Melissa & Doug Product Design Intern

Spin Master•Wilton, CT

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Melissa & Doug Product Design team is seeking a talented, playful and energetic design student to assist with the development of our diverse product lines. As an Intern, you will be expected to perform a variety of tasks that support our design and development process. The candidate should demonstrate emerging skills in design, have a drive to innovate play, and a strong desire to learn about the business of making toys. You will be asked to collaborate with a broad cross section of individuals from various departments, while you contribute your creativity and problem-solving skills across multiple projects. If this sounds exciting and you’d like to help our team develop the next big toy, we’d love to hear from you! Please note Internships run from May 26th through August 21st.

Requirements

Must be a current undergraduate student with at least one year of study completed in a design program: Product, Toy, Fashion, or Illustration
Excellent sketching, rendering and/or graphic design skills
Proficiency in Adobe Creative suite, specifically Photoshop and Illustrator
Must be able to work full-time as an intern
Has a can-do attitude and has a great love of toys!

Nice To Haves

CAD model building, physical fabrication and video editing skills are all a plus, but not required
Knowledge of plastics, fashion, animation, electronics, or mechanical design is a plus

Responsibilities

Brainstorm new products and categories for expansion
Research and identify trends in play, toy categories, fashion and children’s entertainment to create mood boards that inspire new thinking and validate design rationale
Visually communicate new product concepts through sketching, digital design, CAD, physical model building and/or video editing
Support Concept Development of existing items or brands
Collaborate with cross-functional teammates in Engineering, Brand Marketing, Packaging, and Entertainment to refine product concepts for development
Create compelling product presentation slides
Prepare and help set up deliverables for product review presentations
Create detailed turn-around drawings of product designs
Create design specification sheets to define product specifics for development & manufacturing.
Participate in design and development meetings with overseas partners
Assist in the evaluation of models and production samples to ensure quality of design and play experiences meet brand expectations
Attend cross functional team meetings and company milestone meetings
Participate, contribute to, and present a group project at the completion of the internship