Product Development Designer

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with vendors, and internal team to troubleshoot product outlook, material, construction, and quality challenges
• Ensure product integrity by monitoring samples against brand standards for aesthetic outlook, materials and finishes
• Ensure designs adhere to licensor requirements, brand guidelines and manufacturing requirements
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define product vision and requirements, as well as to oversee the entire product development lifecycle
• Capture high-quality product photos that showcase items in the best context for licensing approval
• Design thoughtful lighting setups and select optimal shooting angles to minimize post-production editing
• Expertly retouch and enhance images using Adobe Photoshop to accurately visualize and simulate the final manufactured product
• Ensure digital assets align with cost-saving initiatives and material specifications
• Maintain an organized photography studio and properly care for all equipment
• Stay current on emerging technologies and industry best practices to continuously elevate photo quality standards

Required Qualifications:

• Passionate about design and innovation
• Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Digital Media or related field
• Preferably 2 years of experience in product design role, preferably within the consumer goods industry
• Minimum 2 years of professional photography experience, preferably in a studio environment
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
• Knowledge of major global licensing characters and properties
• Good hand-sketching and visualization skills with hands-on experience in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop
• Understanding of plastic materials, manufacturing processes, and design for manufacturability
• Excellent English verbal and written communication abilities
• Open-minded approach to exploring new design ideas and techniques.

Please apply with full resume and expected salary to People and Culture Department via email [Confidential Information].