Plush Designer

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🕒 August 14

🏖️ New Jersey – Remote

🏖️ New Jersey – Remote

💵 $80k - $110k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

✍️ Designer

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BMI Merchandise

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1986

🤝 B2B

🛍️ eCommerce

☁️ SaaS

B2B • eCommerce • SaaS

BMI Merchandise is a Lakewood, NJ–based supplier and fulfillment company specializing in arcade and redemption merchandise. It offers a broad product catalog—licensed plush, toys, novelty items, crane and merchandiser kits, capsule prizes, party supplies and related refill kits—ready to ship and sold through an online catalog. BMI also provides services for operators: RFID inventory solutions, a proprietary redemption management and analytics platform (AMRS), POS integration, planogram and on-site setup, barcoding, training, and automated merchandise replenishment, targeting family entertainment centers, arcades, and other redemption/retail operators.

📋 Description

• Design original plush characters and product lines, including concept sketches, color studies, and character personality/story development • Create detailed technical specification packages for overseas factory production, including line drawings, size specifications, fabric and trim callouts, safety and fill requirements • Research redemption, licensing, and consumer plush trends to identify opportunities for new product lines and seasonal collections • Collaborate with sourcing and quality teams during sampling, approving pre-production and gold-seal samples against design intent, safety standards, and cost targets • Partner with buying and marketing teams to align plush launches with trade show timelines, catalog releases, and eblast/social campaigns • Manage multiple design projects against development calendars and trade show deadlines, including IAAPA and Amusement Expo • Present new concepts internally and occasionally to key redemption operator accounts • Lead concept-to-shelf development of BMI's plush toy line

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Toy Design, Industrial Design, Fashion Design, Illustration, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience • 3+ years of experience designing plush, soft goods, or 3D character products, ideally within toys, redemption, or licensed consumer products • Strong illustration and technical sketching skills • Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop required • Working knowledge of plush construction methods, fabrics, and overseas manufacturing processes • Familiarity with U.S. toy safety standards (ASTM F963, CPSC) • Excellent organizational skills and comfort managing several product lines at different stages of development at once • Strong collaboration skills and ability to translate feedback from sales, buying, and operators into design direction • Preferred: Experience designing for the amusement, redemption, or FEC (family entertainment center) market • Preferred: Basic 3D modeling or pattern-making experience • Preferred: Experience presenting concepts to buyers, licensors, or accounts

🏖️ Benefits

• 401k with company match • Competitive salary plus travel allowances • Health, dental, life, and vision benefits • The opportunity to directly shape BMI's plush product line

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