Product Development Associate - Footwear, Accessories, Luggage (Fixed-term contract)

工作 ID 10103430 地點倫敦, 英国 有意工作的公司 Disney Experiences 日期已公佈 Nov. 20, 2024

申請

工作概要:

About the Role & Team

As a Product Development Associate, you’ll support licensees and Direct-to-Retail partners by providing technical design direction, creative input, and ensuring smooth execution of the product design, development, and approval process. Join us to bring inspiring Disney products to life with quality and attention to detail.

This role is a fixed-term contract role running until the end of September 2025, and will require you to be onsite 4 days a week.

What You Will Do

Complete the approval process from initiation to production in a timely manner, ensuring all product submissions are routed through Disney’s Online Product Approval (OPA) system as per global product integrity guidelines
Strong understanding of global trend, market segmentation, country specifics, franchise diversity, and product design trends, elevating product accordingly
Diverse Product Knowledge Extensive expertise in any or all in the design and development of footwear, bags, and watches, with a strong understanding of the unique materials, construction techniques, and market trends specific to each category
Provide product design and trend direction to licensees on both 2D application and 3D product submissions to drive product quality
Participate in internal trend and design workshops throughout the year across providing product design support to the licensees and partners
Participate in comp shops, design workshops, franchise brainstorm sessions across region, collaborating and exploring untapped categories
Understanding within the licensee and partner base of what does and doesn’t work commercially in relation to style guide development, collecting hindsight and feedback to foster the style guide development process
Train and develop all new and existing licensees on the Disney brand, property portfolio, creative assets and approval systems
Responsible for ensuring licensees have the appropriate creative assets for product development
Develop and maintain successful working relationships with licensees and other internal and external partners
Build product pitches, new product design visuals, and dedicated core design mock ups under supervision of Senior Product Design and Development Manager/Product Design and Development Manager
Develop a good knowledge of Disney’s characters, films, properties, heritage and creative assets in order to assist in their usage on consumer products
Support the needs of the wider team at regional, local and global level as the need arises including involvement in design projects, as advised
As the need arises, 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

Required Qualifications & Skills

Knowledge of trends within the industry of relevant category and the broader world of design with proven understanding of common manufacturing techniques and their application in production
Communicate a clear product design brief and basic design ideas using CAD drawing, computer techniques and/or third party design resources
An ability to deliver against set deadlines and budgets as advised
Strong design and conceptual skills
Understanding of fabric, colour and product design, with an in depth knowledge of fabrics and stitching techniques, preferred
Presentation skills with the ability to optimally present design ideas to internal/external partners at all levels
Understanding of production techniques and graphic applications with a consideration for colour and shape, preferred
Computer literate including Mac OSX, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and MS Office
Cultural sensitivity and an understanding of local markets across EMEA
Proven commercial product development experience in relevant categories or product design role at a licensee, retail head office or supplier, beneficial
Proven experience crafting prototypes or models

The Perks

25 days annual leave
Private medical insurance & dental care
Free Park Entry: You will have the opportunity to enter any of our parks with your family and friends for free
Disney Discounts: you are 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, 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.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided the necessary accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive all benefits of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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。

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