Senior Toy Designer

Job Title: Senior Product Designer
Department: Creative – New Brands
Reporting To: Sr. Director – Product Design
Location: El Segundo, CA

Company Overview:

Just Play is a dynamic and innovative consumer products company specializing in children's toys. As a leader in the industry, we are committed to creating engaging and imaginative products that captivate the hearts and minds of children worldwide. We are currently seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to join our team as the Amazon Europe Lead.

Job Summary:

Just Play is seeking an eager Senior Product Designer and Ideator to join its New Brands Team. This new team is focused on creating exciting new product opportunities across toy categories such as: plush, dolls, collectibles and more! We also ideate, concept and present for licensed pitches. This Idea Creator will use their understanding of the consumer, trends and technology to then translate into a successful product(s). This involves creating and communicating toy concepts in 2D and/or 3D models to design and marketing management.

The ideal candidate will possess a strong ability for ideation of outside the box new ideas, strong sketching and illustration skills, product design experience in dolls, plush, and play sets a plus, and of course a love for toys!

Principal Responsibilities:

• Actively generate new designs and ideas for New IP Brands at Just Play.
• Execute on Idea Generation and Product Designs.
• Design and develop New IP Brands.
• Concept and create for licensed pitches
• Work in a small collaborative team environment.
• Successfully present and communicate their concepts to the design, marketing and management.
• Communicate and work with exterior resources like model makers, sculptors, and soft goods designers.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 4+ years of toy design or related product design experience.
• Experience across product categories like plush, dolls and play sets/accessories.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Adobe Creative Suite proficiency.
• PowerPoint proficiency.
• Understanding of 3D CAD.
• Knowledge of material and manufacturing process for toy development.
• Ability to work both autonomously and in a team environment.
• Knowledge of current trends.
• Understanding of features and play patterns in the toys.
• Able to work on several projects at once.
• A blue-sky thinker who can problem solve the idea into reality
• A love of toys
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed
• Fluency in English (both written and verbal).