Job Description
Our client a top entertainment company in Celebration, FL is looking for a Senior Product Designer. This role will work with licensees to create new and innovative products every season for toy collectibles, plush, toy playsets, and toy figures that inspire children, adults and fans through storytelling, innovation, and exceptional product design. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic team, designing, developing, and executing Consumer Products.
Responsibilities:- Responsible for product design and development toy lines.
- Establishes and maintains relationships with Licensees and Vendors.
- Works with licensees in all creative aspects of product development.
- Handles product approvals including creative revisions, uploading and downloading in OPA (Online Product Approval software), detailed comments ,and prioritizing approvals within allotted time.
- Ensures product design excellence by making character and product corrections, creating new artwork and making artistic contributions to new initiatives.
- Applies knowledge of new trends and innovation in marketplace.
- Recommends creative ideas and products to build business.
- Presents and sells ideas to management, cross-functional partners, and licensees.
- Coordinates with Manager on new projects and scheduled deadlines.
- Works directly with key content partners and manages product feedback to licensees.
- Limited domestic travel for onsite product approval with licensees and trade shows.
- Exhibits ingenuity, creativity, and resourcefulness.
Required Qualifications:- Bachelor’s Degree in related field (e.g. industrial design, toy design, fashion design)
- 2 years of related experience designing toys, from concept through production.
- Solid knowledge in hardlines categories (raw materials, plastic, textiles, print, pattern, graphic composition, manufacturing)
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong product design skills (e.g. 3D product design, technical design, sketching, creative application and manipulation of art, final mechanical art, fabric and trim identification)
- Strong computer software skills (e.g. MS Office, Photoshop, Illustrator)
- 3D Design experience
- Toy design or hardlines design experience
- Must have strong interpersonal skills
If you meet the required qualifications and are interested in this role, please apply today.
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