Product Designer Bedding

The Product Designer will successfully design and develop innovative high-quality products for our exciting new bedding brand SquishPillow. This role requires a balance of creative thinking comfort-driven textile design and strategic execution to support and align with brand objectives. The ideal candidate possesses a user-centric mindset strong problem-solving abilities and a passion for turning playful concepts into cozy tangible products.

What You Will Do:

• Instrumental in generating new bedding plush pillow and home-textile concepts that translate character IP into comfortable functional play-and-rest experiences.
• Deliver end to end product design including research concepts prototypes and user testing
• Champion great design in our high-quality products and help assure they are within target cost and QA/QC requirements
• Create innovative comfort and bedding systems centered around premium materials tactile usability and superior aesthetics
• Builds consensus between members throughout the design process
• Work collaboratively with your branding product management engineering packaging licensor and other internal team partners to create product that is the best fit for the brand and meets licensor requirements
• Attend Brand brainstorming to obtain enough information for product design
• Successfully present and communicate concepts to the brand development management and licensor teams
• Ensure delivery of precise clear and complete product turnover specifications and ensure they fully understood by the international team/factory
• Work with outside vendors
• Collaborate on material selection fabric sourcing and fill specifications to ensure all SquishPillow products meet strict standards for softness durability and safety.
• Responsible for completing reviewing documenting specification changes submitting for licensor approval and providing comments for illustrative turns sculpts paint masters and sample reviews
• Work closely with brand/management teams to resolve development issues while assuring designs meet the target cost schedule and brand standards
• Participate in the entire life cycle of project development from a concept through initial ideation refinement prototype execution and turn over packages to development teams
• Champion high quality designs and products that are within target cost and QA/QC requirements
• Collaborate with packaging design team to assure product and packaging are aligned
• Perform other duties as assigned

What We Are Looking For:

• Bachelors Degree in Textile Design Industrial Design Toy Design or an industry-relevant field is a plus
• 3 years of relevant experience ideally with a focus on soft goods plush bedding or childrens home furnishings
• 1 years of experience working with global manufacturing factories (Asia preferred)
• Strong understanding of soft-goods manufacturing fabrications (such as ultra-soft micro-fibers plush knits) and pattern-making
• Exhibit interest and knowledge of the current trends/innovations as well as an understanding the competitive marketplace in the toy industry
• Proactively observes and gain understanding of the competitive marketplace including current trends and innovation
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office & G-Suite
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (illustrator photoshop and InDesign) or other similar tools
• Strong project management skills
• Able to work cross functionally and reciprocally with multiple departments
• Able to work independently or collaboratively
• Knowledge of materials and multiple manufacturing processes
• Knowledge of working with licensed brands
• Exceptional visual verbal and written communication skills
• Able to multitask organize prioritize and manage time efficiently
• Demonstrates a strong design sense including a well-developed sense of aesthetics

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee but provide the primary duties and responsibilities of the role. Duties responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

What we offer:

The base salary may vary based on experience role tenure performance industry and location. Eligibility for the annual performance incentive may apply. Jazwares is a multi-state employer so the salary range may not apply to other states.

Our benefits package includes basic medical insurance that is 100% company-paid for employees and their children employee basic life and AD&D insurance a 401(K) retirement program with Jazwares matching up to 4% of pretax or post-tax deferrals short and long-term disability and tuition reimbursement.

Our work environment provides a flexible work schedule that includes a Monday through Thursday on-site with an optional WFH on Fridays up to 20 workdays fully remote each year and Time Off for vacation and sick leave. Through Jazwares Cares you will have the opportunity to volunteer for up to 16 hours a year on community service projects.

Reasonable Accommodations

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Working at Jazwares

At Jazwares we believe an innovative idea can come from anywhere and anyone. Through our three pillars we foster innovation and encourage creativity in every area of our business.

• Passion: Our conviction and enthusiasm show in our products relationships and commitment to our community.
• Collaboration: We share one vision worldwide constantly striving to improve and innovate together.
• Humility: We recognize the value in others and treat everyone with respect. Our strength lies in our people and talent.

Dont miss out on this extraordinary opportunity to be part of the fastest-growing toy company in the industry. Connect with us today and lets shape the future of play together!

JAZWARES is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race color sex religion national or ethnic origin citizenship status ancestry disability age military status marital status sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law. Jazwares is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment its services programs and activities.

Who We Are

Jazwares a Berkshire Hathaway company is a leading global toy manufacturer with a robust portfolio of owned and licensed brands. Founded in 1997 Jazwares celebrates imaginative play with a progressive focus on identifying new and relevant trends to transform into high-quality products for consumers of all ages. Jazwares engages consumers through innovative play experiences with popular brands such as Squishmallows Pokémon Hello Kitty Star Wars Five Nights at Freddys Disney BumBumz and addition to toys offerings include costumes games and pillows. Headquartered in Plantation Florida Jazwares has offices worldwide and sells its products in over 100 countries. For more information visit and follow us on LinkedIn X Instagram and Facebook.

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