Sr. Designer, Design & Development (Toys & Hardlines)

Location: Universal City, California, United States; hybrid schedule requiring office attendance at least four days per week

Salary: $90,000–$105,000 per year

Company

hirify.global is a media and entertainment company extending film, television, streaming, theme park, and consumer product brands through global destinations, products, and experiences.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end product development across puzzles, activities, party goods, packaging, toys, and hardlines.
• Set creative direction for internal and external partners and guide concepts through approval, production, and retail delivery.
• Develop differentiated product ranges and brand extensions aligned with franchise vision, retailer objectives, and commercial opportunities.
• Protect franchise integrity, storytelling, visual consistency, and Universal creative and quality standards across licensed products.
• Collaborate with Category, Franchise, Legal, retail partners, rights holders, filmmakers, senior leaders, and cross-functional teams.
• Track design, retail, consumer, cultural, and competitive trends to identify innovation and differentiation opportunities.

Requirements

• 4+ years of professional graphic design experience; consumer products and licensing experience is preferred.
• Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, plus Keynote and/or PowerPoint.
• Understanding of product development and retail timelines from concept approval through in-store delivery.
• Strong concept-to-execution design capability across toys, hardlines, and consumer products.
• Ability to translate brand guidelines, character stylization, and entertainment intellectual property into market-ready designs.
• Ability to provide creative direction, safeguard character and property integrity, review prototypes and samples, and maintain design quality.
• Ability to create production-ready specifications, artwork files, presentation materials, packaging structures, toy functionality, and product instructions.
• Strong visual storytelling, presentation, negotiation, influencing, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, illustration, or a related field required; travel may be required.

Nice to have

• Deep understanding of entertainment and consumer products licensing across toys, hardlines, and related categories.
• Consumer products and licensing industry experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive, collaborative, and high-performing creative culture supporting innovation, professional growth, and thoughtful risk-taking.
• Hybrid work arrangement with a minimum of four office days per week; in-office requirements may change.
• Company-sponsored medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, discounts, and other perks.

Hiring process

• Submit a professional portfolio showing original work and individual design contributions across the full product lifecycle from concept to shelf.
• Portfolio should include product ideation, sketching, creative problem-solving, design development, trend research, pattern and print development, overlays/redlines, tech packs, sampling iterations, and final produced products.
• External candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview at an hirify.global location before a hiring decision.