Moose Toys · 15 hours ago
Vice President, Design – Games
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$250K/yr - $265K/yr
12+ years expMoose Toys exists to make kids superhappy, and they are seeking a Vice President of Design for their Games division. This role is responsible for leading the Games Product Design process and ensuring the design vision is executed on brief and on time, while managing the design teams and collaborating with various stakeholders.
Business DevelopmentGamingManufacturingToys
Responsibilities
Direct all design aspects of your allocated Games to ensure the vision and strategy is brought to life. Working closely with the other members of the game team ensure the Games’ vision is brought to life and timelines and schedules are met
Being a key contributor in the development of future product vision for Games
In collaboration with Global Marketing, develop line plans for approval
Partnering with the General Manager to sell product concepts to key stakeholders at Review Meetings and Internal Presentations
Responsible to drive the development process and priorities for projects / brands to ensure efficiency and adherence to timelines; and
Steering key meetings and ensuring agreed outcomes are met, and
Communicating vision/product changes as required
Ultimately responsible for all Product Design aspects of allocated portfolio
Offer creative guidance and technical/engineering direction to other Product Designers to ensure the quality of work is of a high standard and that deadlines are achieved
Work with external contractors or inventors to review and develop concepts, ensuring that they are feasible for manufacture
Work with relevant internal parties to ensure all projects are presented to an acceptably high standard for various Toy Fairs and presentations
Demonstrate the ability to balance and prioritise tasks for all projects within relevant brands
Strong financial acumen to manage competing budgets and deadlines
Work with Global Marketing to drive seasonal TLPs with team to validate new season lines and meet Moose margin requirements
Manage and deliver KPIs for Product Designers reporting to you; and
Identify knowledge gaps, develop and roll out training programs to Product Designers managed as well as wider Product Design team
Align on engineering vs. design comments during debug, or during onsite approval at vendor site (from piece one, or for running changes)
Help transfer more low-complex projects to the MFE team, guiding design inputs / decisions early in the development stages, avoiding late changes and driving for greater efficiency
Introduce new materials, technologies and manufacturing processes that are aligned with new trends and design concepts. This could be applicable to product and packaging design
Diversify model shop assignments based on their core product competencies, capabilities, and capacities from design to production
Regularly review resourcing requirements for the department and recruits, interviews, selects and trains new staff
Oversee the day-to-day workloads and performance of direct reports towards the achievement of agreed objectives, through the provision of clear direction, coaching and support
Work with direct reports to set individual KPIs, and conduct regular reviews in-line with the Moose Performance Management Program
Manage the training and professional development of team members, with an emphasis on providing timely and constructive feedback on a regular basis; and
Champion the Moose culture to ensure direct reports deliver on The Wow
Qualification
Required
A minimum of 12-15 years' experience in a senior position leading Product Design & Development teams to develop, manufacture and market Games
Must hold relevant tertiary qualifications in a related field
Experience working with inbound licensing partners is essential
Preferred
Prior tabletop game industry experience is highly preferred
Company
Moose Toys
Moose Toys is a manufacturing industry that creates arts, crafts, games and plush toys brands.
501-1000 employees
Funding
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