Job Description
Insight Global is seeking a Senior Designer, Collectibles for a top consumer products and lifestyle brand. This candidate will be responsible for creating innovative collectible products that drive fandom, emotional connection, and consumer excitement. The ideal candidate has a strong background in collectibles, toys, vinyl figures, plush, or novelty consumer products and excels at bringing ideas to life through 3D design, storytelling, and product development. They will lead concepts from early ideation through manufacturing, collaborate with cross-functional partners and factories, and help build a growing collectibles business through character-driven products, collectible ecosystems, and culturally relevant consumer experiences. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly creative designer who is passionate about collectibles, pop culture, and developing products that fans love to collect.
Pay for this position is between $45 and $50/ HR
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Required Skills & Experience
• 5–8+ years of product design experience with a strong portfolio showcasing both 2D concept development and 3D product execution.
• Hands-on experience designing collectibles, toys, vinyl figures, plush, novelty products, or other character-driven consumer products.
• Strong 3D design expertise, including CAD, 3D modeling, sculpting workflows, and translating concepts into production-ready products.
• Deep understanding of collectibles culture, fandoms, collector behavior, and what drives desirability, emotional connection, and repeat purchases.
• Experience working with licensed brands/IP, manufacturing partners, materials, finishes, and production processes.
• Strong visual storytelling, concept development, presentation, and character-design capabilities.
• Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally with development, sourcing, vendors, and factory partners from concept through commercialization.
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
• Vinyl figure, designer toy, or art toy development experience
• Plush product development experience
• Character creation and character design experience
• Blind-box, chase-item, serialized, or collectible program development
• Limited-edition or premium collectible product experience
• Rapid prototyping, 3D printing, and model-making experience
• Experience with licensed entertainment, gaming, sports, anime, or character brands
• Passion for collectibles, fandom, pop culture, gaming, anime, entertainment, and street culture
• Experience with companies such as Funko, Mattel, Hasbro, Jazwares, Kidrobot, Superplastic, or similar collectibles brands
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.