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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive experience in illustration, graphic design, and art direction for consumer goods, with a strong focus on managing licensing workflows and collaborating with entertainment licensors. Proficient in driving creative processes, mentoring design teams, and ensuring high-quality production standards.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Art DirectionIllustration SkillsAdobe Creative SuiteLicensing WorkflowsOnline Product Approval (OPA)
ATS Keywords
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Hard Skills
IllustrationGraphic DesignCharacter DesignCompositionTypographyColor TheorySpatial StorytellingProcess ImprovementsSKU PlanningProduction Files Quality Control
Soft Skills
Clear CommunicationAttention to Detail
Tools & Technologies
Adobe IllustratorAdobe PhotoshopAdobe InDesignProcreateGoogle WorkspaceFigmaSlackRhino 3DAutoCAD
Certifications & Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in IllustrationBachelor’s Degree in Graphic DesignBachelor’s Degree in Industrial/Product DesignBachelor’s Degree in Visual CommunicationsBachelor’s Degree in Animation
Industry Keywords
Consumer GoodsLicensing StrategiesProduct LaunchCharacter IntegrityCreative Briefs3D FormatsMerchandisingEntertainment LicensorsProduction-Ready ProductsDimensional/Print Product Handoffs
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Drive assortment planning, new SKU planning, and concept development sheets aligned with licensing strategies and design sentiment
- Own and optimize end-to-end licensed product and licensing workflows
- Ensure on-time delivery against product launch dates and reduce concept-to-submission cycle times
- Enforce licensor style guides and maintain character integrity across product submissions
- Collaborate directly with licensors on design adaptations and approval decisions
- Internalize franchise style guides and create actionable creative briefs
- Provide hands-on illustration when needed
- Oversee licensor approval pipelines through OPA portals and guide artists through rapid iterations
- Partner with 3D paper-engineering and production teams to integrate licensed assets into Lovepop’s 3D formats
- Art direct product components and marketing materials including sentiment cards, inserts, envelopes, and packaging
- Recruit, hire, onboard, and mentor full-time licensed product designers and freelancers
- Continuously improve licensing process flow and deliver projects on schedule
Requirements
What you’ll need- Minimum 6–8+ years of progressive experience in illustration, graphic design, merchandising, or art direction for physical consumer goods, including 3+ years in an Art Director or creative leadership role
- Proven track record working directly with entertainment licensors, executing assortment and SKU planning, collaborating on design decisions, and managing multi-stage approvals through Online Product Approval (OPA) systems
- Strong hands-on illustration skills and exceptional command of character design, composition, typography, color theory, and spatial storytelling
- Experience owning end-to-end creative process flows, driving process improvements, and hiring, onboarding, and managing internal designers and external freelancers
- Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
- Working knowledge of Procreate or comparable digital painting tools
- Fluency in Google Workspace, Figma, and Slack
- Working familiarity with Rhino 3D or AutoCAD
- Hands-on experience with Photoshop automation, including scripting and variable-data templates
- Clear, confident English communication skills, written and verbal
- Strong attention to detail and quality control over production files, character proportions, typography, SKU planning sheets, and physical samples
- Required portfolio demonstrating production-ready physical products, including licensed IP applications, character-driven merchandising, or dimensional/print product handoffs to a factory or printer
- Bachelor’s degree (BFA/BA) in Illustration, Graphic Design, Industrial/Product Design, Visual Communications, or Animation, or equivalent practical experience