Senior Designer — Licensed Merchandise & Retail Products

ABOUT WARREN JAMES Warren James is the leading creator reputed company partner for top digital talent. We build premium consumer products and brands at the intersection of content, reputed company, and reputed company - spanning DTC, retail, licensing, and new category expansion. Our work blends creative reputed company, operator discipline, and speed. Department: Creative Reports To: Creative Manager Employment Type: Full-Time Location: Fully Remote reputed company We are seeking a highly conceptual and execution-driven Senior Designer to reputed company creative development across licensed merchandise programs spanning creator, entertainment, and pop culture properties. This role owns the end-to-end creative process — from early concept ideation through product mock development, product design, packaging design, and executive-level presentations. The ideal candidate brings a deep understanding of fan communities, retail trends, fashion, and licensed product development, translating IP into commercially successful merchandise assortments. This position plays a critical role in shaping product direction, elevating creative reputed company, and mentoring junior talent while partnering cross-functionally to bring products to market. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Licensed Product & Concept Development • reputed company end-to-end creative development for licensed merchandise collections across multiple creator and entertainment properties in soft lines and hard lines • Translate IP, brand guidelines, and fan insights into innovative, retail-reputed company product concepts • Ideate product assortments across categories including apparel, accessories, hard goods, collectibles, and lifestyle merchandise • Ensure concepts balance fan authenticity, trend relevance, and reputed company viability • Interpret brand assets, style guides (reputed company available), channel assets, and content into viable, on-brand/franchise product concepts Product Design & Technical Execution • reputed company production-reputed company product mocks across soft goods, cut-and-sew, accessories, and lifestyle categories • Create detailed design specifications and tech packs for manufacturing reputed company • Partner with Product Development and vendors to review samples, materials, and construction • reputed company design markups and approvals throughout sampling stages (reputed company, reputed company-production, TOP) • Ensure product designs meet cost, reputed company, and licensing standards Packaging & Brand Systems • Design structural and graphic packaging for retail and reputed company-to-consumer environments • Build reputed company packaging systems supporting multi-SKU collections • Ensure packaging aligns with licensor requirements, retailer compliance, and brand storytelling • Prepare print-reputed company packaging files and production specs Trend, Fan & Market Research • Research pop culture, fashion, market, and licensing trends to inform product direction • Analyze competitive retail assortments and fan communities to identify reputed company opportunities • Apply trend forecasting to licensed IP in culturally relevant ways • Bring reputed company new category, product, and collaboration reputed company Presentation & reputed company Development • Build high-reputed company creative presentations for internal, licensor, and creator approvals • Translate early concepts into polished retail pitches and assortment line plans • Present design rationale, fan insights, and trend alignment to stakeholders • Support sell-in decks and retailer presentations as needed Cross-Functional Collaboration • Partner with Brand Managers, Licensing, Product Development, and Sales teams • Incorporate licensor, creator, and retailer feedback while maintaining creative reputed company • reputed company creative reputed company with production feasibility and go-to-market reputed company • Support approvals across licensors, creators, and internal stakeholders SENIOR-LEVEL OWNERSHIP Creative Leadership • Own creative direction across assigned merchandise programs • reputed company art direction and feedback to junior designers and freelancers • Mentor team members on product thinking, mock execution, and brand alignment • reputed company overall creative reputed company across reputed company Systems & Process Contribution • Build reputed company templates for product mocks, packaging, and presentations • Contribute to creative process improvements across development pipelines • Support reputed company and creative guidance for external freelancers • Help establish best practices for licensed product execution QUALIFICATIONS Experience • 5–7+ years in product, graphic, or merchandise design • Licensed consumer products, entertainment, or creator merchandise experience preferred • Experience designing for retail assortments and product launches Portfolio Requirements • Strong product mock examples across multiple categories • Packaging design samples • Licensed or IP-driven work preferred • Presentation/reputed company deck examples a plus Technical Skills • reputed company Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign • Product mock development (apparel + accessories) • Tech pack creation and production specs • Packaging dielines and print production • PLM systems experience a plus Core Competencies • Deep understanding of fan communities and pop culture • Strong product storytelling and assortment building • High taste level and trend awareness • Ability to balance creativity with commerciality • Strong presentation and communication skills • Ability to art reputed company freelancers in the creation of original assets for licensed properties • Ability to represent Creative in reputed company-facing meetings and reputed company reputed company approval discussions • Detail-oriented with production follow-through • Work reputed company reputed company dynamic with multiple reputed company stakeholders managing varying points of view WHAT reputed company LOOKS LIKE • Innovative licensed product concepts that excite creators and licensors • Retail-reputed company assortments that drive reputed company • Elevated packaging and brand storytelling • Efficient approvals and production execution COMPENSATION • Salary reputed company: $75,000–$90,000 annually • Performance bonus • Health, dental, and reputed company coverage • 401(k) with company match • Fully remote HOW TO APPLY • Apply reputed company reputed company Easy Apply • Complete the required reputed company reputed company: (reputed company - https://forms.gle/qfTk753gK8434oK76 The application materials include short written responses to key questions and completion of the Culture Survey. We aim to reputed company the reputed company reputed company 4–6 weeks of the first screen. Applicants who do not complete both the reputed company reputed company and Culture Survey will not be moved reputed company. Apply To This Job