Toy Designer

Toy Designer (Contractor/Intern)

“Kawaii” (Japanese for cute) is now the #1 subculture for women globally. Blind boxes. Claw machines. Gashapon machines. But most importantly… never-ending cuteness. 

Founded by a former TikTok executive, Utopic aspires to be the next big name in kawaii culture. By building a live service mobile game and portfolio of collectible toys, we aim to popularize a new generation of cute characters for kawaii fans around the world. 

We are looking for a toy designer with elevated taste to help design and produce toys for our portfolio of cute characters. This is a remote contract/internship role (1 month with the possibility of extension). Join us to create a cultural phenomenon.

What you’ll do: 

• Conduct trend research and material exploration to inspire product innovation
• Create toy designs that balance creativity, brand alignment, consumer appeal, manufacturability and cost targets
• Generate sketches, renderings, 3D models, prototypes, and mock-ups 
• Liaise with production partners and facilitate product development, ensuring quality, cost efficiency, and timely execution
• Participate in product packaging design to ensure cohesive aesthetic experience across toys and packaging

What you’ll bring:

• 1-3 years of job experience (university students are welcome to apply)
• Toy design, fine arts, illustration, product design, industrial design degrees preferred
• Experience with designing and developing vinyl, PVC, or ABS toys preferred
• Experience with 3D modeling, sculpting, and rendering preferred (ZBrush, Rhino, SolidWorks or similar tools is a plus) 
• Familiarity with toy development landscape and cycle preferred
• Strong portfolio of character designs and toy designs
• Familiarity with art toys, collectibles, kawaii culture and cozy games preferred
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and project management skills required