Product Development Associate - Toys, Games & Promotions, EMEA

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery... the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are...

When we say, "the stuff dreams are made of," we're not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD's vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what's next...

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Your New Role...

Are you ready to bring the world's most iconic stories to life... one product at a time?

This role sits at the heart of turning Warner Bros. Discovery's iconic brands into must-have toys, games, and promotional products. You'll play a key role in shaping physical products that capture the creativity and storytelling our brands are known for, from concept to shelf.

You'll be partnering with a diverse portfolio of licensees, including LEGO, to deliver exciting products across multiple categories and territories. You'll own the day-to-day development process, managing creative licensing approvals across product, packaging and marketing, while ensuring everything meets WBD's brand standards and EMEA's legal, safety and regulatory requirements.

If you love the intersection of creativity and commercial impact, and want to see your work come to life on shelves across the region... we'd love to hear from you!

Your Role Accountabilities...

• Work closely with licensees and other Product Development Associates to produce fresh, compelling designs that meet business needs.
• Understand vision and trends related to toys, games and promotional products across all segments.
• Design balanced graphic elements (using colour, icon size and spatial relationships) appropriate for all age segments.
• Translate WBD's storytelling into effective design and product applications.
• Apply strong toy and packaging knowledge.
• Conduct trend research across illustration, graphics, product and cultural influences.
• Understand elements of product design, development and manufacturing.
• Collaborate with regional franchise teams, agents, global partners, commercial and legal teams.
• Maintain awareness of category strategies and work toward shared creative and commercial objectives.

Qualifications & Experiences...

• Solid experience in 3D product design and/or toy manufacturing
• Strong ability to clearly communicate and present creative vision and ideas.
• Technical knowledge of manufacturing processes and product construction.
• Awareness of competitive businesses and market trends.
• Strong skills across the Adobe Creative Suite.
• Additional computer skills including InDesign, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience using AI tools for ideation, efficiency or workflow support.
• Licensing business model experience.

Hybrid Working - This role is advertised as a Hybrid work model, that combines remote and in-office work, following our current company policy and to be agreed with your Line Manager. Subject to any applicable laws, WBD / your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.

How We Get Things Done...

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

If you're a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.

Client-provided location(s): London, United Kingdom

Job ID: Discovery-WAMEGLOBALR000104329EXTERNALENGLOBAL

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-04-01T19:51:12