Senior Designer, Toys

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the creative design and concept formulation for Comfrt’s growing toy category.

• Generate original, playful, nostalgic, and emotionally appealing toy concepts that align with Comfrt’s brand identity.

• Develop characters, shapes, silhouettes, expressions, textures, and interactive features.

• Investigate plush, weighted, sensory, squishy, novelty, collectible, and comfort-centric toy categories.

• Create character backstories, personalities, and unique design attributes.

• Convert consumer insights, trends, and market potential into commercially viable ideas.

• Showcase creative direction through mood boards, hand sketches, digital illustrations, renderings, material boards, and physical prototypes.

• Establish cohesive design languages and recognizable product lines.

• Manage the entire design process leading to production-ready approvals.

• Produce technical packages, illustrations, multi-view drawings, specifications, and factory instructions.

• Design plush patterns, soft sculptures, dimensional forms, and other toy constructs.

• Specify materials, fillings, weights, textures, sensory elements, embroidery, prints, attachments, and functional features.

• Conduct research on materials, manufacturing methods, and product innovations.

• Collaborate with manufacturers to turn concepts into tangible samples.

• Evaluate prototypes and provide feedback on samples and revisions.

• Ensure designs adhere to cost targets, production requirements, toy safety standards, testing, and regulatory compliance.

• Monitor trends in toys, entertainment, pop culture, lifestyle, and related categories.

• Identify whitespace opportunities and ideas for both children and adults.

• Partner with Product leadership to determine product direction, priorities, and seasonal assortments.

• Collaborate with Product Development, Sourcing, Merchandising, Marketing, and Quality teams.

• Engage with domestic and international suppliers to address design challenges and expedite development.

• Manage multiple projects against tight deadlines.

• Keep design documentation, technical packages, and sample approvals organized.

• Communicate progress, priorities, and challenges with a remote cross-functional team.

• Integrate feedback while retaining creative judgment and ownership.

⛳️ Requirements

• 8–10+ years of professional experience in toy design, plush design, character product design, or closely related fields.

• Experience in a well-established toy-relevant brand or consumer product company that has effectively scaled its operations, product range, and distribution.

• Demonstrated success in designing commercially successful toys or character-driven consumer products.

• Proven experience in taking original concepts from ideation through factory development and production.

• In-depth knowledge of toy design, construction methods, materials, manufacturing processes, and technical development.

• Proficient in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, with strong digital sketching, illustration, and rendering skills.

• Strong ability to create comprehensive technical design packages for manufacturing.

• Experience working directly with overseas factories and managing multiple sample iterations.

• Familiarity with toy safety regulations, material performance, testing requirements, and age-appropriate design considerations.

• Strong grasp of cost-effective design principles and designing for scalable manufacturing.

• Portfolio showcasing exceptional creativity, strong character development, original concepts, and successful commercial products.

• Excellent communication and presentation abilities.

• Capacity to influence and motivate cross-functional partners and leadership.

• Ability to navigate ambiguity, shifting priorities, and differing opinions with confidence and professionalism.

• Skill in building strong relationships across cross-functional teams and effectively collaborating with diverse personalities and perspectives.

• Ability to blend creativity with organization, problem-solving, strategic thinking, and disciplined execution.

• Experience in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, or high-growth consumer brand setting.

• Proven ability to work effectively and independently in a remote environment.

• Portfolio submission is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Generous paid time off.

• Company-paid health insurance.

• 5% 401k match.

• Discounts on all Comfrt products.

• Fully remote work environment.

• Supportive, creative atmosphere where ideas and growth are encouraged.