Designer Plush
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Job Description
About Our Client:
Our client is a leading consumer goods company specializing in the design manufacturing and distribution of highquality plush toys home dcor seasonal gifts and baby products. With a strong focus on creativity and innovation our client partners with top retailers to bring unique trendforward products to the market. Their commitment to quality and craftsmanship has made them a trusted name in the industry for decades.
Position Details:
As a Designer of Plush you will work within a team of designers to bring big ideas to life and tell stories that resonate with the consumer. You will use both freehand and digital artistic skills to create designs that are supported by trends and consumer research. You will be responsible for articulating your creative process and vision to the larger team. This is an opportunity to have a big impact on a growing brand. As a designer you will obsess over understanding trends consumer lifestyles and retail markets. Someone who is adaptable through change. A curious mind that is willing to push outside the status quo. A talented artist that can render products and elevate brands to their full potential. A kind human with a soft spot for soft toys.
Responsibilities:
- Create softgood products for our clients collections of childrens plush toys
- Act as the internal creative lead for key account custom projects/programs
- Contribute to productive discovery meetings collaborating with sales teams to develop product solutions
- Design within project and brandspecific creative directionaesthetic values and stated marketing strategies
- Design for age appropriateness and retail pricing goals
- Ensure designs meet quality and safety standards
- Create and communicate technical product to international and domestic suppliers
- Maintain workinprogress files
- Manage traffic of multiple projects of varying complexity
- Ensure all projects are completed on time
- Identify and design to white space opportunities
- Collaborate with colleagues to build and present the business case for product innovation ideas
- Gather & synthesize market trend and consumer insights
- Leverage insights
- Contribute to crossfunctional team brainstorms
- Communicate and coordinate with multiple teams and departments to achieve innovation trend focused and salable product
- Collaborate with crossfunctional team members throughout the design process
- Promote a team atmosphere within the design area and among other crossfunctional areas of the company
- Oversee the work of other entrylevel designers as requested
- Performs other duties as required
Requirements
Qualifications and Education Requirements:
- Bachelors Degree in Design Fine Arts Product Development or similar field
- Strong sketching free hand illustration artistic skills and character styling a must
- 510 years of experience in plush product design with nonlicensed companies such as Just Play Aurora Squishmallow Freeland etc.
- Knowledge of overseas mass production a plus
- A strong eye for aesthetics; demonstrates ability to recognize trends understand the consumer and act as a design visionary
- Proven creative problem solver with the ability to efficiently manage multiple product design & development projects at a time
- Intense curiosity and passion to explore new formats techniques and approaches to product development and brand aesthetics
- Experience presenting creative direction and design concepts to clients and team members in a compelling and energetic way
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
- Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite especially Photoshop and Illustrator and Microsoft Office
Preferred Skills:
- A portfolio available for review.
Ability to Commute:
- This job is onsite. However there may be some days with flexibility to work from home.
- Travel may be required up to 25.
Employment Type
Full-Time
