Senior Product Designer - Preschool Entertainment

Job Description
The Opportunity:
Mattel, Inc. is seeking a passionate and experienced Senior Designer to join our Mattel Preschool Entertainment Product Design Team. The group is focused on creating new productopportunities from a beloved game franchise translated into pre-school products. Through understanding the preschool consumer, trends and technology are then made into successful product. This involves creating and communicating toy concepts in 2D and/or 3D models to design and marketing management.
In this role, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to create toys that ignite imagination, and capture the essence of the brand while adhering to Mattel's high standards of quality and innovation.
The ideal candidate would have a strongPassion for Preschool toys, pop culture, video games, and anime. Would be creative and imaginative, and have the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, creative environment while managing multiple projects.
What Your Impact Will Be:
Design a diverse range of preschool entertainment toys, including plush toys, figures, playsets, and more, from concept ideation to final product development.
Collaborate with brand managers, content creators, and licensing partners to understand the Entertainment brand identity, characters, and storytelling elements, and translate them into compelling toy concepts and designs.
Conduct comprehensive market research and trend analysis to identify opportunities for innovative toy concepts and product extensions that resonate with fans and meet the needs of preschool-aged children.
Generate creative ideas, sketches, renderings, and 3D models to visualize toy concepts and effectively communicate design concepts to cross-functional teams
Incorporate play-based learning principles, developmental milestones, and age-appropriate features into toy designs to promote cognitive, social, and emotional development in preschoolers.
Work closely with engineers, sculptors, and manufacturers to refine designs, ensure feasibility, safety, and adherence to quality standards, and oversee the prototyping and production process.
Mentor junior designers, fostering a culture of creativity, collaboration, and continuous learning within the design team.
Iterate on toy designs based on internal feedback, user testing, and market insights to optimize play value, functionality, and appeal while staying true to the brand essence.
Stay up-to-date on technologies, materials, and manufacturing processes to innovate and improve toy designs while maintaining cost-effectiveness
Present concepts, design and models to design and marketing management, incorporating feedback and revisions to achieve project goals and objectives.