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Sr Manager Product Design- Lifestyle Home

Disney Experiences Kissimmee, FL

Kissimmee, FL

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$133k - $178k/yr Full time Manager Senior 3d Modeling

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Job Description

Lead Disney Consumer Products’ Lifestyle Home design team, driving trend-right consumer lines across distribution channels while meeting financial targets.

Responsibilities

Manage and collaborate with an internal design team to concept, design, sketch, prototype, and deliver Lifestyle Home product lines.
Direct art-to-product work including 3D modeling and sample creation and development.
Ensure products deliver market-leading innovation and strong price/value across each tier of the value pyramid.
Lead multiple external vendors to develop product concepts aligned to the strategic design vision and the overall assortment mix.
Validate market relevance and support item incrementality through vendor concept development.
Coach design talent with consistent feedback and regular development check-ins for both direct reports and potential mentors.
Multi-task and prioritize multiple design projects running simultaneously across varying complexity levels.
Partner with broader product design and creative teams to shape up-front trends, creative direction, and future growth opportunities within the franchise and across product categories.
Build and socialize custom design tools (examples include concept boards, product decks, trend & shopping reports) and present retail pitches to cross-functional partners and creative leaders.
Align presentations to innovation, market and category relevancy, and the unique needs of the Disney guest.
Coordinate internal and external partners to keep design and development on time, on track, and on target from concept through on-stage set.
Lead product and packaging approvals via online systems and collaborative approval meetings.
Maintain quality standards across character execution, in-depth storytelling, and color, material, form, and function, with a focus on increasing profitability.
Monitor competitors, product innovation, and market dynamics.
Lead the operating budget for the category.

Requirements

6+ years of product design experience, including lifestyle home product category experience.
3+ years leading and managing; experience managing up to senior leaders and working across peers and partners.
Proven home decor proficiency, including trend storytelling and graphic creation, manipulation, and application across substrates.
Experience with assortment curation and the technical ability to translate conceptual ideas into tangible products.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-energy environment with rapid priority pivots.
Extensive knowledge of hardlines/softlines categories (raw materials, plastic, textiles, print, pattern, graphic composition, manufacturing).
Strong product design skills including 3D product design, technical design, sketching, creative application and manipulation of art, final mechanical art, and fabric and trim identification.
Strong computer software skills: MS Office, Photoshop, Illustrator.
Experience in 3D design and ZBrush is a plus.
Experience bridging execution and strategy by translating strategy into action.
Experience taking ownership of business results.
Ability to act as a day-to-day decision maker, filtering complex issues, finding solutions, gaining support, and implementing change.
Experience influencing key partners and stakeholders.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Strong negotiating skills.

Technologies

MS Office
Photoshop
Illustrator
ZBrush

Benefits

Health and savings benefits
Educational opportunities
Special extras that only Disney can provide

Additional Information

Location: Kissimmee, FL (onsite)
Compensation (Florida hiring range): USD 132,600 to 177,700 per year
Base pay offered may vary based on internal equity and candidate geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits depending on level and position.
Full-time role.
Reports to the Director of Product Design.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in design or equivalent work experience.
Digital portfolio required; submit and share or disable any passwords to enable efficient review.
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