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About the Role
Join Disney’s Product Design and Development team to help bring Disney stories, characters and franchises to life through innovative, high-quality consumer products. This role supports the development of creative product concepts, trend-led design thinking, and the product approval process across EMEA, working closely with licensees, Commercial teams, and internal partners. You will contribute to product ideation, market and trend research, creative asset guidance, and design feedback, ensuring products are commercially relevant, brand-aligned, and reflect Disney’s high standards for creativity, quality, and integrity. This is a great opportunity for someone with a passion for product, design, and pop culture who enjoys working collaboratively in a fast-paced, creative environment. A portfolio link or attachment is required upon application.
Responsibilities
- Research competitor activity, consumer behaviour, market examples, and emerging product, graphic, and pop culture trends to identify opportunities.
- Support Product Design and Development ideation by creating mood boards, product mock-ups, and basic 2D/3D pitch materials.
- Provide design and trend input on licensee artwork and product submissions.
- Support new and existing licensees in using Disney’s brand guidelines, property portfolio, creative assets, and approval systems.
- Manage product submissions through the Online Product Approval process.
- Review basic product development outputs, flag quality, integrity, or workflow issues, and apply feedback.
- Build positive working relationships with licensees, Commercial teams, and other internal partners.
- Contribute to regional, local, and global projects by supporting design tasks, visual preparation, and market research.
Requirements
- Previous experience in product design, product development, creative development, or a related field.
- Strong awareness of product, graphic, and consumer trends, with the ability to translate insights into commercially relevant product concepts for EMEA markets.
- Good understanding of category-specific materials, fabrics, colour, form, manufacturing techniques, and graphic applications, with a strong eye for detail and product quality.
- Ability to create and communicate clear design briefs, product concepts, and basic 2D/3D ideas using CAD, digital tools, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, MS Office, or third-party design resources.
- Confident presenting design ideas and feedback to internal stakeholders and licensees.
- Able to interpret and apply brand guidelines, creative assets, and style guides.
- Organised and detail-focused, with the ability to manage multiple product submissions and identify risks.
- Able to prioritise and deliver product design and development tasks within defined timelines and budgets.
- Fluent written and spoken English for business.
- Additional European languages are beneficial.
Skills
- Product Design
- Product Development
- Creative Development
- Trend Research
- CAD
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- MS Office
Location
- London, United Kingdom
Work Type
- Fixed-term Contract
- Onsite (four days per week)
Experience Level
- Associate
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave
- Private medical insurance & dental care
- Free Park Entry
- Disney Discounts
- Excellent parental and guardian leave
- Employee Resource Groups
About the Company
- The Walt Disney Company is a global leader in entertainment and media, bringing stories, characters, and franchises to life through innovative consumer products.
Equal Opportunity
- The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong.
- Disney is committed to forming a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
- We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
- Please contact us to request accommodation.