Toy Designer

Tales is looking for a creative toy designer to help grow our line of toys and collectible products. This is an ongoing contract role. Compensation: $2,000–$3,000/month What you'll do• Develop original concepts for toys and collectibles• Use generative AI to explore ideas and produce visual concepts quickly• Define silhouettes, colors, characters, patterns, packaging and product families• Turn selected concepts into factory-ready specs: orthographic views, dimensions, color and deco callouts• Work with overseas factories to refine samples through development rounds• Track toy, collectible, social-media and pop-culture trends and turn them into new products What we're looking for• Strong product design skills, with a good eye for 3D form, proportion, color and consumer appeal• Advanced Photoshop and Illustrator• Daily use of AI tools such as ChatGPT, Midjourney, Adobe Firefly or Stable Diffusion• Experience with PU foam, TPE/gel, silicone, plush, molded plastics or similar materials• Toy, collectible or consumer-product experience is a plus• 3D/CAD/rendering is a plus When you apply, please include a portfolio with physical product work, factory specs or products you took to production, and examples of AI-assisted concepts.