About Us Moose Toys exists to make kids superhappy. For this revolutionary brand, happiness lies at the heart of everything we do. Known for our trailblazing toy design, development and manufacturing, and strong commitment to the future of our planet, our toys are consistently recognised with global awards and accolades. Our Culture At Moose we are playful with a purpose. Fun is at the heart of everything we do, but we’re also very serious about the important stuff: our people, our values, and the planet: We're officially a Great Place to Work! We're a family. We dream big. We love diversity. We're always learning. We prioritise well-being. We give back in a big way. We're serious about sustainability. We bring the fun! Visit our website or our LinkedIn Life page for more information on our amazing brands and people. Position Title: Inventor Relations Manager – Games Classification: Exempt Position Status: Full Time Reports To: Senior Vice President, Games Direct Reports: None Role Objectives: Work with the inventing community and use natural abilities to find great games for Moose, while supporting our toy business as necessary. Maintain and strengthen core partnerships through thoughtful communication, collaboration, and consistent follow-up to ensure long-term success. Contribute to the company’s growth strategy by researching market trends, identifying M&A and distribution opportunities, and helping evaluate and advance potential partnerships. Qualifications: · Board Game experience required. · Product development experience preferred. · Bachelor’s degree is preferred but not required. · Experience of working on licensed items preferred but not required. Responsibilities: In charge of pipeline of new ideas coming to the game department. Personally in charge of ideas that come through inventors. Lead on discovering and acting on new trends in the marketplace found through personal experience and places like podcasts, board games sites, tradeshows, YouTube, Tik Tok, Kickstarter, global trends and more. Work with licensing team on licensed opportunities. Manage full cycle of communication with partners from vetting of concept to accepting/returning tracking materials, to communication. Negotiation of win-win deals with our partners. Provide clear direction to external partners at what the Moose Games team is looking for. Pitching ideas to internal and external stakeholders and customers. Lead initial research and identify potential opportunities related to M&A activity. Manage the process of gathering, organizing, and communicating key information for M&A and strategic opportunities. Serve as the key contact for all game distribution partnerships. Ensure the company meets all contractual obligations tied to game deals and partnerships. Conduct early-stage trademark checks to assess name availability. Coordinate with Legal to clear trademarks for product and brand use. Approve royalties for release across all games contracts. Oversee the tracking and fulfillment of all contractual deliverables tied to game contracts. This position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the role. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice. Core Values: We’re a family, who is Outrageously playful, with Wild imagination. · We’re a family o We demonstrate kindness as part of the Moose family – treating others the way we want to be treated. We’re all about welcoming your wacky, weird, and wonderful self at work! o Moosies pride themselves on taking personal responsibility for their actions and outcomes, always acting ethically, professionally, sustainably, and with a smile. o We know there is no ‘I’ in TEAM and are committed to hitting team goals way out of the park. o We’ve got each other’s backs – we support each other with no politics or personal agendas. · Outrageously playful o All Moosies use play to stimulate thinking and innovation – applying learnings across all initiatives. o We think outside the toy box to keep things super FUN. o We consistently give 100% to put the punch in our products and services. o We keep our energy up so there’s a great buzz around the place all the time – helping to foster great ideas and ensuring strong productivity. · Wild imagination o We’re prepared to share the kooky and the creative in brainstorming sessions, to bring the best Moose to market. o Moosies put heart and soul into innovating and delivering the best toys ever. o We elicit infectious enthusiasm, are non-judgemental, value diversity of thinking and the benefits this brings, and are open to all WOW ideas. o We keep on trend and across new technologies and sustainable approaches so we can bring this knowledge to the playroom. o Work Hours: 8:30am – 5:30pm, Monday to Thursday 8:30am – 3:00pm, Friday 30-minute unpaid lunch break each day. Plus, reasonable additional hours due to multiple time-zones. Hybrid working arrangement: Tues-Thurs in El Segundo office Salary Band USD $105,000-$115,000 Physical Demands · While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone and other office productivity machinery, may need to reach, stoop, kneel to access items · Must be able to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time · Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work · Light to moderate lifting is required · Frequently communicates with other employees and third-parties, must be able to speak clearly and exchange accurate information. · Regular, predictable attendance is required The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. Work Environment · Moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phones, printers and light traffic) · Indoor business office environment with windows; light foot traffic within work areas · Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a teammate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. #LI-SK1 Primary Location: US-CA-Los Angeles Job: Product/Industrial Design & Illustration Employee Status: Permanent Schedule: Full-time
MoreHappytecture is the photography art book of Anna Devís and Daniel Rueda, two architecturally trained artists who have a knack for turning what may initially appear to be ordinary architectural elements into striking, playful images.   The book consists of three mini collections: What the Hat, Curiocities, and Pink-a-Boo! What the Hat introduces the use of props: interesting and unique hats become the centerpiece of each photo, rather than large architectural backdrops. In Curiocities, everyday urban elements like doors, windows, and facades are reframed to look extraordinary. Pink-a-Boo! is centered around a post-modern apartment complex in Calpe, Spain, called La Muralla Roja, which was designed by Ricardo Bofill. Anna and Daniel describe this collection as a sort of “visual hide-and-seek,” moving through all the different corners of the building and photographing from all different angles to reveal new perspectives.   Anna and Daniel met while studying architecture in Valencia, Spain. They bonded over their love and appreciation for the craft, and as they began traveling together, they happened upon architectural moments they felt deserved to be shared with the world. Some are grand feats like La Muralla Roja, while others are as simple as a square window on a pink building.   Through Happytecture, rather than building buildings, they’re building photographs. Instead of using Photoshop, though, they compose scenes in real life using everyday objects, colored paper, and curated outfits. The results are eye-catching, often geometric images that draw readers in. Visually, it’s clean, it’s colorful, and above all, it’s incredibly interesting. Happytecture invites readers to see the world through another set of eyes, and in this case, those eyes have a particular fondness for architecture that might otherwise go unnoticed.   Published in 2023 by Counter Print, Happytecture is available for purchase on Amazon or Anna and Daniel’s website. If you’re looking for a coffee-table book that you and your guests will actually want to flip through, look no further than Happytecture.
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https://www.lego.com/da-dk/careers/job/play-product-manager-tooling-telemetry-analytics-e652f385832f1000d1b1408678c50000?locale=da-dk Are you a visionary product manager equipped to shape the play of the future? The Play Product Manager plays an important role in our Play Product Management Team, under the Play Engineering group. You'll be part of the core leadership trio alongside the Technology Lead, and Software Project Manager taking ownership of the Play Tooling, telemetry & analytics space, delivering high quality and timely value driven product development for The LEGO Group. Responsibilities Lead the product strategy and future roadmap for internal interactive play development tools used by LEGO designers to create amazing interactive play experiences of the future, covering the full lifecycle of play development Collaborate with relevant end users including interaction designers and business units to gather insights and translate user needs into actionable product requirements and value-driven user stories across both tooling and the telemetry and analytics platform Maintain a clear overview of future play experience development across the portfolio to ensure the tooling & analytics roadmaps remain relevant, requiring close collaboration with other Play Product Managers within the team to drive a synthesized platform roadmap Prioritize product features and enhancements based on user needs and feedback, business goals, and market trends, ensuring designers can create the play they want and are not hindered by the tooling capabilities Understand and deliver a detailed and relevant data platform that allows effective analysis of play data for relevant stakeholders Create and then analyze the product performance metrics and user data to inform future product decisions and improvements for the products you are responsible for, in collaboration with the full portfolio roadmap owned across the Play Product team Foster a culture of continuous improvement by actively seeking feedback and iterating on product offerings Develop and maintain a complex stakeholder map, facilitating communication and collaboration across various teams and making decisive critical trade-offs that drive the most business value within a complex business structure Drive product development processes, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality features able to create world-leading play experiences Requirements Significant hands-on product development experience from consumer electronics, robotics or a closely related field Proven experience developing software products from proof of concept to market Desire to push the bounds of LEGO play into new and unchartered play experiences Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and make data-driven decisions. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels. A bias toward action, with a proactive approach to problem-solving and decision-making. Passion for interactive experiences and a strong understanding of user-centered design principles. Nice to Have Familiarity with generative AI technologies and their internal application in product development. Relevant experience as a product manager of releasing world class experiences, preferably in internal software development, tooling, data platform technologies or interactive design Proven ability to manage products as part of a platform and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. What’s in it for you? Here is what you can expect: Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times. Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind. Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity. Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount. Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme. Workplace - When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process. Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong. The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and religion) to apply for roles in our team. The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer. Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights. Just imagine building your dream career. Then make it real. Join the LEGO® team today. https://www.lego.com/da-dk/careers/job/play-product-manager-tooling-telemetry-analytics-e652f385832f1000d1b1408678c50000?locale=da-dk
Morehttps://moosetoys.taleo.net/careersection/1_xxa_external_career_portal/jobdetail.ftl?job=PAC00000015&tz=GMT-08%3A00&tzname=America%2FLos_Angeles#:~:text=About%20Us,out%20of%20brands Position Title: Graphic Designer – Games Classification: Exempt Position Status: Full Time Reports To: Senior Vice President, Games Direct Reports: None Role Objectives: Responsible for the completion of high-quality designs for packaging, marketing communication, and product development for the Games division. The Graphic Designer – Games will also direct freelancers to generate point design materials while also providing hands on graphic design skills wherever necessary. The role focuses on designing game components, instructions manual Projects range from sketching concepts, to finished packaging, to creating showroom assets and trade show materials, to marketing kits and more. Salary Band USD $75,000-$80,000 Physical Demands · While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone and other office productivity machinery, may need to reach, stoop, kneel to access items · Must be able to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time · Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work · Light to moderate lifting is required · Frequently communicates with other employees and third-parties, must be able to speak clearly and exchange accurate information. · Regular, predictable attendance is required The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. Work Environment · Moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phones, printers and light traffic) · Indoor business office environment with windows; light foot traffic within work areas · Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a teammate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. .Moose Toys exists to make kids superhappy. For this revolutionary brand, happiness lies at the heart of everything we do. Known for our trailblazing toy design, development and manufacturing, and strong commitment to the future of our planet, our toys are consistently recognised with global awards and accolades. Our Culture At Moose we are playful with a purpose. Fun is at the heart of everything we do, but we’re also very serious about the important stuff: our people, our values, and the planet: We're officially a Great Place to Work! We're a family. We dream big. We love diversity. We're always learning. We prioritise well-being. We give back in a big way. We're serious about sustainability. We bring the fun! Visit our website or our LinkedIn Life page for more information on our amazing brands and people.
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