Toy Designer Resume
Summary : As a Toy Designer, created sales support materials, mock-ups, and presentations, and participated in the design of Schylling products from initial product strategy, ideation, product design & engineering execution to final production.
Skills : Knowledge of design software, Computer-aided design.
Description :
- Created design concepts, 3D models, 3D printed prototypes, drawings, and specifications that provide clear and precise direction for manufacturing and production.
- Coordinated all specifications and design files to effectively lead the engineering initiatives with overseas manufacturing partners, ensuring development goals were clearly understood and achieved.
- Worked with team leads in managing schedules to ensure on-time delivery of products.
- Created concepts with our product/sales manager based on market and customer needs, and worked with the team to ensure design integrity in final deliverables.
- Created drawings of concepts by sketches and 2D illustrations, cooperated with our graphic design team to decide and apply creative art/color combinations on 3D models.
- Cooperated with the product manager to achieve templates with art/color mock-ups.
- Prepared product component list and 3D model assembly for manufacturing, acted as the Center Position driving the project from concept to product.
Experience
10+ Years
Level
Senior
Education
Bachelor's Degree In Product Design
Toy Designer Resume
Summary : As a Toy Designer, effectively communicated all project-related progress/issues or concerns to the Design Manager and Project Management in a timely and professional manner, created products appropriate for their audience, determined the type of toy they needed to make, conducted research, collaborated with products managers, creating prototypes, delivering final designs, and helping with advertising.
Skills : Creativity, Problem-solving.
Description :
- Managed the timelines of the projects assigned, and maintained a consistently high quality, thoroughness, and attention to detail.
- Managed budgets and timelines for toy design projects, and assisted with product launches and promotional events.
- Tested and evaluated toy designs for safety and durability, and created detailed drawings and technical specifications for toy designs.
- Developed product packaging and marketing materials, and managed budgets and timelines for toy design projects.
- Worked with manufacturers to ensure production meets quality standards, and collaborated with other designers, engineers, and marketers to ensure successful product launches.
- Stayed up-to-date on industry trends and competitor activities, and kept detailed records of design projects and product launches.
- Led the design of a new line of toys that generated $10 million in sales within the first year.
Experience
7-10 Years
Level
Management
Education
Bachelor's Degree In Product Design
Toy Designer Resume
Summary : As a Toy Designer, responsible for researching and identifying trends in the toy industry that led to the development of successful new products, creating prototypes for new toy concepts, and overseeing the production process from start to finish, working closely with the marketing team to develop promotional materials and packaging for new toys.
Skills : Artistic Skills, Developmental Skills.
Description :
- Responsible for successfully negotiating licensing agreements with major entertainment companies for several popular toy lines.
- Responsible for managing a team of 5 designers, responsible for training and mentoring junior staff.
- Responsible for developing 20 new toys that were successfully sold in stores, and responsible for researching and selecting materials for each toy prototype.
- Responsible for creating both 2D and 3D drawings of each toy design, and responsible for presenting proposed designs to clients for approval.
- Responsible for Making necessary changes to designs based on feedback from clients.
- Responsible for overseeing the production of 50,000 units per month, responsible for developing 10 new toy concepts that were successfully brought to market.
- Responsible for achieving an 85% success rate for toys designed and developed in-house meeting or exceeding customer expectations, responsible for reducing development time by 20% for the design team by streamlining processes.
Experience
7-10 Years
Level
Management
Education
Bachelor's Degree In Product Design
Toy Designer Resume
Headline : As a Toy Designer, responsible for leading a cross-functional team of 5 designers and engineers to develop a successful new product line from concept through launch, interacting with children as well as adults to identify different toys to be developed to attain marketplace needs, developing new toy prototype either through preparing physical model utilizing computer graphic program or drawing concept to explain potential manufacturers.
Skills : Knowledge of Child Development, Market Research.
Description :
- Interacted with manufacturers to market new toy ideas or concepts, and researched toy-related patents, copyrights, and legal issues pertinent to protecting invention.
- Developed cost analysis plus expected sales figures for toys, presented prepared financial details to different companies as well as manufacturers.
- Researched competition, consumers, and target internal business landscape for identifying trends and insights.
- Evaluated entire research to know needs plus frameworks to provide a design strategy foundation.
- Prepared strategic imperatives as well as design principles to differentiate the target’s experience and guide design strategy.
- Provided clear and precise direction for entire product development.
- Executed design solutions for all seasonal deliveries of brand products to achieve design plus brand strategy for precise business opportunities.
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Executive
Education
Bachelor's Degree In Product Design
Toy Designer Resume
Headline : As a Toy Designer, led actively to create and present design strategy along with concepts to merchants, internal design teams, and prime business partners, incorporated feedback and input into design strategy along with design solutions to satisfy consumer plus business needs, collaborated with Sourcing and Technical Development teams to develop comprehensive solutions to ensure quality, manufacturability, and cost viability.
Skills : Communication, Attention to Detail.
Description :
- Coordinated function and look of product lines, conceived and designed new toys, and typically implemented designs working either on their own or as part of a team at a toy company.
- Envisioned a concept for a new toy, and worked with pens, paper, or computer software to draw new toy designs.
- Incorporated features into toys that may appeal to children, parents, and manufacturers such as safety, educational value, use of sustainable materials, and long-term playability.
- Presented toy designs to peers on a team or to management for approval, and created prototypes of new toy designs using the appropriate materials and machinery.
- Sold concepts for new toys to toy manufacturers
Submitting patent applications for new toy designs.
- Designed new toys require creativity skills that enable you to picture the finished product before it's made.
- Designed new toys, it's helpful if you're skilled in working with your hands.
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Executive
Education
Bachelor's Degree In Product Design
Toy Designer Resume
Headline : Toy Designer, modern toy design often takes place on computers using computer-aided design (CAD) software, applied for toy designer positions, so this is a good skill to acquire if you don't have it already.
Skills : Technical Knowledge, Reporting.
Description :
- Prepared sketches of detailed drawings, ideas, artwork, illustrations, and blueprints, by using drafting instruments and computer-aided designing software.
- Evaluated the feasibility of design ideas, depending upon factors like safety, appearance, serviceability, budget, function, production costs, and market characteristics.
- Coordinated and directed fabrication of samples or models and drafting work drawings as well as specification sheets.
- Presented reports and designs to customers and design committees for due approval or the need for modifications.
- Conferred with the marketing, production, sales, engineering, and other departments for establishing and evaluating the design concepts for the manufactured products.
- Worked with a variety of materials to create products that are fun, engaging, and safe for children of all ages.
- Understood how children play and interact with toys so they can design products that meet their needs.
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Executive
Education
Bachelor's Degree In Industrial Design
Toy Designer Resume
Summary : As a Toy Designer, met with clients to discuss new product concepts and designs, created sketches of new concepts, along with drawings of potential materials, reviewed design plans to ensure that they meet safety requirements, designed toys based on a clients specifications and drawing them in computer programs such as AutoCAD or Photoshop.
Skills : AutoCAD, Designing.
Description :
- Presented designs to clients for approval before going into production, and reviewed current toys on the market to identify trends in toy design and popularity.
- Worked with engineers to ensure that toys meet safety standards for materials and construction
- Researched trends in toy design, materials, manufacturing processes, and marketing techniques.
- Conducted focus groups to determine what children want in new toys, and worked in a variety of settings, including toy stores, toy companies, and design firms.
- Typically worked full time, and some may work more than 40 hours per week to meet deadlines.
- Traveled to trade shows and toy fairs, typically working on a team with other designers, engineers, and marketing staff.
- Worked with focus groups of children to get feedback on their designs, worked well under pressure, and met deadlines.
Experience
7-10 Years
Level
Management
Education
Bachelor's Degree In Industrial Design
Toy Designer Resume
Headline : As a Toy Designer, responsible for designing and developing new toys, games, and other play products from concept through production, researched market trends, consumer behavior, and competitor products to generate new product ideas, created 2D and 3D sketches, illustrations, prototypes, and models using computer-aided design (CAD) software.
Skills : Prototypes, Creative Skills.
Description :
- Selected materials, components, and production methods based on product specifications and manufacturing limitations.
- Worked with engineers to refine designs and ensure that products can be manufactured within budget and schedule constraints.
- Prepared detailed instructions for factories and other production partners, and monitored production to identify and resolve issues with quality or assembly.
- Evaluated customer feedback and field test data to inform future product development decisions.
- Stayed up-to-date on industry trends and advances in technology and materials.
- Collaborated with marketing, sales, and other teams to develop product positioning and packaging.
- Managed multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Executive
Education
Bachelor's Degree In Industrial Design
Toy Designer Resume
Headline : As a Toy Designer, presented concepts and designs to internal stakeholders and clients, experienced with CAD software, including SolidWorks, Pro/ENGINEER, or Rhinoceros, conceptualized new toy ideas, utilized traditional tools like pens and paper or digital software to sketch and design toy concepts, incorporated elements into toys that appeal to children, parents, and manufacturers.
Skills : CAD, Manufcaturing.
Description :
- Presented their toy designs to team members or management for approval, and crafted prototypes of their toy concepts using appropriate materials and equipment.
Pitching toy concepts to toy manufacturers.
- Prepared and submitted patent applications for their novel toy designs, and designed new toys that demand a keen sense of creativity, allowing them to envision the final product even before it's created.
- Adapted designs based on feedback from colleagues and focus groups are a valuable aspect of this creativity.
- Worked with hands is invaluable for toy designers, designed methods using pens and paper are still relevant, and modern toy design often relies on computer-aided design (CAD) software.
- Acquired CAD skills can be a significant asset when pursuing a career as a toy designer.
- Managed finances, understanding the workings of the toy industry, and effectively marketing ideas.
- Designed commercially viable toys, considering factors like profit margins and other business considerations.
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Executive
Education
Bachelor's Degree In Industrial Design
Toy Designer Resume
Headline : As a Toy Designer, understood various materials and their properties is vital when deciding how to manufacture your toy, experienced with different materials, along with their costs, can help create appealing, durable, and cost-effective toys that align with design vision, safety standards, and functionality requirements.
Skills : Designing, Safety Management.
Description :
- Collaborated and helped in the design and administrative tasks from the creation of accepted product concepts to the major development stages.
- Created CAD models as well as physical mock-ups; created product model specifications and written document specifications in technical specification packages.
- Reviewed, provided comments, and resolved design issues with product pilots’ shape, internal component arrangement, and overall look.
- Made sure samples were coordinated, referenced, and ordered, and assisted the Marketing team with presentation materials and samples for television commercials, toy fairs, and external presentations.
- Actively seek out trends, ideas, samples, and information from the marketplace, other toy businesses, dealers, and trade shows that will lead to and promote new products and brand extensions.
- Managed the day-to-day design department activities to support Schilling’s teams.
- Created sales support materials, mock-ups, and presentations.
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Executive
Education
Bachelor's Degree In Industrial Design
