Building Experience Associate Designer

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 fans, entertain audiences 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.

The Team:

Located in Montreal, the Mattel Building Sets Campus is a creative hub focused on developing Mattel Brick Shop and Mega Bloks products for a global audience. The campus brings together cross-functional teams who collaborate to support innovation, creativity, and the evolution of iconic building brands. As part of Mattel’s global organization, the Montreal campus offers an inspiring environment where ideas grow and teams work together to bring imaginative building experiences to life.

The Opportunity: 

At Mattel, we pride ourselves on providing unique play experiences that stimulate growth and development, striving to unleash the creative potential of everyone.

As a Building Experience Associate Designer, you are responsible for shaping the way users of all ages engage with Mattel Building Sets, during the building and play phases. This role ensures that the journey from opening a box to completing a model is smooth, intuitive, delightful, and enriching.

You will be part of the​ Product Design team that create, develop and execute innovative construction toys.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams (Design, Engineering, Marketing, Quality, and others) to ensure the ​play experience is aligned with the intention of the different product elements while captivating kids and families around the globe.​

What Your Impact Will Be: 

• Collaborate with Product Designers, Engineers and Graphic Designers to visualize the best building process.​
• Collaborate with Marketing and Project Managers to ensure cohesive product experience and brand alignment.​
• Develop clear, consistent, engaging and intuitive step-by-step building instructions.​
• Conduct playtests and usability studies to observe how users build and interact with Mattel Building Sets products, iterate on design when needed.​
• Create and present building journeys that support flow state, surprise and accomplished sense through clever part usage and narrative integration.​
• Create digital renders using tools such as Solidworks and Adobe Creative Suites.​
• Stay up to date with competitor products.​
• Ensure the building experience adheres to Mattel’s quality standards.​
• Participate in brainstorming sessions and creative workshops.​

What We’re Looking For:

• DEC or bachelor’s in industrial design or equivalent experience;
• 1 to 3 years of relevant experience;
• Passionate about design and construction toy industry;
• Have a strong interest in user-centered product design;
• Great project presentation skills;
• Initiative and teamwork skills;
• Creativity and resourcefulness in finding solutions;
• Have the will to improve, to learn and to evolve; 
• Demonstrate strong proficiency in 3D-2D software, (SolidWorks and Adobe Suite);
• Knowledge of plastics - an asset;
• Interest & knowledge of pop culture, video games, figurine collection, cinema;
• Comfortable in French; English is an asset.
• Demonstrated a growth mindset by staying curious and continuously learning, embracing challenges, and improving themselves.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Mattel, we are dedicated to an inclusive workplace and a culture of belonging. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. Join Mattel's Talent Community and start receiving exciting updates about our company, our employees, and our culture. Also, interested in signing up for job alerts? Do so here!

How We Work:

We are a purpose driven company aiming to empower generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors:

• We collaborate: Being a part of Mattel means being part of one team with shared values and common goals. Every person counts and working closely together always brings better results. Partnership is our process and our collective capabilities is our superpower.
• We innovate: At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter where you work in the organization, you can always make a difference and have real impact. We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.
• We execute: We are a performance-driven company. We strive for excellence and are focused on pursuing best-in-class outcomes. We believe in accountability and ownership and know that our people are at their best when they are empowered to create and deliver results.

Who We Are:

Mattel is a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world. We engage consumers and fans through our franchise brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO, Masters of the Universe, Matchbox, Monster High, MEGA and Polly Pocket, as well as other popular properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include toys, content, consumer products, digital and live experiences. Our products are sold 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 generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.

Mattel’s award-winning workplace culture has been recognized by Forbes, Fast Company, Newsweek, Great Place to Work, TIME, and more.

Visit us at https://jobs.mattel.com/ and www.instagram.com/MattelCareers.

Mattel is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer and we are committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive and barrier-free workplace. We are committed to providing accommodations to all applicants throughout the interview process, upon request, in all aspects of the selection process.

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