Spin Master
Manufacturing
LeadProductDesigner
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“Lead Product Designer at Spin Master. Skills: Product design, Play patterns, Consumer trends. Design and develop products. Lead category aesthetics”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver excellence in design; Deliver value; Provide successful longevity of brands
Industry & Context.
Handle objections; Confront difficulties; De-risk new mechanisms; Test new mechanisms; De-risk key features; Test key features; De-risk manufacturing feasibility; Test manufacturing feasibility
Travel internationally
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8+ years Toy Design experience, 8+ years consumer product development experience, Undergraduate degree in Industrial Design, BFA or 4+ years related experience or training, Able to handle objections effectively, Able to plan ahead, Recognizes when issues change, Understands strategy for Spin Master, Understands strategy for Creative Centers, Develops effective play patterns, Able to adjust presentation to audience, Able to effectively test a prototype, Anticipates lifecycle challenges, Understands manufacturing capabilities
Nice to Have
Keyshot proficiency, Adobe Creative Cloud proficiency, PowerPoint proficiency
What You'll Do.
Design and develop products
Lead category aesthetics
Explore creative methods
Deliver excellence in design
Support team by leading process
Collaborate with cross-functional teams
Produce new product lines
Deliver new product lines on time
Deliver new product lines on cost
Facilitate brainstorms for any brand
Research market trends
Interpret market trends
Research consumer trends
Interpret consumer trends
Ideate high complexity items
Design high complexity items
Develop high complexity items
Lead product review meetings
Create plans for technical deliverables
Drive projects to take risks
Drive people to take risks
Confront difficulties despite uncertainty
Offer informal mentoring
Impart best practices
Share knowledge of design expertise
Influence senior leadership
Influence functional partners
Gain necessary resources
Gain necessary support
Lead strategic initiatives
Identify key market trends
Identify play patterns
Lead proof-of-concept builds
De-risk new mechanisms
De-risk manufacturing feasibility
Test manufacturing feasibility
Provide detailed design input
Ensure alignment on project details
Implement design for manufacturing
Implement design for assembly
Contribute for pitches
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Manufacturing Engineering teams
Communication Scope
Adjust presentation to audience
Process & Methodology
Plan ahead, Identify strategies
Full Job Description
Please Note: If you are a current Spin Master employee with access to Workday, apply to this job via the Workday application. Are you a kid at heart looking to build a career with a leading global children's toy, entertainment and digital gaming company? At Spin Master, our unwavering commitment to open mindedness, integrity and innovation is a great part of what has made us an industry leader. How do we stay ahead of the pack? By hiring the best and brightest minds—and that’s why we want you! ## ## Job Description: **What will you work on?** As a Design Lead you will successfully design and develop products for large-scale projects and/or complex items for a segment or brand. You are highly skilled at leading category aesthetics and play patterns and operate as a role model to others. You consistently drive innovation and explore new creative methods to deliver excellence in design and value. Design Leads excel at specific design skills and support their team by leading that portion of the process. **How will you fit into the team?** * Collaborate with cross-functional teams to produce and deliver new product lines, segments, and innovative items on time and on cost. * Facilitates brainstorms for any brand within respective category. * Expertly research and interpret current market and consumer trends. * Ability to ideate, design and develop high complexity items or product segments for strategic initiatives with limited oversight. * Lead product review meetings and create plans for technical deliverables. * Act as an action-oriented leader driving projects and people to take calculated risks & confront difficulties despite uncertainty. * Offer informal mentoring, impart best practices, and share knowledge of design expertise. * Influence senior leadership and functional partners to gain necessary resources and support. * Lead strategic initiatives around future growth and innovation, identifying key market trends, play patterns and mechanisms to provide successful
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