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Job Description
TOMY has an outstanding opportunity for a Product / Industrial Designer to join our award-winning Toy Design Team and help TOMY on our journey of making the world smile. This role requires an individual with at least 2 years of professional product /industrial design experience, preferably within the toy and game / children’s product industry. The role includes working on well-loved brands such as Lamaze, Club Mocchi Mocchi, boys and girls toys, a range of exciting licensed properties, as well as other fantastic new brands that are too secretive to share publicly right now!
EDUCATION: Degree in Product / Industrial / Toy Design or 2 years minimum product/ industrial / toy design experience, preferably within the toy industry, although outstanding post graduates will be considered
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Working closely with the Senior Designer and multiple teams within the organization, we are seeking an energetic, playful and passionate individual to create fun rewarding experiences for children and babies within our Toy Team. Your main responsibilities will include; (but not limited to) creating, inventing and designing world class toy and baby products against marketing strategy, developing products to commercialization, adapting new trends and technologies to toy development, and working with project managers, marketeers, engineers and our product integrity team. The role requires you to explore creativity with an inventive brain for making new play experiences of tomorrow.
With the support of the Team:
• Drive multiple products from concept through to production.
• Drive and exploit consumer insights into world class products and IP.
• Regularly generate and present new product concepts and be able to positively react to feedback from peers.
• Create (and drive the creation of) materials to communicate concepts (sketches, models, renderings, 3D files, movies, animations, etc.)
• Manage art, design and electronics assets through to production.
• Build product specifications for new products.
• Maintain an updated expert knowledge within the core toy and baby categories.
• Work closely and build relationships with internal and external team members.
• Be proactive in pushing developmental skills, to better and evolve overall skill set.
• To think and act creatively and strategically.
• Complete the development of design projects on time with proper documentation.
• Continually seek for and understand the latest trends and ‘hot topics’ for children.
• Work closely with marketing, project management and safety teams as well as outside vendors and freelancers.
• Lead and be part of regular calls and video conferences with our TOMY Hong Kong Team.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
• Excellent design communication skills (sketching, ideation, presentation), with high proficiency in Adobe CC and at least one industry standard 3D program such as Solidworks, Blender, Rhino, Fusion 360, etc.
• Knowledge of video editing software
• Ability to visualise concepts and ‘kit bash’ models in a fast, efficient manner.
• An inventive brain and positive attitude to problem solving through design
• A natural presenter with expertise in using Keynote / PowerPoint.
• Ability to create, edit, and animate product videos.
• A naturally ‘toyetic’ style of design communication.
• Ability to handle multiple projects at the same time with a well-organized and professional approach.
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in multidisciplinary toy design will be advantageous.
• A basic knowledge of mechanisms and electronic development.
• A good knowledge of materials and manufacturing process, especially for plastics and/or soft goods.
• With support of your manager, identify new opportunities and white space for new products to be merchandised.
• Ability to adapt to a variety of different types of design work and willingness to learn new skills every day.
• A true team player that enjoys, and excels, in working with a wide group of people.
• Proficient in Apple Mac hardware and software.
• A “playing to win” attitude.
• A preferred skill of understanding product content within social media, and the ability to visualize and communicate new content for the various platforms such as TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, etc.
We are looking for people who are passionate about being part of a diverse team, where different backgrounds, experience and opinions are valued and incorporated into our daily work. We want to welcome people into our company that like to collaborate, take on challenges and value a wide variety of global views about consumers, brands, processes and products.
If interested and qualified email your resume to [email protected].
Application Details
All applicants must submit a CV and portfolio of their best work by PDF or similar document. Please ensure that your portfolio includes a variety of work including elements such as; research, sketching, concept development, CAD development, rendering and final presentation boards. Due to the high expected popularity of this role, we regret to inform that we will only respond to successful candidates during the recruitment process.
