Elevate Design: Shape the Future of Prefabricated Homes at ZURU!
ZURU is on a mission to disrupt across industries, challenge the status quo and catalyst change through radical innovation and automation advances. This is in play in different pillars of the company: ZURU Toys are re-imagining what it means to play; ZURU Tech is shaping a better future by leading the next building revolution; ZURU Edge is pioneering new generation FMCG brands to better serve modern consumers.
Founded in 2003 by EY Entrepreneur of the Year and World Entrepreneur Hall of Fame brothers Nick and Mat Mowbray, ZURU has quickly grown to a team of over 5000 direct and indirect members across more than 30 international locations.
One of the largest toy companies in the world, globally recognised and award-winning brands include Bunch O Balloons, Mini Brands, XSHOT, Rainbocorns and Smashers. Our global FMCG brands include MONDAY Haircare, Rascal + Friends, NOOD, BONKERS, Gumi Yum Surprise and Dose & Co.
Your Role
You will play a crucial role in turning houses into homes. Your main responsibilities include the implementation of high-quality standards for spatial arrangement and staging for the ZURU home, as well as participating in the development of houses available for purchase through ZURU proprietary software.
Your Impact
Through your efforts, you will significantly impact the quality of the ZURU product and help us become a pioneer in the prefabricated architecture world. Your input will be crucial to our multidisciplinary team to ensure product quality and design standards. Additionally, you will actively participate in the design of exclusive properties demonstrating the full potential of our products.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with our software development teams to integrate high design standards into the staging and renderings of our houses.
- Support our innovative AI team in developing automatic staging tools.
- Generate rules for optimizing room sizing, space layout, and enhance overall customer and future home-owner experience.
- Develop lighting principles and guides to enhance the comfort and quality of the ZURU houses.
- Develop rules for smart devices placement through the house and improve the functionality of the architecture.
- Support the Product Development team with the design of test building that will help us refine the scale of our products and improve the overall quality.
Required
- Minimum bachelor’s degree (master’s degree preferred) in Spatial Experience Design, Interior Design, Interior Architecture, Industrial Design or related field
- 5+ years of professional experience in related field
- Fluency in Chinese is essential
- Strong understanding of proportions, user experience
- Experience with CAD drawings - Rhino is a must
- Excellent Rendering Skills – Unreal preferred
- Very strong representation skills, both from a technical, verbal, and aesthetic perspective.
- Ability to use and develop new tools without being afraid to challenge traditional work methods and processes.
- Capacity to contribute to a multidisciplinary team and to move project forward in a fast timeline.
LIFE@ZURU
At ZURU, we have cultivated a high-performing culture that encourages excellence. Our team works towards ambitious goals, learning, performing, and improving together, all while having fun. We empower talented individuals to do their best work every day.
At ZURU, you get out what you put in. You are responsible for driving your own career and we provide the platform to achieve it. As ZURU is on such a fast growth trajectory, there are opportunities here that you won’t find anywhere else.
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What We Do
ZURU is a disruptive and award-winning company that designs, manufactures and markets innovative toys and consumer products.
Inspired by kids and imaginative play, ZURU is one of the fastest growing toy companies in the world and is known for their agility, creativity and new-age manufacturing techniques.
The company that started in New Zealand now employs more than 5,000 staff across 18 offices, produces 600,000 toys a day and distributes to most major retailers in over 120 countries.
ZURU has delighted millions of families all over the world with brands such as Bunch O Balloons™, X-Shot™, Rainbocorns™, Robo Alive™, Smashers™, 5 Surprise™ and Metal Machines™ as well as through partnerships with entertainment properties, including Nickelodeon, Disney, Universal Studios and DreamWorks.
With a strong commitment to the community, ZURU supports Captivating International, local China orphanages and also student development programs in Asia and in New Zealand.
ZURU will continue to pave new ways for kids to play and focuses on reimagining what this looks like every day.
