Senior Product Designer (Kids)
Senior Product Designer (Play Jewelry, Dress Up, Crafts)
Reports to: Chief Creative Officer
Location: New York, NY (Hybrid – 3 days/week in office)
About Super Smalls
At Super Smalls, our mission is to create joyful moments and connections that amplify the magic of childhood. We inspire play and encourage self-expression through our elevated, luxury-inspired accessories and crafts, designed to delight both kids and adults. As a craft and toy brand for the new generation, we offer a range of products—from pretend play and dress-up to DIY kits, jewelry, and cold-weather gear—all infused with a playful, fashionable touch. Every detail, including packaging, is crafted to ensure our products create lasting joy.
Role Overview
We’re looking for a highly skilled Senior Product Designer to join our innovative team. As the Senior Product Designer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our physical products. We are looking for an individual with a keen eye for design, a deep understanding of materials and manufacturing processes, and a passion for creating exceptional products that resonate with our customers.
Responsibilities:
Conceptualization and Design: Manage all end-to-end product design, from initial concept, through development and final approval. Ability to conceptualize, collaborate, and design across multiple categories in the kid space (including play, jewelry, dress-up, crafts, and accessories), always fostering imaginative and self-expressive experiences.
Product Assortment Strategy: Collaborate closely with Founder/Chief Creative Officer to bring Super Smalls products to life and create a product assortment that aligns with the brand’s business strategy and goals.
Tech Packs Creation: Create detailed specifications and renderings for product designs to be shared with vendors, ensuring accuracy and feasibility for production.
Product Lifecycle Management: Manage the development process in partnership with Senior Director of Product Development & Sourcing to ensure and optimize efficiencies throughout the entire product development calendar across multiple seasons/collections simultaneously.
Packaging: Create and maintain all package designs for the product line, this can include applying illustrations, photography and licensed artwork for applicable packaging.
Vendor communication: Own all design related direct communication with vendors from spec out to final proto approval across all developments, in tandem with Senior Director of Product Development & Sourcing.
Lead and Coordinate Cross-Functional Design Efforts: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure cohesive storytelling, especially for collaborations and licensing collections, maintaining brand identity and appeal.
Additional Tasks: Support CCO and Senior Director of Sourcing & PD with other tasks and projects as assigned, contributing to the overall success of the design team.
Qualifications:
NYC based, able to work in our New York, NY office.
8+ years of experience in the creation of kids products.
Experience managing outside freelance designers and illustrators.
Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
Ability to communicate with vendors to ensure and improve manufacturing quality, timeline, and compliance standards.
Ability to interpret design intent and offer alternative solutions.
Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite for Mac: Illustrator & Photoshop a must.
Basic understanding of children’s product safety regulations is a plus!
Experience working with licensed brands is a plus!
Salary: Compensation for the role will be determined based on the candidate's qualifications, skills, and experience. The estimated annual compensation for this role is $120,000+ commensurate with experience.
If you meet these criteria and are a talented and passionate Senior Product Designer looking for
an opportunity to contribute to a fast-growing brand that celebrates play and imagination, we
would love to hear from you. Please submit your resume and portfolio to careers@supersmalls.com with the job title in the subject line. Join us in crafting the future of
play-inspired design!
