Job Overview:
Come work at Fun World, a leader in the Halloween and seasonal consumer products industry located in Carle Place, NY. We are looking to hire a Junior Product Designer to help us keep growing. If you're hard-working and dedicated, Fun World is an ideal place to get ahead.
The Junior Product Designer is part of the design and development team for Men's/Boy's/Pet Costumes, Seasonal Décor, and will work directly to the Senior Designers. Duties for this position include improving existing product designs, analyzing market trends, and creating new innovative products.
Job Responsibilities include:
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Create design concepts, drawings, and artwork for category line offerings.
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Present product ideas to category managers for brainstorming.
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Employ design concepts into functional prototypes.
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Perform research on product technologies and structures to implement into design concepts.
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Coordinate with overseas offices to ensure accurate communication and efficiency in the design phase.
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Suggest improvements to design and performance to product engineers.
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Modify and revise existing and/or new designs to meet customer expectations.
Qualifications:
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Toy, fashion, seasonal or accessories experience and knowledge a plus. 2 years in related field.
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Must be proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign).
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Exceptional hand sketching abilities.
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Excellent eye for aesthetic design and customer appeal with artistic and innovative flair
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Creative ability to think outside the box and create industry leading products.
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Ability to effectively relay design direction to category managers and overseas manufacturers.
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Understanding of product packaging design and merchandising is a plus.
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Great verbal and written communication skills.
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Excellent attention to detail and follow up skills. Meticulous and diligent.
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Ability to meet deadlines and work in a fast-paced environment.
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Able to sit in front of a computer for long hours at a time.
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Full Time in office position on Long Island NY. This is NOT a remote position.
Job Type: Full-time; Schedule: Monday to Friday / Carle Place, NY 11514 (Required)
Education: Bachelor's Degree (preferred)
Experience: related: 2 years (Preferred but not mandatory)
Company Culture:
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Detail-oriented - quality and precision-focused
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Innovative and risk-taking
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Outcome-oriented - results-focused with strong performance culture
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Stable, traditional, strong processes
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People-oriented - supportive and fairness-focused
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Team-oriented - cooperative and collaborative
Company website: www.fun-world.net
About our Company
Founded in 1963 Easter Unlimited/Fun World is one of the leading designers, manufacturers and wholesalers in the Halloween, Easter, and seasonal consumer products industry.
Our GHOST FACE® mask and costume has become part of Hollywood history as the lead character of the SCREAM movie franchise, “an icon of Halloween” as quoted by the NY Times.
The Fun World family now consists of approximately 250 employees and a 30-person independent salesforce. We have offices, warehouses and showrooms in Carle Place, NY; Mount Union, PA; Seattle, WA; San Diego, CA; Hong Kong, and Hangzhou, China. Our factory in Pennsylvania is the only remaining factory in the USA manufacturing Easter Grass and Halloween Spider Web.