Design Direction
Direct all design aspects of your allocated Games to ensure the vision and strategy is brought to life. Working closely with the other members of the game team ensure the Games’ vision is brought to life and timelines and schedules are met.
Being a key contributor in the development of future product vision for Games;
In collaboration with Global Marketing, develop line plans for approval
Partnering with the General Manager to sell product concepts to key stakeholders at Review Meetings and Internal Presentations;
Responsible to drive the development process and priorities for projects / brands to ensure efficiency and adherence to timelines; and
Steering key meetings and ensuring agreed outcomes are met, and
Communicating vision/product changes as required;
Product Development Direction
Ultimately responsible for all Product Design aspects of allocated portfolio;
Offer creative guidance and technical/engineering direction to other Product Designers to ensure the quality of work is of a high standard and that deadlines are achieved;
Work with external contractors or inventors to review and develop concepts, ensuring that they are feasible for manufacture;
Work with relevant internal parties to ensure all projects are presented to an acceptably high standard for various Toy Fairs and presentations;
Demonstrate the ability to balance and prioritise tasks for all projects within relevant brands;
Strong financial acumen to manage competing budgets and deadlines.
Work with Global Marketing to drive seasonal TLPs with team to validate new season lines and meet Moose margin requirements.
Manage and deliver KPIs for Product Designers reporting to you; and
Identify knowledge gaps, develop and roll out training programs to Product Designers managed as well as wider Product Design team
Moose Far East Design Support
Align on engineering vs. design comments during debug, or during onsite approval at vendor site (from piece one, or for running changes).
Help transfer more low-complex projects to the MFE team, guiding design inputs / decisions early in the development stages, avoiding late changes and driving for greater efficiency.
Introduce new materials, technologies and manufacturing processes that are aligned with new trends and design concepts. This could be applicable to product and packaging design.
Diversify model shop assignments based on their core product competencies, capabilities, and capacities from design to production.
People Management Responsibilities
Regularly review resourcing requirements for the department and recruits, interviews, selects and trains new staff;
Oversee the day-to-day workloads and performance of direct reports towards the achievement of agreed objectives, through the provision of clear direction, coaching and support;
Work with direct reports to set individual KPIs, and conduct regular reviews in-line with the Moose Performance Management Program;
Manage the training and professional development of team members, with an emphasis on providing timely and constructive feedback on a regular basis; and
Champion the Moose culture to ensure direct reports deliver on The Wow
This position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the role. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.
