(Associate) Design Coordinator (Textile)

Nintendo of Europe SE

(Associate) Design Coordinator (Textile)*

Marketing, Sales & Digital Business | Experienced | Temporary | Full-Time |

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Nintendo Co., Ltd., headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, has been providing a wide range of entertainment products and experiences since its founding in 1889, beginning with the manufacture and sale of Hanafuda playing cards. Since the 1983 release of the Family Computer (Famicom) system in Japan, and continuing through Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo's focus has been the development, manufacturing, and sale of its gaming systems and software.

At Nintendo, we bring together employees with a wide range of characteristics and work together towards a common goal - to put smiles on the faces of people all over the world.

Tasks

• Supporting the validation of licensedmerchandise and Nintendo merchandise that use Nintendo IP including the characters primarily in, but not limited to, thefield of textile, checking whether the products are in line with the company guidelinesand standards of quality
• Accelerating the approval processby making design proposals when necessary to communicate the adjustment points effectively to thesuppliers and licensees
• Educating internal and externalpartners about Nintendo IP guidelines and rules
• Supporting with the management of theassets provided to the licensees
• Assisting in the development ofprocess documents, guidelines, and training material for internal and externalpartners
• Collecting, organising and archiving product samples
• Communicating with the Nintendomerchandise teams in Japan and US regarding mutual projects, merchandiserelated assets, guidelines and updates
• Performing other administrative anddesign tasks not related to merchandise approval assigned by the supervisor

Requirements

• Several years of professionalexperience in textile product development, textile product design and/ortextile merchandising
• Bachelor's degree in graphicdesign studies or comparable education.
• Generalknowledge/understanding of textile product development, including printmethods, production process, material constraints and general timelines
• Expert knowledge of Adobe CreativeCloud (especially Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign)
• Proficient in Microsoft Officeincluding Outlook, Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word
• Excellent spoken and writtenEnglish language skills
• Comfortable with design anddevelopment processes that includes managing feedback from multiple sources, constructive criticism, andcreative direction
• Solution-oriented andresults-driven with strong problem-solving skills, experience in handling multiplesimultaneous projects
• Ability to work independently,while being very supportive and able to work in a collaborative teamenvironment
• Good project management andcommunication skills, capacity to share clear information and give preciseinstructions
• Structured working manner with alot of attention to details and consistency, in compliance with fixedguidelines
• Strong interest for Nintendoproducts and Japanese culture
• Experience in marketing materteralcreation, coordination and approval is a plus
• Onsite presence in Frankfurt officeat least three days per week to inspect physical samples

Please note that the submission ofyour own portfolio is mandatory for the hiring process of this position.

Please bear in mind that it might be an Associate position depending on your professional experience.

Are you interested? We look forward to receiving your application in English, including your earliest possible starting date and salary expectation.

* With this job advertisement, we would like to encourage people of all genders to apply. Therefore, we refrain from explicitly mentioning any gender. Our company is opposed to gender-based discrimination, as well as discrimination based on other legally protected characteristics.

Marketing, Sales & Digital Business

Experienced

Temporary

Full-Time

(Associate) Design Coordinator (Textile)

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• Supporting the validation of licensedmerchandise and Nintendo merchandise that use Nintendo IP including the characters primarily in, but not limited to, thefield of textile, checking whether the products are in line with the company guidelinesand standards of quality
• Accelerating the approval processby making design proposals when necessary to communicate the adjustment points effectively to thesuppliers and licensees
• Educating internal and externalpartners about Nintendo IP guidelines and rules
• Supporting with the management of theassets provided to the licensees
• Assisting in the development ofprocess documents, guidelines, and training material for internal and externalpartners
• Collecting, organising and archiving product samples
• Communicating with the Nintendomerchandise teams in Japan and US regarding mutual projects, merchandiserelated assets, guidelines and updates
• Performing other administrative anddesign tasks not related to merchandise approval assigned by the supervisor

• Several years of professionalexperience in textile product development, textile product design and/ortextile merchandising
• Bachelor's degree in graphicdesign studies or comparable education.
• Generalknowledge/understanding of textile product development, including printmethods, production process, material constraints and general timelines
• Expert knowledge of Adobe CreativeCloud (especially Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign)
• Proficient in Microsoft Officeincluding Outlook, Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word
• Excellent spoken and writtenEnglish language skills
• Comfortable with design anddevelopment processes that includes managing feedback from multiple sources, constructive criticism, andcreative direction
• Solution-oriented andresults-driven with strong problem-solving skills, experience in handling multiplesimultaneous projects
• Ability to work independently,while being very supportive and able to work in a collaborative teamenvironment
• Good project management andcommunication skills, capacity to share clear information and give preciseinstructions
• Structured working manner with alot of attention to details and consistency, in compliance with fixedguidelines
• Strong interest for Nintendoproducts and Japanese culture
• Experience in marketing materteralcreation, coordination and approval is a plus
• Onsite presence in Frankfurt officeat least three days per week to inspect physical samples