Company Description
Mattel is always looking for great talent for our Product Design team across various brands such as Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, and more! If you are interested in learning more about our company, employees, and culture join Mattel's Talent Community here.
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Job Description
The Opportunity:
Product Designers at Mattel are focused on creating new product opportunities for the brand; by understanding the consumer, trends and technology that are then translated into successful product. This involves creating and communicating toy concepts in 2D and/or 3D models to design and marketing management. Ideal candidates will possess proven product design experience showing ability to work on challenging and fun products as well as ideating new concepts.
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What Your Impact Will Be:
- Actively generate new opportunities to enhance the brand.
- Execute on both Product Designs and Graphic Designs.
- Design and develops playsets and / or advertised lines or segments.
- Builds consensus between members throughout the design process.
- Partner with Development Design, Engineering, Packaging and Cost Engineering to insure product integrity and marketing objectives.
- Daily communication with Asia partners.
- Successfully present and communicate their concepts to the design and marketing management and creative departments.
- Manage the early phases of design and development with other disciplines within the company.
What We're Looking For:
- 1-5 years professional Toy Design experience.
- Ability to prove ideas through sketches, illustrations, breadboard or 3d model.
- Must be proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator and 2D computer programs.
- Strong written and verbal communications skills.
- Adobe Creative Suite proficiency.
- Knowledge of 3D CAD (Alias, Rhino 3D is a plus).
- Knowledge of material and manufacturing process.
- Ability to work autonomously and in a team environment.
- Ability to project manage.
- Ideal candidate will exhibit interest and knowledge of the current trends.
- Understanding of features and play patterns in the toy industry is a plus.
- Portfolio demonstrating strong design excellence and superior problem solving.
Additional Information
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