Senior Toy Designer - Collectibles Plush

As the Senior Toy Designer for Collectibles Plush, you will lead the design and development of innovative toy lines for our market-leading brands. This role requires an expert balance of creative vision and strategic alignment to translate consumer insights into compelling, collectible products. You will champion the entire design process from initial sketching and ideation to technical problem-solving and final production. Collaboration is key: you will partner cross-functionally with brand management, packaging, and global manufacturing teams to deliver user-centric play experiences while strictly adhering to cost, quality, and timeline requirements. Come join one of the world’s biggest toy-making companies and help us shape the future of play!

What You Will Do:

• Lead the end-to-end product design lifecycle—from initial ideation, consumer research, and concept generation to prototype execution and final user testing
• Create innovative systems of play centered around compatibility and usability, designing compelling concepts for both new and existing collectible toy lines
• Partner cross-functionally with brand management, engineering, packaging, and licensors to ensure designs meet brand standards, licensor requirements, and overarching strategic goals
• Deliver precise, clear, and complete product turnover specifications and control drawings, ensuring they are fully understood by global factory partners
• Review and document specification changes, submit designs for licensor approval, and provide clear feedback on illustrative turns, sculpts, paint masters, and development samples
• Present and communicate new toy concepts successfully to internal leadership and external licensor teams during brainstorming and brand meetings
• Drive high-quality design standards and work closely with management to resolve development bottlenecks, ensuring products meet target costs, schedules, and strict QA/QC requirements
• Perform other duties as assigned

Supervisor Responsibilities: No

What We Are Looking For:

• 5+ years of product design experience in the toy industry with a proven track record across soft goods (plush, textiles)
• 1+ years of experience collaborating with overseas manufacturing partners (Asia preferred), with a strong understanding of multiple manufacturing processes and materials
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) and expertise in control drawings and rendered illustration concepts
• Demonstrated ability to proactively research consumer market trends, innovations, and the competitive toy landscape to inform design direction
• Exceptional project management, visual, verbal, and written communication skills with the ability to build consensus across cross-functional departments
• A proactive problem-solver with a highly developed sense of aesthetics who can adapt to shifting priorities and manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Standard computer proficiency in Microsoft Office and G-Suite

Nice To Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Toy Design, Industrial Design, Industrial Engineering, or a related field is a plus
• Knowledge of 3D modeling, sculpting, and rendering software (such as ZBrush, Rhino, or Fusion 360)
• Prior experience in the toy, baby, costume, or pet industries

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee, but provide the primary duties and responsibilities of the role. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

What We Offer The salary range for this position is $86,4000.00 - 105,420.00 / Yr. The base salary may vary based on experience, role tenure, performance, industry, and location. Eligibility for the annual performance incentive may apply. Jazwares is a multi-state employer, so the salary range may not apply to other states.

Our benefits package includes basic medical insurance that is 100% company-paid for employees and their children, employee basic life and AD&D insurance, a 401(K) retirement program with Jazwares matching up to 4% of pretax or post-tax deferrals, short and long-term disability, and tuition reimbursement.

Our work environment provides a flexible work schedule that includes Monday through Thursday on-site, with an optional WFH on Fridays, up to 20 workdays fully remote eac…