Senior Product Designer

2 Months ago • 4 Years + • Product Design

Job Summary

Job Description

Mattel's Global Product Design team seeks a Senior Product Designer to contribute to the creation of iconic toys across brands like Barbie and Hot Wheels. Responsibilities include designing toys from concept to production, collaborating with cross-functional teams (brand managers, engineers, manufacturers), conducting market research, iterating on designs based on feedback, and mentoring junior designers. The ideal candidate possesses 4+ years of toy design experience, proficiency in design software (Photoshop, Illustrator), strong communication skills, and a portfolio showcasing design excellence. The role involves managing multiple projects, understanding consumer trends, and ensuring adherence to quality and safety standards.
Must have:
  • 4+ years toy design experience
  • Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite
  • Strong communication & organization skills
  • Design excellence and problem-solving skills
  • Knowledge of materials & manufacturing processes
Good to have:
  • Understanding of toy industry trends and play patterns

Job Details

Company Description

CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER. It’s our heritage and it’s also our future. Because we don’t just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire fans, entertain audiences and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard—when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.

The Team:
We are looking for a motivated, challenge seeking, innovative thinker to be a part of the Global Product Design Team across some of the most iconic brands in the industry: Barbie, Hot Wheels, UNO, and more!  We work with an equally passionate cross functional team that spans the globe, making our design-led toy company one of the best in the industry.

Job Description

The Opportunity:
The Global Product Design team is a group of passionate and inspired creatives with the goal of creating the best toys on earth! Mattel product designers focus on creating new product opportunities throughout categories like Dolls, Vehicles, Action Figures, Games, and more. In this role, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to create toys that ignite the imagination and capture the essence of our beloved brands while adhering to Mattel's high standards of quality and innovation.

The ideal candidate exemplifies creativity, imagination, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, creative environment.  Successful applicants manage multiple projects while showcasing an understanding of the consumer, trends and innovation that are then translated into high-quality products.

What Your Impact Will Be:

  • Design a diverse range of toys from concept ideation through to final product development.
  • Collaborate with brand managers, content creators, and licensing partners to understand brand identity, characters, and storytelling elements for compelling toy concepts and designs.
  • Conduct market research and trend analysis to identify opportunities for innovative toy concepts and product extensions that resonate with fans and consumers.
  • Iterate on toy designs based on internal feedback, user testing, and market insights to optimize play value, functionality, and appeal while staying true to brand essence.
  • Generate creative ideas, sketches, renderings, and 3D models to visualize toy concepts and effectively communicate design vision to cross-functional teams.
  • Work closely with engineers, sculptors, and manufacturers to refine designs, ensure feasibility, safety, and adherence to quality standards, and oversee the prototyping and production process.
  • Stay up to date on technologies, materials, and manufacturing processes to innovate and improve toy designs while maintaining cost-effectiveness.
  • Mentor junior designers to foster a culture of creativity, collaboration, and continuous learning within the design team.

Qualifications

What We're Looking For:

  • 4+ years of toy design experience
  • Knowledge of material and manufacturing process
  • Proficient in Photoshop, Adobe Creative Suite Illustrator and 2D computer programs
  • Strong communication and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and multi-task to meet deadlines
  • Ability to effectively work autonomously and in a team environment
  • Portfolio demonstrating strong design excellence, details, aesthetic and problem solving.
  • Interest and knowledge of current trends. Understanding of features and play patterns in the toy industry is a plus.

Additional Information

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Mattel we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

How We Work:

We are a purpose driven company aiming to empower generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors:

  • We collaborate: Being a part of Mattel means being part of one team with shared values and common goals. Every person counts and working closely together always brings better results. Partnership is our process and our collective capabilities is our superpower.
  • We innovate: At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter where you work in the organization, you can always make a difference and have real impact. We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.
  • We execute: We are a performance-driven company. We strive for excellence and are focused on pursuing best-in-class outcomes. We believe in accountability and ownership and know that our people are at their best when they are empowered to create and deliver results.

Our Approach to Flexible Work:

We embrace a flexible work model designed to empower a culture of growth, optimism, and wellbeing, where every employee can reach their full potential. Combining purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility, our focus is to optimize performance and drive connection for moments that matter.

Who We Are:

Mattel is a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world. We engage consumers and fans through our franchise brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO, Masters of the Universe, Matchbox, Monster High, MEGA and Polly Pocket, as well as other popular properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include toys, content, consumer products, digital and live experiences. Our products are sold in more than 195 countries in collaboration with the world’s leading retail and ecommerce companies.

Mattel is recognized as a Great Place to Work™ and as one of Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2022.

Visit us at https://jobs.mattel.com/ and www.instagram.com/MattelCareers.

Mattel is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We welcome all job seekers including minorities, females, veterans, military spouses, individuals with disabilities, and those of all sexual orientations and gender identities.

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About The Company

We empower generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.


We treat play as if the future depends on it — because it does. Play is our language, and we speak to our consumers authentically by representing the world as they see and imagine it.


Mattel is a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world. We engage consumers through our portfolio of iconic brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO, Masters of the Universe, Monster High and MEGA, as well as other popular intellectual properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies.

Our offerings include toys, content, consumer products, digital and live experiences. Our products are sold in collaboration with the world’s leading retail and ecommerce companies.


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