Company Overview:

Party City Holdco Inc. (PCHI) is a global leader in the celebrations industry. A vertically integrated designer, manufacturer, distributor, and retailer, PCHI offers consumer party goods in more than 100 countries around the world.

PCHI team members demonstrate a daily commitment to the company's Brand Purpose: to inspire joy by making it easy for customers to create unforgettable memories by connecting them to everything they need for life's many celebrations.

PCHI operates multiple business divisions, including the Retail Division and the Consumer Products Division. On the retail side, Party City (partycity.com) is a leading omnichannel retailer in the celebrations category, operating more than 800 company-owned and franchise stores throughout North America. Additional Halloween City (halloweencity.com) pop-up storefronts are also located throughout North America seasonally. Comprising the Consumer Products Group are design and manufacturing entities Amscan, an industry leader across multiple celebrations goods and costumes, and Anagram, a dominant player in balloons.

Job Overview:

As a Jr Designer, you will be responsible for creating designs from concept all the way through to finished product, that align with the company’s business objectives and meet all critical dates, product specifications and profitability goals. You will develop and embrace an understanding of our “Customer First” culture by immersing yourself and your designs into our brand and products. You will be instrumental in translating new market trends into compelling, trend-forward, innovative and saleable products.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Identify, design and create innovative and on-trend concepts.
• Support the design/development of new product formats to continually evolve our product categories forward.
• Translate your ideas using CAD and/or hand sketches (to start.) Physical product mock-ups may also be required to properly assess format construction.
• Prepare product spec and mechanical files for sourcing and/or production that meet design and costing objectives.
• Assist in creating professional presentation materials for meetings.
• Research emerging trends via our subscribed trend services, trade shows, retail market research, social media, fashion etc…
• Collaborate with your leader and Cross-Functional Partners to gain an understanding of sales performance, manufacturing capabilities and costing.
• Organize and prioritize work while balancing short term and long-term goals and deliverables.
• Adhere to a design schedule that ensures all programs & projects run smoothly and on-time according to the various development calendars.
• Effectively interpret licensed assets, character style guides and work within the guidelines of the licensed brand while aligning to the company’s goals & objectives.

Skills Required:

• Developing skills in illustration and graphic design and able to work in a variety of styles/looks.
• Developing Skills in the technical setup and preparation of design files for production.
• Beginner understanding of printing and manufacturing specifications with the ability to create production-ready files.
• Able to pivot and make quick decisions based on changing needs in a fast-paced environment with ambitious schedules and deadlines.
• Proactive and self-motivated, with organizational skills.
• Able to take direction, follow through and meet deadlines.
• Stays abreast of new and emerging technologies within the design field.
• Demonstrates accuracy and an attention to detail.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Beginner experience in surface design and illustration, consumer products design, fashion design or in a field with related skill sets.
• Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite preferred.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint.
• Experience with 3D Design Software is a plus.