Mattel, Inc.
Lead Product Designer - Hot Wheels Monster Trucks
Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, California, United States, 90245
CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER.
It’s our heritage and it’s also our future. Because we don’t just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire, entertain and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard—when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.
While professional experience and qualifications are key for this role, make sure to check you have the preferable soft skills before applying if required.The Team:
The Hot Wheels Monster Trucks design team is a group of passionate and inspired designers with the goal of creating the best toys on earth. We are looking for motivated, challenge-seeking, innovative thinkers to create the next Hot Wheels Monster Trucks toys for kids. Our products include the best-in-class Hot Wheels 1 64th Die-Cast Monster Trucks in varying scales and also a range of dynamic truck playsets, over-the-top tracks sets, and unique truck accessories. We work with an equally passionate cross-functional team that spans the globe with our international partners, making our design-led toy company of Mattel one of the best in the industry. Are you up for the challenge?
The Opportunity:
You will take the driver’s seat as
Lead Designer for our Hot Wheels Monster Trucks vehicles
working directly with our trucks’ graphics team and our cross-functional partners both on campus and internationally creating the next dynamic kid-relevant truck designs. We cover a wide variety of themes ranging from Hot Wheels original designs, creature themes, humorous, licensed entertainment trucks, and many more. You will also help lead and inspire a group of designers creating innovative products for our Monster Trucks vehicles that are rooted in trends, kid insights, and fun play.
What Your Impact Will Be:You have a solid understanding of toy product design-development processes.You are a strategic design thinker.You are a visual designer.Experienced communicator.Collaborator.You are nimble.You are a multi-tasker.
What We’re Looking For:5 years+ of cross-functional experience in product development.Able to thrive in the world of Vehicle design with innovating forward thinking.Consumer-focused designer.Collaborative and communicative team player.Self-directed problem-solver - you're proactive in tackling new challenges and working through uncertainty.Structured thinker who's able to help develop and execute frameworks to support strategic decisions.On top of trends in the vehicle, toy space and adjacent industries.Strong relationship building skills.Must be self-motivated and able to manage multiple parallel-path projects.Minimum of 2+ years of experience in production related capacity.Have a passion for making great product.
The annual base salary range for this position is between $102,000 and $128,000. This range is indicative of projected hiring range, however annual base salary will be determined based on a candidate’s work location, skills, and experience.
Don’t meet every single requirement? At Mattel we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
What It’s Like To Work Here:
We are a purpose-driven company aiming to empower the next generation to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors:We collaborate.We innovate.We execute.
Our Approach to Flexible Work:
We embrace a flexible work model designed to empower a culture of growth, optimism, and wellbeing, where every employee can reach their full potential. Combining purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility, our focus is to optimize performance and drive connection for moments that matter.
Who We Are:
Mattel is a leading global toy company and owner of one of the strongest catalogs of children’s and family entertainment franchises in the world. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire, entertain and develop children through play. We engage consumers through our portfolio of iconic brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO and MEGA, as well as other popular intellectual properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include film and television content, gaming, music, and live events. We operate in 35 locations and our products are available in more than 150 countries in collaboration with the world’s leading retail and ecommerce companies. Since its founding in 1945, Mattel is proud to be a trusted partner in empowering children to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.
Mattel is recognized for the second year in a row as a Great Place to Work and as one of Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2022.
Visit us at jobs.mattel.com and instagram.com/MattelCareers.
Mattel is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We welcome all job seekers including minorities, females, veterans, military spouses, individuals with disabilities, and those of all sexual orientations and gender identities.
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It’s our heritage and it’s also our future. Because we don’t just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire, entertain and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard—when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.
While professional experience and qualifications are key for this role, make sure to check you have the preferable soft skills before applying if required.The Team:
The Hot Wheels Monster Trucks design team is a group of passionate and inspired designers with the goal of creating the best toys on earth. We are looking for motivated, challenge-seeking, innovative thinkers to create the next Hot Wheels Monster Trucks toys for kids. Our products include the best-in-class Hot Wheels 1 64th Die-Cast Monster Trucks in varying scales and also a range of dynamic truck playsets, over-the-top tracks sets, and unique truck accessories. We work with an equally passionate cross-functional team that spans the globe with our international partners, making our design-led toy company of Mattel one of the best in the industry. Are you up for the challenge?
The Opportunity:
You will take the driver’s seat as
Lead Designer for our Hot Wheels Monster Trucks vehicles
working directly with our trucks’ graphics team and our cross-functional partners both on campus and internationally creating the next dynamic kid-relevant truck designs. We cover a wide variety of themes ranging from Hot Wheels original designs, creature themes, humorous, licensed entertainment trucks, and many more. You will also help lead and inspire a group of designers creating innovative products for our Monster Trucks vehicles that are rooted in trends, kid insights, and fun play.
What Your Impact Will Be:You have a solid understanding of toy product design-development processes.You are a strategic design thinker.You are a visual designer.Experienced communicator.Collaborator.You are nimble.You are a multi-tasker.
What We’re Looking For:5 years+ of cross-functional experience in product development.Able to thrive in the world of Vehicle design with innovating forward thinking.Consumer-focused designer.Collaborative and communicative team player.Self-directed problem-solver - you're proactive in tackling new challenges and working through uncertainty.Structured thinker who's able to help develop and execute frameworks to support strategic decisions.On top of trends in the vehicle, toy space and adjacent industries.Strong relationship building skills.Must be self-motivated and able to manage multiple parallel-path projects.Minimum of 2+ years of experience in production related capacity.Have a passion for making great product.
The annual base salary range for this position is between $102,000 and $128,000. This range is indicative of projected hiring range, however annual base salary will be determined based on a candidate’s work location, skills, and experience.
Don’t meet every single requirement? At Mattel we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
What It’s Like To Work Here:
We are a purpose-driven company aiming to empower the next generation to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors:We collaborate.We innovate.We execute.
Our Approach to Flexible Work:
We embrace a flexible work model designed to empower a culture of growth, optimism, and wellbeing, where every employee can reach their full potential. Combining purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility, our focus is to optimize performance and drive connection for moments that matter.
Who We Are:
Mattel is a leading global toy company and owner of one of the strongest catalogs of children’s and family entertainment franchises in the world. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire, entertain and develop children through play. We engage consumers through our portfolio of iconic brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO and MEGA, as well as other popular intellectual properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include film and television content, gaming, music, and live events. We operate in 35 locations and our products are available in more than 150 countries in collaboration with the world’s leading retail and ecommerce companies. Since its founding in 1945, Mattel is proud to be a trusted partner in empowering children to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.
Mattel is recognized for the second year in a row as a Great Place to Work and as one of Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2022.
Visit us at jobs.mattel.com and instagram.com/MattelCareers.
Mattel is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We welcome all job seekers including minorities, females, veterans, military spouses, individuals with disabilities, and those of all sexual orientations and gender identities.
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