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About the Role

The Director of Design is responsible for overseeing all aspects of design and development for Spin Master's Games business, managing a team of creative designers and supporting tabletop games, trading cards, puzzles, and more.

Responsibilities

• Leading the team of multi-disciplined designers in the creation and execution of Spin Master games business.
• Being a key contributor in the creation of a 3-year new product strategy and reviewing/refining as needed.
• Using key consumer insights for the development of new products.
• Working with the SM inventor relations team to evaluate toy submissions for inclusion in the GBU’s various product lines.
• Partnering with the Brand Director to sell product concepts internally at executive internal line reviews and external customer previews.
• Communicating the vision for each product assigned in visual, verbal, and prototype forms.
• Monitoring all new product developments to ensure key Product Development launch dates are achieved and that the team is delivering on all aspects of the development process.
• Partnering with internal departments (Engineering, Quality Assurance, Marketing, Graphic Design, Sales, Planning, Copy Writing) to ensure seamless development of each toy project.
• Partnering and collaborating with both internal and external design consultants.
• Managing the development costs with all design team members to bring each product in within agreed project budgets.
• Managing the licensor product approval process.
• Understanding the essence of properties/brands to develop unique and dedicated consumer goods.

Requirements

• Brand Design experience.
• This position requires being in the office four days per week.

Skills

• Advanced knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, ESKO and Acrobat.
• Heightened creative and technical abilities including conceptual drawing.
• Manual illustration a plus.

Location

• NYC

Work Type

• Hybrid

Salary/Compensations

• $160,000 to $180,000 per annum

Benefits

• Growth and Career Opportunities
• Flexible Work Hours
• Innovation, Collaboration and Fun
• Comprehensive Benefits
• Other fun Perks!

About the Company

• Spin Master is a leading global children's toy, entertainment and digital gaming company.
• Our unwavering commitment to open mindedness, integrity and innovation is a great part of what has made us an industry leader.
• Our mission is to Make Life More Fun with a vision to push the boundaries of innovation, creativity, and fun.
• Spin Master is a fast-paced, hands-on organization that provides many great opportunities for impactful decision-making.
• We have a proven record of opportunities for future advancement and internal transfers for our passionate and results driven team.
• Everyone is welcome in our sandbox and we are committed to an accessible and inclusive hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants.
• Spin Master strives to create an accessible and inclusive application and selection process and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to job applicants who may require provisions to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes.
• Our Mission and our Vision is to make life more fun by pushing the boundaries of innovation, creativity, and fun!
• Our values are embodied in everyone from top leadership through to new and veteran team members alike, who –like you– were attracted to Spin Master due to our shared mind set, moral code, and way of being.
• We enjoy a casual culture here, having fun while we are creating fun!

Equal Opportunity

• Everyone is welcome in our sandbox and we are committed to an accessible and inclusive hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants.
• Spin Master strives to create an accessible and inclusive application and selection process and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to job applicants who may require provisions to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes.
• Should you require an accommodation, please contact our Talent Acquisition team, by email at TAinquiries@spinmaster.com or by phone at 416 364-6002 and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.