• Job Description

  Req#: SENIO002322

  The Senior Product Designer successfully designs and develops products for internal IP brands and/or licensed products. Demonstrates creative thinking and executes a wide variety of projects to support and align with brand strategies and objectives. A senior product designer must be able to demonstrate creative thinking and can execute a strategic vision, be able to collaborate well with other teams, and create designs with a user-centric point of view. Should display and exhibit strong ideation, sketching as well as technical problem-solving abilities.

  What you will do:

  • Instrumental in generating new toy concepts and designing new play experiences for new and/or existing brands and product lines

  • Deliver end-to-end product design including research, concepts, prototypes, and user testing
  • Champion great design in our high-quality products and help ensure they are within target cost and QA/QC requirements
  • Oversees the product design process
  • Create systems of play centered around compatibility, usability, and superior play experiences
  • Work collaboratively with your branding, product management, engineering, packaging, licensor, and other internal team partners to create a product that is the best fit for the brand and meets licensor requirements
  • Attend Brand and licensing meetings and brainstorm to obtain enough information for product design
  • Successfully present and communicate concepts to the brand, development, management, and licensor teams
  • Ensure delivery of precise, clear, and complete product turnover specifications and ensure they fully understood by the international team/factory
  • Work with outside vendors
  • Support the overall strategic goals of the product, provide direction and feedback during the development process that is attentive to the licensor and for brand assurance
  • Responsible for completing, reviewing, documenting specification changes, submitting for licensor approval, and providing comments for illustrative turns, sculpts, paint masters, and sample reviews
  • Work closely with brand/management teams to resolve development issues, while assuring designs meet the target cost, schedule, and brand standards
  • Participate in the entire life cycle of project development from a concept through initial ideation, refinement, prototype execution, and turnover packages to development teams
  • Champian high-quality designs and products that are within target cost and QA/QC requirements
  • Collaborate with the packaging design team to ensure product and packaging are aligned

  Manages People: No

  What we are looking for:

  Education/ Years of Experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in toy design, industrial design, industrial engineering, or industry-relevant field
  • 5+ years of relevant experience, ideally experience designing for kids
  • 1+ years of experience working with global manufacturing factories (Asia preferred)

  Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics (KSAO’s)

  • Exhibit interest and knowledge of the current trends/innovations as well as an understanding of the competitive marketplace in the toy industry
  • Proactively observes and gains an understanding of the competitive marketplace including current trends and innovation
  • Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office & G-Suite
  • Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (illustrator, photoshop, and Indesign) or other similar tools
  • Strong project management skills
  • Able to work cross-functionally and reciprocally with multiple departments
  • Able to work independently or collaboratively
  • Knowledge of materials and multiple manufacturing processes
  • Knowledge of working with licensed brands
  • Exceptional visual, verbal, and written communication skills
  • Able to multitask, organize, prioritize, and manage time efficiently
  • Demonstrates a strong design sense, including a well-developed sense of aesthetics
  • Can easily adapt to shifting priorities, and can manage multiple priorities at one time, while also demonstrating vigilance in keeping projects moving forward and hitting deadlines
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Lifelong Learner
  • Adaptable
  • Effective problem solver and critical thinker; proactive in resolving issues
  • Expertiese in control drawings and rendered illistration concepts
  • Ability to deal effectively with diverse individuals at all organizational levels in a professional manner

  Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in the toy/baby/costume/pets industry
  • Knowledge of 3D modeling, sculpting, and rendering (Familiar with Zbrush/Rhino/Fusion 360) a plus
  • Multilingual a plus

  What we offer:

  The salary range for this position is $95,000.00 - $105,000.00 /Yr. Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, peer and market data, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. The successful candidate may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award. Jazwares offers a full spectrum of benefits, including Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, Insurance, Disability and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave, Parental Leave, and Vacation), Holidays, 401(k), and Short/Long Term Disability, in addition to other special perks reserved for our employees.

  Qualifications

  Education

  Required

  Bachelors

  Experience

  Required 1 year

  experience working with global manufacturing factories (Asia preferred)

  5 years

  relevant experience, ideally experience designing for kids

• About the company

  Toys, action figures, musical instruments, collectibles and more, featuring cool brands like Fortnite, Peppa Pig, CoComelon, Roblox toys, Nerf games, First Act, Domez, Nanables, and so much more! Jazwares Toys are for kids of all ages, from babies to a...

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