Graphic Designer (Licensed Consumer Products), Fixed Term

Moonbug Entertainment•Los Angeles, CA

1d•$80,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

Moonbug Entertainment is seeking a Contract Graphic Designer to support the development of style guides and graphic design for licensed consumer products for preschool brands. The designer will work closely with the Consumer Products & Experiences Creative and Product Development teams to create brand-right, trend-relevant style guides, packaging, and graphic designs that translate across retail consumer product categories. Approved character art is provided; this is a graphic design role, not a character design or illustration role. The role is a six-month fixed-term position based on-site five days per week in Los Angeles. The ideal candidate can research trends, design graphics for licensing and retail environments, and carry projects from brief through licensor approval to retail-ready execution. Experience with kids, preschool, entertainment, licensed character, or lifestyle brands is highly preferred.

Requirements

At least 4 years of professional graphic design experience, ideally in licensed consumer products, packaging, entertainment, or retail.
Strong graphic design portfolio demonstrating layout, typography, pattern development, and packaging capabilities.
Strong understanding of designing within established brand guidelines while bringing fresh design thinking.
Ability to turn a design brief into a cohesive graphic system rather than simply executing individual graphics.
Strong understanding of color, typography, composition, hierarchy, and pattern.
Experience preparing professional production-ready files for licensees, manufacturers, and other external partners.
Experience designing collections of digital product mock-ups.
Comfort working in fast-moving environments with multiple rounds of feedback.
Knowledge of Mac OSX and Adobe Suite programs, including Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.
Ability to work across the needs of a global team.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with kids, preschool, entertainment, licensed character, or lifestyle brands.
Experience developing licensed consumer products style guides; style guide samples should be included in the portfolio.

Responsibilities

Design and build seasonal, core, retail, and thematic licensed consumer products style guides.
Create original graphics, patterns, icons, badges, typography treatments, borders, backgrounds, and supporting design elements.
Place approved characters into product-ready graphics, layouts, and placements that follow franchise brand standards.
Apply seasonal trends, retail insights, and brand strategy to build cohesive graphic collections.
Build color palettes, graphic systems, pattern families, editorial treatments, and product-ready graphics.
Develop designs that translate across categories including apparel, accessories, home, toys, stationery, hardlines, and softlines.
Prepare organized, production-ready design files and style guide packages for licensee and partner use.
Explore multiple design options through thumbnails, layout concepts, and digital mock-ups.
Incorporate feedback from Creative Product Development, Brand, Franchise, and Legal teams.
Support the development and evolution of licensed packaging systems across multiple product categories.
Work within existing brand standards while identifying opportunities to keep packaging fresh, relevant, and competitive at retail.
Work with Creative Directors, Designers, Product Development, and Project Management to meet project timelines and deliverables.
Manage multiple assignments simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail.
Participate in creative reviews and respond efficiently to feedback and revisions.
Ensure designs meet brand, legal, technical, and production requirements.
Support special projects such as retail presentations, product concept mock-ups, trend boards, and partner-facing materials.