Designer, Consumer Products (Infant Preschool)

Company Description

CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER. It’s our heritage and it’s also our future. Because we don’t just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire fans, entertain audiences and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard—when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.

The Team:

The Mattel Global Franchise Creative team focuses on creative direction and asset development for pitches, style guides, and informs licensing development around the world for Mattel brands.

Job Description

The Opportunity: 

Mattel, Inc. is seeking a Designer to join the Global Franchise Creative and Consumer Products Design team: this is a general design role, touching on graphic design (especially for apparel graphics), asset development, key art and character art.

Applicants should be prepared to show and discuss their portfolio of past work in interviews.

What Your Impact Will Be: 

The Designer will, with direction from Lead Designers and Sr. Manager, develop assets and pitch materials as needed for our Infant Preschool portfolio.

Designer will create brand-right and trend-right graphics from approved artwork/themes to both target and inspire customer and increased brand experience. Designer will work closely with teammates to ensure assets are useable and applicable to the customer and the category.

Designer will also work with Hardlines and Softlines leads on product development and approvals across all categories.

Responsibilities include:

• Designing, creatively, quickly and at a high level, within strategic themes and categories
• Work with CP creative team to understand our brands, deeply
• Close awareness of current and emerging fashion and consumer trends, as well as manufacturing and technology trends to curate into asset development and assortments that align to our brand values and aesthetics
• Actively participate in team brainstorm sessions (as well as cross-functional sessions) for new asset ideas, product development and innovation.
• Working closely with cross functional teams to understand segmentation strategies and creative needs for all areas of the business

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For:

• Graphic Design experience within the apparel industry is really important!
• Minimum of 2 years professional creative experience in Fashion/Licensing/Graphic Design for Apparel or as a Creative in the Consumer Products industry
• Experience with Kids and Nostalgia IP
• Excellent in Adobe Suite
• Power Point proficient
• Excellent with time management, prioritization and organizational skills
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams on multiple projects
• Strong communication skills to articulate all design ideas
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced and changing environment
• Efficient, effective designer
• Team player ' working with a diverse group of talent
• 'Sense of urgency ' this is a fast-paced, changing consumer products environment
• Organized and efficient, self-motivated
• Professional maturity; ability to assimilate constructive criticism and execute accordingly
• Positive attitude and flexibility
• Demonstrated a growth mindset by staying curious and continuously learning, embracing challenges, and improving themselves.

The annual base salary range for this position is between $73,600 and $92,000.
**This range is indicative of projected hiring range, however annual base salary will be determined based on a candidate’s work location, skills and experience.

Additional Information

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Mattel we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

How We Work:

We are a purpose driven company aiming to empower generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors:

• We collaborate: Being a part of Mattel means being part of one team with shared values and common goals. Every person counts and working closely together always brings better results. Partnership is our process and our collective capabilities is our superpower.
• We innovate: At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter where you work in the organization, you can always make a difference and have real impact. We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.
• We execute: We are a performance-driven company. We strive for excellence and are focused on pursuing best-in-class outcomes. We believe in accountability and ownership and know that our people are at their best when they are empowered to create and deliver results.

Who We Are:

Mattel is a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world. We engage consumers and fans through our franchise brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO, Masters of the Universe, Matchbox, Monster High, MEGA and Polly Pocket, as well as other popular properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include toys, content, consumer products, digital and live experiences. Our products are sold in more than 195 countries in collaboration with the world’s leading retail and ecommerce companies.

Mattel is recognized as a Great Place to Work™ and as one of Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2022.

Visit us at https://jobs.mattel.com/ and www.instagram.com/MattelCareers.

Mattel is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We welcome all job seekers including minorities, females, veterans, military spouses, individuals with disabilities, and those of all sexual orientations and gender identities.

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