Toy Designer
About the role
Overview: The Toy Designer has an extensive knowledge of all categories in toys (preschool, plush, action figures, dolls, outdoor sports, games, puzzle, dolls, etc.). Working side-by-side with our licensees, the Designer must take the various Paramount brands and develop fun, quality toys. He/she must have a robust design and color sense, as well as finely developed cost-effective solutions for product design development, production issues, and child safety concerns. MTV is the leading global youth media brand in 180 countries, reaching 450 million households in nearly 30 different languages across every platform. MTV is the world's premier youth entertainment brand, the cultural home of the millennial generation and a pioneer in creating innovative programming for young people. MTV reflects pop culture with award-winning content built around compelling storytelling, music discovery and activism across TV, the internet and other platforms. A unit of Paramount Global, MTV operations span cable and mobile networks, live events, theatrical films and MTV Studios.
Responsibilities
- Oversee product development of Paramount brands (all categories) to ensure fun, quality toys from licensees.
- Review submissions from licensees and respond in a timely manner
- Give comprehensible 3D comments to licensees and provide fully developed control drawings of characters or products when it is needed
- Follow a product line through from concept to development to achieve manufacturer’s development milestones
- Attend licensees’ partner weekly meetings