Job Description

Designer, Collectibles

Position Overview

The ideal candidate brings experience in collectible product design, character-based design, or licensed merchandise, and has strong capabilities across industrial design, surface design, and technical product development. This designer should be deeply tapped into popular culture, collectibles culture, and emerging consumer trends, with the ability to translate those cultural signals into compelling product concepts.

Ideal candidates may come from backgrounds in collectible toys, designer toys, licensed merchandise, novelty accessories, or character product design.

Key Responsibilities

• Create high-quality 3D models and designs for collectibles and accessories.
• Translate 2D graphics, brand assets, and licensed IP into 3D product concepts through digital modeling, CAD, and concept visualization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop product concepts and designs.
• Utilize industrial design principles to ensure functionality and manufacturability of designs.
• Incorporate feedback from stakeholders to refine and iterate on designs.
• Stay updated on trends in retail and collectibles to inform design choices.
• Prepare designs for presentation and production, including rendering and prototyping.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Graphic Design, Apparel Design, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of professional design experience, ideally including collectible products, licensed merchandise, toys, accessories, or novelty product design.
• Proven experience in 3D design and modeling, preferably in collectibles or accessories.
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop).
• Strong capability in 3D modeling or CAD tools such as Blender, ZBrush, Rhino, Fusion 360, SolidWorks, or similar platforms.
• Demonstrated experience translating graphic concepts or brand IP into physical 3D product designs.
• Creative problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data.

Benefits

Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.

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For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.This is a new role.

This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 03/12/2026 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.

This job was posted on 03/12/2026 and is open for 60 days

Creative Circle is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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