Senior Plush Toy Designer - Licensed Brand (Hybrid)

Jazwares, LLC; Culver City (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range awareness

Basic medical insurance

401K retirement program

Tuition reimbursement

Short and long-term disability

Paid time off

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

Jazwares, LLC seeks a Senior Toy Designer to lead the design and development of plush lines for Pokémon. You will translate premier entertainment properties into huggable products, from initial sketches to final production, coordinating with brand management, packaging, and global manufacturing.

The role requires balancing creative vision with cost and timeline constraints, collaborating with licensing partners, and ensuring high-quality, market-ready designs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product design experience within the toy industry, including plush/soft goods.
• 1+ years collaborating with global manufacturing vendors and understanding materials.
• Strong knowledge of licensed-brand product design and brand guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Generate new toy concepts and design play experiences for licensed brands.
• Deliver end-to-end product design from research to prototypes and testing.
• Ensure designs meet target cost, QA/QC, and schedule requirements.
• Oversee the product design process and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Collaboration

Project management

Communication

Conceptual design

Brand alignment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Toy Design

Tools

ZBrush

Rhino

Fusion 360

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Jazwares, LLC seeks a Senior Toy Designer to lead the design and development of plush lines for Pokémon. You will translate premier entertainment properties into huggable products, from initial sketches to final production, coordinating with brand management, packaging, and global manufacturing.

The role requires balancing creative vision with cost and timeline constraints, collaborating with licensing partners, and ensuring high-quality, market-ready designs.