Senior Designer - Girls Toys
About The Position
Basic Fun! is seeking a Senior Designer for girls’ toys. In collaboration with the Senior Director of Product Development, the designer will contribute to the business by defining product specifications, creating digital or print drawings, and designing fully functional products. The role involves managing design projects from concept through completion, meeting creative timelines and client expectations, and solving problems with consumers’ needs in mind. The designer will develop concepts and communicate them to engineering, marketing, packaging, and management; prepare materials for prototypes and tooling; and work with internal teams and outside vendors. The position also includes daily communication with the Hong Kong engineering team, participation in product reviews and brainstorming, and applying industrial design principles to product color, fit, form, and function.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from an accredited industrial design, toy design, or related program.
- At least 5 years of professional industrial design experience in the toy industry.
- Ability and willingness to participate in all parts of the product development process and manage daily communications with the Hong Kong engineering team.
- Ability to take a project from concept designs through full production specification.
- Curious and creative attitude, with creative problem-solving focused on consumers’ needs.
- Passion for toys and toy trends, and awareness of popular culture, social media, and new media platforms to inform designs and creative expression.
- Strong sketching skills and ability to conceive and clearly communicate 3D objects in 2D space.
- Strong aesthetic sense and ability to identify a style’s essence and apply it to forms across different brands.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to articulate design solutions, project details, and creative problem-solving.
- Ability to work effectively with minimal direction and learn all aspects of the business.
- Ability to present and communicate designs and problem-solving capabilities to a multidisciplinary development team and company executives.
- Proficiency in Illustrator and Photoshop.
- Knowledge of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Applicants must submit a portfolio and/or examples of work.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with SolidWorks, KeyShot, and 3D software.
Responsibilities
- Create drawings, sketches, and renderings to communicate concepts and ideas to engineering, marketing, packaging, and management.
- Create 3D mock-ups and kit-bashed models to communicate scale and function when necessary.
- Prepare control drawings, parts lists, and descriptions for prototype and tooling-model construction.
- Develop concepts with consideration for cost and the mechanical engineering aspects of product development.
- Apply industrial design principles to color and to product fit, form, and function.
- Manage daily communications with the Hong Kong engineering team.
- Participate in formal and informal reviews and brainstorming sessions to generate product ideas.
- Collaborate as a team player with cross-functional awareness and respect.
- Work with outside vendors to supplement internal development resources.
- Manage product design projects from concept through full production specification.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
