Product Development Designer, Consumer Products

Job Description

It's an amazing time to be joining Netflix as we continue to transform entertainment globally. Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services with 231 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time

We are pursuing consumer products and associated promotion because we believe it will drive meaningful show awareness & buzz with more tangible, curated ways to interact with our most popular content and in effect, drive long term value. We want merchandise, interactive games, and experiences to help promote our titles and build them into title brands, or franchises, so they become part of the zeitgeist for longer periods of time.

This Product Development Designer reports to the Global Product Development Hardlines lead and will be responsible for helping to drive the product design and development of multi-category hardlines products for key retail partners from concept through to production.

What you will do?
• Work with retail, licensing and strategy leads to drive and influence the creative translation/extension of our titles into multi-category consumer products, with an eye on innovative, market relevant development while ensuring alignment back to the properties.
• Explore product trends, product strategies and product design & development for multi-category within hardlines, including but not exclusively plush, accessories, stationary and seasonal.
• Build partnerships with licensees and brands as well as internal CP teams, partners across the organization.
• Align closely with the Consumer Products Global Hardlines lead and Art Director on all deliverables for product development and packaging.
• Work with hardlines lead to support product development from creative vision and kickoff with partners, through to retail launch, ensuring the assortments are well designed and merchandised and that there is proper differentiation across retail.
• Lead and guide licensees, retailers and brands on how to translate our titles into successful products for all properties for which merchandise will be developed.
• Develop creative product development tools and guidelines that help to inspire and drive new and elevated ways of developing products and bringing products into the market.
• Onboard licensees and collaborative partners into our internal systems and ensure timely asset deliveries Manage product approvals via internal systems ensuring high standards in storytelling, development and execution

What we need from you:
• A passion for fan-core merch.
• An urgency to ideate quickly and execute, repeatedly.
• Demonstrated 3-5 years of experience in multi-category hardlines consumer products design and development - with a knowledge of both vertical and licensed product design.
• Strong trending capabilities and ability to innovate.
• Experience working with major studio titles and IP consumer product programs.
• Diverse product development background with a focus on fans.

At Netflix, we carefully consider a wide range of compensation factors to determine your personal top of market. We rely on market indicators to determine compensation and consider your specific job, skills, and experience to get it right. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary and will also be dependent on your location.

The overall market range for roles in this area of Netflix is typically $64,000 - $320,000.

This market range is based on total compensation (vs. only base salary), which is in line with our compensation philosophy. Netflix is a unique culture and environment. Learn more here.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gknne0-3-133-121-160-42 in your application.