands.

§ Let's talk

Building the
next brand chapter.

If you're building a brand system, restructuring a creative org, or looking for a senior operator to lead your next brand chapter — I'd love to hear from you.

© 2026 Brian Francis FlemingToronto, Canada · Open to global & remote