What are the responsibilities and job description for the Toy Designer - Plush position at Just Play, LLC?
Job Title: Product Designer - Plush
Department: Product Design
Reporting To: Director – Product Design
Location: Newtown, PA
Company Overview:
Just Play is a passionate and trend driven leader in the children’s consumer goods industry. Our products are an impressive mix of promotional and everyday items for the whole family. We work with the world’s leading children’s entertainment brands to manufacture and distribute exceptional products to every major mass retailer throughout North America and around the world.
Job Summary:
Industry leading children’s consumer goods company is seeking a Product Designer to work on several brands and categories in a fast-paced and exciting environment. The ideal candidate will be a professional team player that can manage multiple tasks/projects simultaneously in a timely manner, while maintaining the highest level of organization.
To ensure success as a Product Designer, the ideal candidate will:
- Be a collaborative team-player who is adept at processing feedback from a wider functional team.
- Possess strong sketching, drawing, rendering and dimensional styling skills and the ability to apply them to a fast-paced, iterative design process.
- Have the inspiration to translate their passion for plush into exciting new plush features and styles.
- Have familiarity with developing a plush toy from concept to prototype, and through manufacturing stages.
This role is located in our Newtown, PA office and an in-person schedule is required.
Principal Responsibilities:
- Responsible for taking plush designs from concept to production by creating illustrations, concept designs, technical drawings, and production documents to communicate information throughout a development process.
- Manage phases of design development with in-house team members and external partners.
- Prepare presentation boards for licensor & retailer meetings.
- Ensure that design direction complies with all necessary safety, cost, and production parameters.
- Effectively communicate and interact with other departments as it relates to assigned product lines.
- Communicate daily with Asia partners.
- Manage development samples to ensure that quality, feature, and material standards are met.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 3 - 5 years of experience in the toy industry
- BSA or BFA in Industrial Design, Toy Design, Fashion Design or related Design field
- Strong sketching ability and presentation skills
- Knowledge of plush toy development processes including design, sample review/revisions, fabric selection, print & embroidery art development, and simple play pattern development for electronic plush.
- Knowledge of plush toy manufacturing processes including sewing procedures & terminology, plush safety parameters, and material/yardage usage. Some plastics and/or mechanical plush experience is a plus.
- Proficient in Adobe suite (especially Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop), with basic knowledge in Microsoft Suite
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to travel domestically as well as internationally.
Just Play is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applicants without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
