*This is a fixed-term contract position for 12 months providing maternity cover for the full-time Creative Design Associate (12 months FTC).
Overview
The NBCUniversal Consumer Products Group is seeking a Creative Coordinator Lifestyle Product Development & Design to join the Creative & Product Development team that services the licensing business. This position is responsible for assisting with the development of quality products for home and Zakka ranges with unique selling points that delight and surprise consumers from concept through to the finished product. It will also be responsible for coordination of key marketing events for the CP business.
Key Responsibilities
- Working with the Product Development team assisting with research product development etc. including liaising with outside vendors designers and agencies
- Possess a well-versed knowledge of home manufacturing materials packaging design and marketing for consumer products
- Define trends where appropriate develop local art and seasonal style guides
- Understand product trends that translate into commercially viable product ideas
- Visually represent product ideas and features that elevate consumer products to a new level
- Provide clear and concise direction on trends graphic composition typography draw-overs and creative notes that guide partners to follow our character models and brand attributes
- Support licensing sales and category partners retail marketing team with sales materials in-store graphics and marketing communications including coordination for key events
- Development of localized branding packaging signage for retail toolkits and guidelines
Qualifications :
Skills and Experiences
- Previous experience in a product development or creative support role would be viewed favourably
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to prioritize and multi-task in a dynamic deadline driven environment that revolves around retail product development calendars
- Highly organized resourceful and proactive
- Flexible with an ability to find compromise in challenging situations
- Mac proficient and advanced skills in Adobe Suite (Illustrator and Photoshop) and Microsoft applications required
- Ability to translate English to Japanese/ Japanes to English
Desired Characteristics
- Comfortable dealing with management
- Ability to work with confidential and sensitive information in a discrete manner
- Excellent communication skills with attention to detail and the ability to develop and deliver clear and consistent messages
- Proven record of working cross functionally with colleagues
- Ability to identify key priorities within a heavy workload and execute on them
- Ambassador of the business with sufficient stature internally and externally to represent the business positively and interact with both management and working level partners
- Intellectually strong
- Sense of humor and practical attitude
Additional Information :
As part of our selection process external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversals policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race color religion creed gender gender identity or expression age national origin or ancestry citizenship disability sexual orientation marital status pregnancy veteran status membership in the uniformed services genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable law.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time