Senior Designer of Collectables, Consumer Gifts & Toys

About the role

The Senior Designer of Collectables, Consumer Gifts & Toys will sit within our Global Product Design team. This role is not just a toy design role but involves creating products, collectibles, and experiences that resonate with older kids, teens, Gen-Z, and kidult audiences.

Responsibilities

• Generate fast, original physical products, collectibles, and experience concepts in response to campaign strategy briefs, dovetailing thinking with cultural moments, trends, brand, consumer, and market insights
• Bring play, lifestyle, fashion, entertainment, sport, and kidult insights into creative sprints, ideation, and innovation sessions
• Help identify global and local market trends and translate them into relevant product opportunities
• Immerse yourself in the world of retail brands, licensing, and IP to support internal teams and client understanding
• Communicate ideas clearly through appropriate mixed-media tools: mood boards, sketches, digital visuals, proof-of-concept renders, and physical prototypes
• Create visually engaging presentations and concept boards that bring ideas to life
• Write clear, compelling copy that explains design thinking and strategic intent
• Develop creative concepts into compelling, high perceived-value products
• Solve complex design and engineering challenges with cross-functional teams
• Produce red-line draw-overs, 3D prints, and prototype/sketch models to communicate solutions effectively
• Work alongside peers across brand partnerships, account, strategy, creative, digital, engineering, delivery, and supply chain teams
• Support senior stakeholders on large-scale programs while confidently leading smaller workstreams end-to-end

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Toy Design, Product Design, Industrial Design, or another relevant creative discipline, or equivalent professional experience
• 3+ years of agency or in-house product/industrial design experience within toys/games, lifestyle/fashion, sport, entertainment, or adjacent categories
• Knowledge of global retail brands, licenses, and studios in the consumer product, toy, games, and entertainment categories
• Strong presenter and storyteller, with the ability to deliver concise and engaging presentations using various media
• A strong portfolio demonstrating depth and range in concept thinking, cultural awareness, and visual storytelling
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat)
• Familiar with Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Sharepoint)
• Agile, hands-on design thinking and problem-solving skills
• Foundational knowledge of 3D modeling, printing, and rendering software (e.g., Fusion 360, Blender, ZBrush, SolidWorks, Freeform, Keyshot, or similar) and experience in character sculpting
• Foundational understanding of basic injection molding processes and designing around value engineering and product safety parameters
• A strong grasp of color theory, an eye for detail, and experience in driving appeal and perceived value

Skills and Experience We Would Like You To Have

• A fan with passion in kidult culture, knowledge of Gen-Z audiences and the toys, collectibles, and lifestyle consumer products that appeal to them
• A true fan of collectibles, toys, and pop-culture
• Understanding of play patterns, and safety standards (EN71/ASTM)
• Curiosity about how consumers engage with both mainstream brands and emerging IP
• Comfortable and confident working in a fast-moving, hybrid and cross-functional environment

Benefits

Starting salary between $75,000-$80,000
Generous medical, dental, vision and other great benefits
Paid parental and medical leave programs
401(k) with a company match component and profit sharing
15 days of paid time off plus company holidays
Hybrid work model
Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment assistance
Inclusive employee resource groups

Total Rewards

Our total rewards philosophy integrates programs for compensation, benefits, recognition, learning and development, corporate culture, corporate citizenship, and work-life balance. While individual program components may differ by country, some things remain constant:

• Our commitment to rewarding results
• Opportunities to work with talented and driven individuals at every level of our company who respect each other, treat each other fairly, and hold one another accountable for our customers’—and our company’s—success

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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