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Associate Design Lead, Early Learning

Spin Master5 days ago
Toronto, Ontario
Senior Level
full_time

Top Benefits

Growth and Career Opportunities
Flexible Work Hours
Innovation, Collaboration and Fun

About the role

Please Note: If you are a current Spin Master employee with access to Workday, apply to this job via the Workday application.

Are you a kid at heart looking to build a career with a leading global children's toy, entertainment and digital gaming company?

At Spin Master, our unwavering commitment to open mindedness, integrity and innovation is a great part of what has made us an industry leader. How do we stay ahead of the pack? By hiring the best and brightest minds—and that’s why we want you!

Job Description What will you work on? As Project Designer, you work on several projects simultaneously, bringing them from initial concepts to final production. This role primarily supports our Early Learning team.

How will you create impact?

  • Participate in business and product strategy development, including creating innovative slots and rationale for existing brand
  • Prepare multiple sketch options for potential product ideas to ensure delivering the best results
  • Participate in business and product strategy development, including creating innovative slots and rationale for existing brand
  • Concept development for existing brands and new areas of expansion
  • Research and review new product categories, staying current on market and consumer trends
  • Responsible for assessment of design concept feasibility (e.g. cost, schedule, feasibility safety)
  • Prepare sketch drawings of potential product ideas and concepts
  • Work closely with Brand Management along with local and Asia Product Development and make presentations to the senior level of the organization
  • Prepare presentations for review of product design concepts. Prepare final drawings of new products
  • Drive design projects forward, including utilizing outside consultants and vendors as needed
  • Prepare various product description / documentation forms required by the Engineering and Production Departments for turnover of final product designs for manufacturing
  • Collaborate with Structural Engineering, Marketing, Quality Control and Product Development teams as well as overseas agents, as necessary, in the product development and approval process.
  • Interface and communicate with the overseas office on all aspects of the design and development process.

What are your skills and experience?

  • 5+ years supporting Preschool, Toddler, or Early Learning development
  • Sketching
  • CAD Evaluation Creation
  • Design Software
  • Specification Documenting
  • Product Life Cycle
  • Visual Communication
  • Presentation Skills Proficiency

What You Can Expect From Us Our mission is to Make Life More Fun with a vision to push the boundaries of innovation, creativity, and fun.

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

What’s it like to work here? Spin Master is a fast-paced, hands-on organization that provides many great opportunities for impactful decision-making; though our challenging start-up atmosphere isn’t for everyone, 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. 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.

Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @SpinMaster to stay up to date on Spin Master career opportunities. We do appreciate all interest; however only those selected for interview will be contacted.

About Spin Master

Manufacturing
1001-5000

Spin Master Corp. (TSX:TOY) is a leading global children's entertainment company, creating exceptional play experiences through its three creative centres: Toys, Entertainment and Digital Games. With distribution in over 100 countries, Spin Master is best known for award-winning brands PAW Patrol®, Hatchimals®, Bakugan®, Kinetic Sand®, Air Hogs®, Melissa & Doug®, Rubik’s® Cube and GUND®, and is the global toy licensee for other popular properties. Spin Master Entertainment creates and produces compelling multiplatform content, through its in-house studio and partnerships with outside creators, including the preschool franchise PAW Patrol, and numerous other original shows, short-form series and feature films. The Company has an established presence in digital games, anchored by the Toca Boca® and Sago Mini® brands, offering open-ended and creative game and educational play in digital environments. Through Spin Master Ventures, the Company makes minority investments globally in emerging companies and start-ups. With 29 offices spanning nearly 20 countries, Spin Master employs close to 3,000 team members globally. For more information visit spinmaster.com or follow-on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @spinmaster.