Associate Product Development Manager - Pin Trading
Company: Disney Parks,Parks, Experiences and Products
Location: Downers Grove
Posted on: June 17, 2022
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Job Description:
Disney Official Pin Trading has become an iconic part of our
Guest experience; with our Cast in our Parks, online, and in retail
stores all around the world. With an official twenty-year history
of collecting and trading, Disney Pins have become a classic
tradition for both the avid collector and the new generation of
fashion forward influencers. The Associate Product Design Manager
is a necessary contributing member of the Disney Pin Trading Center
of Excellence team, and reports to the Product Design Manager. We
are looking for someone who is passionate and knowledgeable about
our brands - armed with the creative and technical skills to work
towards designs that inspire, surprise and engage
audiences.Responsibilities : Partner with the brand merchant to
create unique, one-of-a-kind collectible merchandise, from concept
stage through to final production.Work with diverse teams
partnering with internal partners (Creative Design, Brand
Merchandising, Sourcing, Global Product Design teams, BERGs, CBM,
Legal, Business Affairs, Product Integrity, D&I teams and
Cultural Consultants,) and external partners (Studios, WDI,
Licensees, and more) to design and approve all product.Work with
internal partners to ensure the execution of our product meets and
exceeds our brand standards.Design for a diverse audience, from
first time visitors to generational-collectors, spanning multiple
demographics, with both domestic and global trends and cultures in
mind.Rapidly create potential solutions and convey initial creative
ideas and concepts; use sketches, mockups, and POV boards while
always looking for new trends, monitoring competitors, product
innovation, market dynamics and pushing the development of our
product.Actively participate in feedback loops from design partners
to partner reviews to 1:1s.Prep mechanical files for factory
production including all necessary specifications for proper
execution.Take ownership in presentation development for multiple
internal creative reviews, manage and keep archival art files up to
date and accurate through development process.Communicate with
external vendors to set and sustain high design standards for our
brands and partners in the management of creative projects from
initial concept to final execution.Advise external vendors to
establish consistency across multiple brands and multiple projects
and touchpoints - while ensuring high-quality output is delivered
to brief.Give feedback to external vendors when they present design
concepts and timelines to in-house creative team, while ensuring
creative development and delivery are in consideration of brand
needs, taking design lead of development providing art direction,
character overlays, color accuracy notes to vendors.Basic
Qualifications : 3+ years of related experienceExperience
developing creative and design assets backed by a strong portfolio;
demonstrable art direction, concept development and campaign
implementation.Advanced knowledge in graphic design tools Adobe
Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator experience.Strong layout,
composition, design skills.Intermediate illustration and character
design skillsKnowledge of all of The Walt Disney Company
brands.Pursue excellence with integrity as part of a
team.Enthusiastic, highly-creative, proactive, being trusted to
take ownership within a defined area.#LI-JS7Preferred
Qualifications: Adobe Creative Suite, Keynote and/or PowerPoint,
Microsoft Office Suite.Preferred Education : Bachelor's
DegreeAdditional Information : Benefits and Perks: Disney offers a
rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes
health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special
extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits
and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.#CPGPJOBS
#DPEPFLA
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