We’re looking for an experienced Senior Designer with a passion for licensed consumer products, fandom culture, entertainment, gaming, sports, and pop culture. This role will lead the creative development of licensed product concepts from idea through execution, bringing beloved brands and franchises to life through compelling storytelling, graphics, color, and product design.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop innovative licensed product concepts from initial idea through final execution.
- Create compelling mood boards, concept presentations, storyboards, renderings, and visual storytelling tools.
- Design graphics, color palettes, material stories, packaging concepts, and collectible accessories.
- Translate consumer insights, fandom trends, and cultural influences into commercially successful products.
- Collaborate with Licensing, Product Management, Development, Marketing, Merchandising, and cross-functional teams.
- Present creative concepts and strategies to internal leadership and external licensing partners.
- Interpret and work within partner brand guidelines while pushing creative innovation.
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
- Stay ahead of entertainment, gaming, sports, and lifestyle trends that influence licensed products.
Qualifications:
- 5–8+ years of product design experience.
- Experience designing licensed consumer products within entertainment, sports, gaming, character brands, footwear, apparel, accessories, toys, collectibles, or related industries.
- Strong portfolio showcasing graphic storytelling, brand interpretation, and licensed product design.
- Exceptional graphic design, illustration, typography, presentation, and visual storytelling skills.
- Experience working with licensed intellectual property and partner brand guidelines.
- Strong understanding of color, materials, graphics, finishes, and product storytelling.
- Proven ability to present concepts to both internal teams and external partners.
- Comfortable managing multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment.
