Element Designer

Are you a 3D Designer with a love of LEGO Products and the LEGO System in Play?

Do your design passions include Characters, Creatures, Vehicles, Architecture, Art, Fashion, Nature, Functions and Product Design, with an additional "Toyetic" twist?

Can you balance distinct Product Aesthetics with Functional Details and Technical Considerations, within a Design for Manufacture Pipeline?

Do you have a curious and collaborative mindset and a willingness to work in diverse Creative Teams?

Would you like to join the Element Design Team to design, develop and deliver new LEGO Pieces (Elements), Innovative Play Functions, World Building Details and exciting new Play Experiences, across our new and existing product lines?

If the answer is YES, or even a curious maybe, then this could be for you

• As a LEGO Element Designer, you will collaborate closely with Concept, Product, and Engineering Teams, to design, develop, problem solve and prototype new LEGO Building Elements, LEGO Minifigure/Character Accessories, LEGO Animals/Creatures and Innovative Product Play/Action Functions.
• Working with both "open ended" and "closed" design briefs, to explore, sketch (2D/3D), concept, visualize (Render/Illustrate), and prototype, pitch ideas and 3D solutions within a wide variety of LEGO Product Teams.
• Translating refined concept art, loose sketches and photo reference into 3D Designs and develop and mature designs for handover to technical Engineering, Molding and Production Teams.
• Facilitating communication with all partners and collaborators to ensure a smooth design process.
• Balancing innovation, system in play, design for manufacturing and deliverables.
• Embodying the LEGO Leadership Playground values: Be Curious, Be Brave and Be Focused.

Our LEGO DESiGN organization consists of a dynamic, creative, and collaborative culture. No two projects are the same, and they all require different needs and expertise.

Element Design is a key department in the development of new LEGO elements (building bricks, animals, wigs, etc.), playing a pivotal role in the intersection of design for aesthetics, design for play and design for manufacturing. Here, success is always a team sport, bridging the projects shaping our different play experiences with our outstanding engineering and manufacturing teams.

This department is delivering tangible innovation in the form of new LEGO Elements, and we are responsible for designing hundreds of new ones for our portfolio each year

The ideal candidate holds an education or background in 3D Design (or similar) and has some knowledge of Injection Molding and Design for Manufacture Pipelines.

To excel in this role requires a strong 3Dimensional Design skillset (Digital and Traditional). Experience with both Sculpting and Hard Surface modeling tools (ZBrush/Geomagic Freeform - Rhino and NX), and a good understanding of 3D modeling methods (Eg. Surface, Solid, Poly, Sub D, Parametric, Sculpture and Retopology) would be a highly advantageous.

A passion for toy design, a childlike imagination, good visual problem solving and strong 2D/3D visual communication skills are recommended. Working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Ilustrator, Keyshot or Blender Cycles/Eevee is a plus.

Furthermore, we are looking for someone who has:

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, a team player, with the ability to nurture connections across all functions
• Good analytic and system thinking skills
• Proven ability to detail progress and plan own time
• A proactive demeanor and flexibility to adapt to changes
• A curious approach to challenge processes and ways of working and a growth mindset
• Focused to create tangible impact and deliver results, in very complex and ambiguous contexts
• Brave to assume risks and learn from them, and to embody the company spirit of "only the best is good enough"
• Fluent in English

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

What's in it for you?

Here is what you can expect:

Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.

Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

Workplace - When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and religion) to apply for roles in our team.

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children's Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children's Rights.

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