Graphic Designer (Licensed Consumer Products, 6 month FTC)

Thank you for considering the Graphic Designer (Licensed Consumer Products) role with Moonbug Entertainment, an award-winning global entertainment company inspiring kids everywhere to laugh, learn and grow
The company is behind some of the biggest kids’ entertainment brands in the world including CoComelon and Blippi
Moonbug believes every child should have access to our entertaining and enriching content, which is why our shows are available on more than 150 video platforms globally including Netflix, Disney+, BBC iPlayer and YouTube Kids
Moonbug is also a global leader in pre-school music and audio experiences, available on 100+ audio platforms globally
Moonbug brands extend far beyond the screen to include streaming music, toys, games, books, live events, and even theme park exhibits
Moonbug is part of Candle Media, an independent, creator-friendly home for cutting-edge, high-quality, category-defining brands and franchises
The Contract Graphic Designer will support the development of style guides and graphic design for licensed consumer products preschool brands
This role will work closely with the Consumer Products & Experiences Creative and Product Development team to create brand-right, trend-relevant style guides, packaging, and graphic designs that translate successfully across a wide range of retail consumer product categories
Approved character art is provided; this is a graphic design role, not a character design or illustration role
Design and build seasonal, core, retail, and thematic licensed consumer products style guides
Create original graphics, patterns, icons, badges, typography treatments, borders, backgrounds, and supporting design elements
Place approved characters into product-ready graphics, layouts, and placements that follow franchise brand standards
Apply seasonal trends, retail insights, and brand strategy to build cohesive graphic collections
Build color palettes, graphic systems, pattern families, editorial treatments, and product-ready graphics
Develop designs that translate across multiple categories including apparel, accessories, home, toys, stationery, hardlines, and softlines
Prepare organized, production-ready design files and style guide packages for licensee and partner use
Explore multiple design options quickly through thumbnails, layout concepts, and digital mock-ups
Incorporate feedback from Creative Product Development, Brand, Franchise, and Legal teams
Support the development and evolution of licensed packaging systems across multiple product categories
Work within existing brand standards while identifying opportunities to keep packaging fresh, relevant, and competitive at retail
Work closely with Creative Directors, Designers, Product Development, and Project Management to meet project timelines and deliverables
Manage multiple assignments simultaneously while maintaining strong attention to detail
Participate in creative reviews and respond efficiently to feedback and revisions
Ensure designs meet brand, legal, technical, and production requirements
Support special projects including retail presentations, product concept moc
Experience working with kids, preschool, entertainment, licensed character, or lifestyle brands is highly preferred
The ideal candidate is comfortable researching trends and designing graphics, understands how design needs to function in a licensing and retail environment, and can carry projects from brief through licensor approval to retail-ready execution
Experience developing licensed consumer products style guides strongly preferred. Please include style guide samples in your portfolio
Experience preparing professional production-ready files for licensees, manufacturers, and other external partners
Comfortable working within fast-moving environments with multiple rounds of feedback
Knowledge of Mac OSX, Adobe Suite Programs (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
Experience designing collections of digital product mock-ups
Strong understanding of designing within established brand guidelines while still bringing fresh design thinking
Strong graphic design portfolio demonstrating layout, typography, pattern development, and packaging capabilities
Ability to turn a design brief into a cohesive graphic system rather than simply executing individual graphics
Ability to work across the needs of a global team
4+ years of professional graphic design experience, ideally in licensed consumer products, packaging, entertainment, or retail
Strong understanding of color, typography, composition, hierarchy, and pattern

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