Designer, Disney Softlines

Job ID 10107040 Location London, United Kingdom Business Disney Experiences Date posted Nov. 20, 2024

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Job Summary:

About the Role & Team

We are looking for a Designer with experience in the Fashion and Home industry to join our Creative team working across our Softlines' categories.

This is a fixed term opportunity until September 2025.

The Product Design team enhances and grows the EMEA business through outstanding trend and consumer-right, commercial creative solutions, keeping our character equity and storytelling front of mind, helping to build the Disney Consumer Products' business and increase visibility overall of the wider Disney brand.

You will design, against a set brief, leading standards of trend right creative development including design and development of graphic assets and design tools for use across all of our Softlines products.

This role will require you to be onsite 4 days a week in our Hammersmith office, with one day working from home.

What You Will Do

Working with the Manager/Lead Designer, develop creative assets that will enable growth for relevant Disney franchises from conception through to artwork development and distribution including but not limited to trend research, initial concepts through to final art worked style guides, patterns/borders, graphic/identity, icons, placement designs, imagery, compelling product visuals, copywriting, new product development pitches to new partners and dedicated core category toolkits
Liaise with other consumer segment and product design teams to ensure creative alignment and support on wider projects
Ensure all assets are creatively and technically correct before approval by Leader, and other key partners
Contribute to developing trend boards and new ideas that can add innovation and freshness into future projects, with a view to building on existing strategies
Maintain full compliance with corporate guidelines, producing work, which ensures character and design consistency and integrity
Build effective relationships among the wider creative community, maximising their specialist knowledge in order to create relevant designs that push the boundaries
Attend trade shows to broaden understanding of the EMEA market place seeking out ideas and new creative solutions to understand the business better
Contribute to creative brainstorming sessions with the internal or external teams
Provide relevant creative support, e.g. downloading, backing up, archiving, creating digital presentations as required
Collaborate with product teams, designers and artists to ensure character and franchise integrity are maintained and design and art styles work are synchronised
Work closely with Manager/Lead Designer to ensure projects are planned effectively to meet deadlines on time and keep within budgets

Required Qualifications & Skills

Qualified in product/fashion/print design and /or proven commercial design experience in Fashion, Accessories or Home or product design role at a licensee, retail head office or supplier
Experience in retail or manufacturing design practice and able to understand how buyers plan ranges, the commercial applications of product development and graphic design
Experience of designing programs for licensed products, beneficial
Ability to create both core design solutions as well as new interpretive and trend-right styles
An awareness of marketplace trends in the design and retail environment with the ability to translate new concepts into marketable, saleable products
An ability to identify and apply colour theory and usage
Highly skilled in Illustrator, Photoshop and other creative suite packages
Good understanding of all elements of design: illustration, pattern, page layout, colour, product design, trends, creating new graphic design assets from scratch
Knowledge of Disney characters and Disney storytelling and how it translates to product
Ability to communicate design ideas using freehand drawing, computer techniques and/or third party design resources to both internal and external partners
Cultural sensitivity and an understanding of local markets across EMEA

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.

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About Disney Experiences:

Disney Experiences brings the magic of Disney stories and franchises to life through theme parks, resorts, cruise ships, unique vacation experiences, products and more around the world. Disney shines in the travel industry with six resort destinations in the United States, Europe and Asia; a top-rated cruise line; a popular vacation ownership program; and an award-winning guided family adventure business. Plus, Disney's global consumer products operations include the world's leading licensing business; the world's largest children's publishing brands; one of the world's largest licensors of games across all platforms; and Disney store locations around the world and on the web.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with The Walt Disney Company Limited, which is part of a business we call Disney Experiences.

The Walt Disney Company Limited is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion or belief, sex, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, disability or pregnancy or maternity. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.

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