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Reporting to the Director, Creative, the Principal Designer serves as a senior creative driver, leading high-impact design work across graphic design, brand systems, and marketing creative. This role plays a critical part in shaping how creative vision comes to life, influencing design direction through expertise, consistency, and collaboration, while supporting broader business and product initiatives tied to Disney Consumer Products’ global strategy. Deeply immersed in culture and the creative marketplace, the Principal Designer brings a sharp, current point of view and operates with speed and agility in a fast‑paced environment with significant inbound work and tight turnaround times.
Job Responsibility:
Translate high‑level creative vision into concrete, inspiring design systems, visual identities, and product expressions that scale across categories, markets, and platforms
Operate as a hands‑on designer, producing work that exemplifies craft excellence, clarity of thinking, and cultural relevance
Merge conceptual thinking with executional rigor, ensuring ideas are both creatively bold and practically deliverable
Remain deeply immersed in culture, trends, and the creative marketplace actively engaged in the “scene” across entertainment, fashion, lifestyle, gaming, street culture, and emerging creative movements
Bring a strong, current point of view informed by cultural signals, consumer behavior, and design innovation
Apply trend insight strategically, ensuring creative work feels relevant, aspirational, and culturally credible rather than reactive
Serve as a creative partner to Marketing, Franchise, Product, Retail, and Commercial teams
Demonstrate strong commercial awareness and business acumen, understanding how creative decisions impact timelines, partners, costs, and market performance
Build effective working relationships rooted in trust, clarity, and collaboration
Bring pragmatic judgment that balances creative ambition with business realities
Pitch, present, and sell creative ideas clearly and persuasively to senior stakeholders, cross‑functional partners, and external collaborators
Create compelling decks and presentation materials that articulate creative vision, strategy, and rationale
Represent VP‑level creative vision confidently and accurately in meetings and forums when senior leadership is unable to attend
Requirements:
8+ years of progressive experience across graphic design and product‑adjacent design, with a portfolio of high‑visibility, multi‑channel work
Demonstrated excellence in hands‑on design craft, including visual systems, typography, composition, product aesthetics, and storytelling
Proven ability to originate concepts, work independently, and influence creative direction at a senior level
Deep cultural fluency and active engagement with trends, creative communities, and the broader marketplace
Strong presentation and storytelling skills, with confidence pitching and representing creative vision to senior audiences
Comfort operating in fast‑paced, high‑volume environments with tight turnaround times
Nice to have:
Experience in consumer products, entertainment, fashion/lifestyle, or retail ecosystems
Familiarity with partner and licensee workflows
Strong understanding of commercial models and business constraints within creative development
What we offer:
Health and savings benefits
Educational opportunities
Special extras that only Disney can provide
Bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided
Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits