Contractor, Designer - Collectibles
Broomfield, CO, US, 80021
At Crocs, Inc., every career offers a chance to make a real impact. No two journeys look the same. And that's exactly how we like it. Whether you’re welcoming customers into our stores, collaborating with global teams at our headquarters, or keeping operations moving at our distribution centers, your impact is real and valued. At Crocs, Inc. you’re not expected to fit a mold. You’re encouraged to break it and create something better.
Overview
Crocs is seeking a Contract Designer, Brand Partnerships – Collectibles to support the Global Design & Trend team with a focus on collectible accessories, licensed products, and collaboration-driven product innovation.
This role will contribute to footwear, premium Jibbitz™, bag charms, and other collectible product expressions by translating brand IP, graphics, and cultural inspiration into highly desirable 3D collectible objects and accessories.
The ideal candidate brings experience in collectible product design, character-based design, or licensed merchandise, and has strong capabilities across industrial design, surface design, and technical product development. This designer should be deeply tapped into popular culture, collectibles culture, and emerging consumer trends, with the ability to translate those cultural signals into compelling Crocs product concepts.
This role thrives in a fast-paced, collaboration-driven environment and partners seamlessly with internal teams and external collaborators to bring innovative collectible products to life.
What You'll Do
• Support the Brand Partnerships design team by developing brand-right collectible product concepts for footwear, premium Jibbitz™, bag charms, and related accessory expressions.
• Translate insights on forward-thinking consumers, pop culture, tastemakers, entertainment, and global brands into compelling Crocs collectible product stories.
• Design highly desirable collectible products that connect with fans and collectors, leveraging an understanding of drop culture, pop culture relevance, and collectible product psychology.
• Translate 2D graphics, brand assets, and licensed IP into 3D product concepts through digital modeling, CAD, and concept visualization.
• Create inspiring concept visuals, 3D renderings, illustrations, and mood boards to communicate ideas internally and to external partners.
• Design Jibbitz™ concepts, collectible accessories, graphic placements, surface treatments, and packaging assets that elevate product desirability.
• Apply industrial design thinking to small-scale collectible objects, ensuring form, durability, manufacturability, and strong product storytelling.
• Develop surface design solutions, including textures, finishes, paint applications, graphic detailing, and material exploration.
• Collaborate with Product, Development, Marketing, and Licensing partners to ensure concepts are feasible, on-brand, and production-ready.
• Present design concepts clearly to internal stakeholders and external collaborators.
• Manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, time-sensitive contract environment.
• Support design development across concept, color, form, materials, surface detailing, and technical design execution.
• Stay current on design tools, 3D workflows, emerging technologies, and cultural trends influencing collectible products and accessories.
• Bring fresh, disruptive thinking while remaining adaptable and solutions-oriented.
What You'll Bring to the Table
• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Graphic Design, Apparel Design, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of professional design experience, ideally including collectible products, licensed merchandise, toys, accessories, or novelty product design.
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop).
• Strong capability in 3D modeling or CAD tools such as Blender, ZBrush, Rhino, Fusion 360, SolidWorks, or similar platforms.
• Demonstrated experience translating graphic concepts or brand IP into physical 3D product designs.
• Solid understanding of materials, construction, and manufacturing considerations, particularly for small collectible objects.
• Experience working with materials such as PVC, ABS, resin, metal, enamel, silicone, plush, or mixed materials is a plus.
• Strong understanding of industrial design principles, surface design, and technical product development.
• Deep interest in popular culture, collectibles, streetwear, entertainment, gaming, and brand collaborations.
• Graphic design experience and strong visual storytelling skills are a plus.
• Experience working in a cross-functional, matrixed environment.
• Strong visual, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Highly organized and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ideal candidates may come from backgrounds in collectible toys, designer toys, licensed merchandise, novelty accessories, or character product design.
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Crocs is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability, or any other classification protected by law.
Title: Contractor, Designer - Collectibles
Salary or Pay Range: $55 - $59 per hour
Pay offered will vary based on job-related factors such as location, experience, training, skills, and abilities.
At Crocs, Inc. we believe in the power of a blend of in-person and virtual collaboration to drive creativity and strengthen relationships. Your participation in this flexible schedule plays a key role in building a connected and successful team. In-office requirements vary by our work personas: Resident (5 days), Collaborator (4 days), Connector (2-3 days), Explorer (fully remote). This role has been aligned to the [[cust_PersonaName]] persona.
The application window is 45 days, but applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible after the posting date in order to ensure optimal consideration. The posting will be removed if the job is filled before the application window deadline.
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