Fan Model Design Specialist - Temp Cover

About the position

The BrickLink Designer Program (BDP) allows LEGO enthusiasts to submit their original designs to be voted on by the fan community with the winning designs brought to life as official sets. As a Fan Model Design Manager, you will be responsible for guiding the Fan Designer and their model through the LEGO Model Development process. Please submit your portfolio showcasing relevant design work, particularly examples related to building instruction booklets, instruction layout, and/ or model presentation

Responsibilities

  • Digital Design Expert in Studio and/or LDD, coordinating the development of Fan Designer models digitally to align with LEGO quality standards.
  • Physical building experience, both in MOC’s and LEGO system sets
  • Ownership of the entire product lifecycle from model design, quality control and building instructions to meet development deadlines.
  • Understanding of LEGO Design Guidelines, utilizing this knowledge to improve Fan Model development, packaging development and building instructions.
  • Communication amongst the BDP Design Team and our partners to collaborate and troubleshoot program activities.

Requirements

  • Strong 3D building experience in BrickLink Studio or LDD
  • Strong physical brick building experience with MOC’s
  • Strong experience producing or editing building instructions, with a sharp eye for layout, sequence, and user clarity
  • Strong experience with the LEGO element catalogue and building system
  • Adobe Creative Suite (preferably InDesign)
  • Ability to maintain high attention to detail while meeting deliverable deadlines
  • Previous experience working with or being part of the adult LEGO fan community

Benefits

  • 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 you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based
  • 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
  • Your 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.
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