Product Design and Development Manager - Softlines (12-month FTC)

工作 ID 10101255 地點倫敦, 英国 有意工作的公司 Disney Experiences 日期已公佈 Oct. 02, 2024

申請

工作概要:

About The Role & Team

This role will collaborate with the Senior Product Design and Development Manager/Product Design and Development Director, Softlines to lead the product design and development of all products within relevant category for the region/market.

This role is a Fixed-Term Contract to cover Parental Leave for 12 months, and will require you to be onsite 4 days a week.

What You Will You Do

Working in collaboration with the senior PD manager and our Partner licensing team to ideate drive and form company wide product campaign creative and development.
Following through from ideation to final product approval, liaising with; multiple stake holders, internal and external including marketing, commercial, legal, and brand management with support from senior PD manager.
Identify new product opportunities, produce first class conceptual designs and pitch to prospective/existing partners
We develop and manage the creative output from licensees ensuring product innovation, brand consistency and compelling execution within a commercial context
Establish and maintain relationships with retailers, internal collaborators/partners and global and international creative teams
Lead and develop team, ensuring consistent and appropriate creative direction and feedback is given on all product submissions
Lead and implement as required, the approval process from initiation to production in a timely manner
Ensure all licensee product submissions are routed through Disney’s Online Product Approval system (OPA) as per global product integrity guidelines
Ensure licensees are provided appropriate creative assets for product development, developing new assets as required against the specific needs of the category and inputting into style guide needs
Lead all design projects (e.g. product toolkits, product pitches, inspiration boards) within category, utilising internal and external resources as the need arises
We identify market product design trends, using them to drive creative strategy, identify new areas of business and establish design requirements
Develop and maintain an expert knowledge of Disney’s characters, films, properties, heritage and creative assets to assist in their usage on consumer products
As required, attend ‘inspiration’ trips to broaden understanding of the EMEA marketplace, seeking out ideas and new creative solutions to better understand the industry and drive innovation and creativity
Provide design and trend direction, ideation sessions, inspiration & feedback to licensees on both 2D application and 3D product submissions to drive product quality
Identify new product opportunities, produce first class conceptual designs and pitch to prospective/existing teams within Disney's Partnerships
Establish and maintain relationships with our Partnerships, internal stakeholders/partners and global and international creative teams
Manage and develop teams, ensuring consistent and appropriate creative direction and feedback is given on all product submissions

Required Qualifications & Skills

Ability to communicate a clear design brief that meet all criteria
Ability to communicate design ideas using CAD drawing, computer techniques and/or third party design resources
Excellent design and conceptual skills as demonstrated in portfolio
Understanding of fabric, colour and product design
Shown experience of crafting prototypes or models
Advanced knowledge of Mac OSX, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Microsoft Office
Excellent organisational skills and ability to handle and build effective relationships with team members at all levels
Exhibits ingenuity, creativity and resourcefulness
Cultural sensitivity and an understanding of local markets across EMEA

Preferred Qualifications

Degree educated in related field (product design, etc.) and/or equivalent experience in lifestyle product company
Proven commercial design experience related to relevant category, essential, with the ability to brief and manage external/internal designers and/or agencies
Previous experience managing and developing the performance of a product development team, essential
Experience within a similar role within a consumer products commercialisation environment
Proven experience of building effective relationships, leading and managing change and collaboration across departments

The Perks

25 days annual leave
Private medical insurance & dental care
Free Park Entry: the opportunity to enter any of our parks with your family and friends for free
Disney Discounts: entitled to discounts on designated Disney products, resort F&B and ticketing
Excellent parental and guardian leave
Employee Resource Groups – WOMEN @ Disney, Disney DIVERSITY, Disney PRIDE, our new disability & neurodiversity focused group - ENABLED, and our Mental Health & Wellbeing Group, TRUST.

The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. Disney is committed to forming a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

申請

關於Disney Experiences:

Disney Experiences 透過世界各地的主題公園、度假村、郵輪、獨特的度假體驗、產品等，將迪士尼故事和特許經營權的魔力帶入生活。迪士尼在旅遊業中大放異彩，在美國、歐洲和亞洲擁有六大度假勝地；一流的郵輪航線；廣受歡迎的度假擁有權計劃；以及屢獲殊榮的家庭探險導遊業務。此外，迪士尼的全球消費品業務還包括全球領先的授權業務、全球最大的兒童出版品牌、全球最大的跨平台遊戲授權商之一，以及遍佈全球和網絡的迪士尼商店。

關於 The Walt Disney Company:

Walt Disney Company 連同其子公司和聯營公司，是領先的多元化國際家庭娛樂和媒體企業，其業務主要涉及三個範疇：Disney Entertainment、ESPN 及 Disney Experiences。Disney 在 1920 年代的起步之初，只是一間卡通工作室，至今已成為娛樂界的翹楚，並昂然堅守傳承，繼續為家庭中每位成員創造世界一流的故事與體驗。Disney 的故事、人物與體驗傳遍世界每個角落，深入人心。我們在 40 多個國家/地區營運業務，僱員及演藝人員攜手協力，創造全球和當地人們都珍愛的娛樂體驗。

這個職位隸屬於 The Walt Disney Company Limited，其所屬的業務部門是 Disney Experiences。

The Walt Disney Company Limited 是提供平等機會的僱主。考慮是否聘用求職者時，將不論其年齡、種族、膚色、宗教或信仰、性別、國籍、族裔或民族血統、性取向、變性、婚姻或同性伴侶狀況、殘疾或懷孕或生育狀況。Disney 培養商業文化，所有人的想法和決策都有助我們發展、創新、創造最好的故事，並與瞬息萬變的世界息息相關。

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