Product Design and Development Manager - Hardlines

工作 ID 10113467 地點倫敦, 英国 有意工作的公司 Disney Experiences 日期已公佈 Feb. 19, 2025

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工作概要:

About The Role & Team

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Product Design and Development Manager to join our Global Product Creation team at Disney Consumer Products. This role will lead the design, development, and approval processes for all products within the consumer electronics, technology, and hardlines categories across the EMEA region. The successful candidate will drive product innovation, ensure brand consistency, and deliver compelling commercial executions, while managing a team and fostering strong relationships with licensees, retailers, and internal stakeholders. At Disney, you will bring the magic of our beloved characters and stories to life through cutting-edge products that delight consumers and uphold our legacy of excellence.

This role is full-time, based out of the London office in Hammersmith, 4 days a week, with 1 day hybrid.

What You Will You Do

Develop and manage the creative output from licensees, ensuring product innovation, brand consistency, and compelling execution within a commercial context.
Identify new product opportunities, produce first-class conceptual designs, and pitch to prospective and existing partners.
Establish and maintain relationships with retailers, internal stakeholders, and global and international creative teams.
Manage and develop the team, ensuring consistent and appropriate creative direction and feedback on all product submissions.
Oversee the approval process from initiation to production in a timely manner.
Ensure all licensee product submissions are routed through Disney’s Online Product Approval system (OPA) as per global product integrity guidelines.
Provide licensees with appropriate creative assets for product development, developing new assets as required and contributing to style guide needs.
Foster creative relationships with internal and external partners, providing inspiration and ensuring products are brand-appropriate and adhere to Disney guidelines.
Offer creative input and trend direction to inspire licensees and retailers, helping to drive quality products.
Run ideation sessions with licensees and retailers to drive product innovation.
Lead all design projects (e.g., product toolkits, product pitches, inspiration boards) within the category, utilizing internal and external resources as required.
Ensure all new and existing licensees and retailers are trained and kept up to date on the Disney brand, property portfolio, creative assets, and approval systems.
Maintain an advanced level of market knowledge for products within your sub-category.
Determine market trends, using them to drive creative strategy, identify new areas of business, and establish design requirements.
Develop and maintain an expert knowledge of Disney’s characters, films, properties, heritage, and creative assets to assist in their usage on consumer products.
Stay informed about consumer electronic and tech trends, with a focus on new innovations within the category.

Required Qualifications & Skills

Degree-level education in a related field or equivalent work experience.
Proven commercial design experience in the relevant category, with the ability to brief and manage external and internal designers and agencies.
Experience in the field of consumer electronics and technology is desirable.
Packaging experience is desirable.
Previous experience managing and developing the performance of a creative team.
Experience within a consumer products commercialization environment.
Proven experience in building effective relationships, leading and managing change, and collaborating across departments.
Ability to communicate a clear design brief and ensure deliverables meet all criteria.
Advanced knowledge of trends within the relevant industry category and the broader world of design, with working knowledge of common manufacturing techniques and their application in production.
Ability to communicate design ideas using freehand drawing, computer techniques, and third-party design resources.
Ability to deliver against set deadlines and budgets.
Strong presentation skills with the ability to effectively present design ideas to internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
Advanced knowledge of Mac OSX, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Microsoft Office.
Fluent in English; other European languages are beneficial.
Strong influencing skills with the ability to achieve buy-in at all levels.
Resilient and adaptable in an ever-changing landscape.
Forward-thinking with the ability to take industry trends and translate them into growth opportunities for TWDC.
Cultural sensitivity and an understanding of local markets across EMEA.

The Perks

25 days annual leave
Private medical insurance & dental care
Free Park Entry: the opportunity to enter any of our parks with your family and friends for free
Disney Discounts: 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, our new disability & neurodiversity focused group - 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.

申請

關於Disney Experiences:

Disney Experiences 透過世界各地的主題公園、度假村、郵輪、獨特的度假體驗、產品等，將迪士尼故事和特許經營權的魔力帶入生活。迪士尼在旅遊業中大放異彩，在美國、歐洲和亞洲擁有六大度假勝地；一流的郵輪航線；廣受歡迎的度假擁有權計劃；以及屢獲殊榮的家庭探險導遊業務。此外，迪士尼的全球消費品業務還包括全球領先的授權業務、全球最大的兒童出版品牌、全球最大的跨平台遊戲授權商之一，以及遍佈全球和網絡的迪士尼商店。

關於 The Walt Disney Company:

Walt Disney Company 連同其子公司和聯營公司，是領先的多元化國際家庭娛樂和媒體企業，其業務主要涉及三個範疇：Disney Entertainment、ESPN 及 Disney Experiences。Disney 在 1920 年代的起步之初，只是一間卡通工作室，至今已成為娛樂界的翹楚，並昂然堅守傳承，繼續為家庭中每位成員創造世界一流的故事與體驗。Disney 的故事、人物與體驗傳遍世界每個角落，深入人心。我們在 40 多個國家/地區營運業務，僱員及演藝人員攜手協力，創造全球和當地人們都珍愛的娛樂體驗。

這個職位隸屬於 The Walt Disney Company Limited，其所屬的業務部門是 Disney Experiences。

The Walt Disney Company Limited 是提供平等機會的僱主。考慮是否聘用求職者時，將不論其年齡、種族、膚色、宗教或信仰、性別、國籍、族裔或民族血統、性取向、變性、婚姻或同性伴侶狀況、殘疾或懷孕或生育狀況。Disney 培養商業文化，所有人的想法和決策都有助我們發展、創新、創造最好的故事，並與瞬息萬變的世界息息相關。

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