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Junior Industrial/Toy Designer
Company | KidKraft |
Address | , Dallas, 75244, Tx |
Employment type | |
Salary | |
Expires | 2023-08-01 |
Posted at | 11 months ago |
This role is based in Dallas, TX and offers a 3 days in office/2 days remote hybrid set up.
KidKraft new hires must be fully vaccinated and provide proof prior to start date.
Wanna Play?
When you work at KidKraft, you're going to feel like a kid again at some point. After all, we are a toy company! We take our jobs seriously, but we aim to incorporate a little fun into our everyday. Brain breaks can consist of some you time in our free on-site gym to themed happy hours or field trips. We nosh on delicious ice cream and gourmet coffee offered in office, and we love to celebrate birthdays in a big way. Yep, we're pretty spoiled! We have good hearts too - Volunteering for organizations that focus on helping and encouraging children is a common thread that ties us back to what's important—making each kid's life a little more magical.
Position Summary:
The Junior Industrial/Toy Designer has 2+ years of experience working with a creative team. They are a highly conceptualized thinker who is flexible in thought and design practice, with an ability to adapt to changing creative priorities. They thrive on new challenges and love working in a collaborative fast-paced team environment. They play an integral part in brainstorming ideas, creating drawings for concepts, fabricating prototypes, and preparing structural deliverables for product development.
- Expertly create and modify 3D model drawings in SolidWorks software
- Research market for trending attributes including colors, materials, finishes, and textures
- Other duties as needed
- Ability to quickly conceptualize ideas, exceptional sketching and visualizing skills
- Fabricate product prototypes for concept approval
- Knowledge of human factors and ergonomics with an understanding of consumer’s needs and user behavior
- Support and manage all phases of design to ensure projects run smoothly and target dates are met
- Produce innovative designs with an eye on market trends
- Collaborate with team and provide creative input in group brainstorming sessions and design reviews
- Interact effectively with the design team, sales, engineering, and others in the development of new products
- Ability to interact with employees at all levels, including comfort with communicating with executives around designs during line reviews
- Must have prototype shop experience (3D printer, table saw, band saw, drill press, belt sander)
- Must be self-motivated, with strong problem-solving skills, a keen design sensibility, and a high attention to detail
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes, and basic engineering principles
- Ability to be flexible and quickly adapt to changing priorities under tight deadlines which may require some late nights
- Must be highly organized: Ability to deliver top quality work in a fast-paced, open team environment, while working on multiple projects in varying levels of development
- Ability to collaborate in a team environment
- Able to cleanly and precisely do product mock-ups (good hand skills w/an x-acto knife)
- SolidWorks experience is required – Assemblies and Drawings
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design and 2+ years of work experience
About KidKraft
KidKraft, Inc. is a global leader in the toy industry committed to inspiring children to develop their creativity and imagination through its portfolio of indoor toys, play sets and furniture, in addition to its Big Backyard and Cedar Summit outdoor play sets and playhouses. For nearly fifty years since 1968, the brand has had an unwavering focus on the design and delivery of high-quality products, serving all channels of distribution as a result of the company’s world-class supply chain. KidKraft believes every child has a limitless capacity to create and explore. The products and exceptional customer service allow KidKraft to offer new adventures in play to children throughout the world. For additional information, visit www.KidKraft.com.
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