(Associate) Design Specialist

Nintendo of Europe SE (Associate) Design Specialist

Nintendo Co., Ltd., headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, provides a wide range of entertainment products and experiences. At Nintendo, we bring together employees with a wide variety of characteristics and work together to put smiles on the faces of people all over the world.

Department: Marketing, Sales & Digital Business

Tenure: Temporary, Full‑Time

Tasks

• Supervise the overall design direction of material created in the European Artwork & Design department.
• Supervise licensed merchandise and Nintendo merchandise that use Nintendo IP including characters.
• Create new designs and layouts (packaging, PR materials, giveaway goods, event booth displays, etc.) in compliance with global quality standards and a strong appeal to European customers, based on assets prepared by Nintendo Headquarters in Japan.
• Develop a deep understanding of Nintendo quality standards and coordinate design approval with various internal stakeholders.
• Coordinate the license and co‑promotional design approval process between Nintendo and external stakeholders.
• Accelerate the approval process by making design proposals when necessary to communicate adjustment points effectively to suppliers and licensees.
• Educate internal and external partners about Nintendo IP guidelines and rules.
• Perform other administrative and design tasks not related to merchandise approval as assigned by the supervisor.
• Support the development of process documents, guidelines, and training materials for internal and external partners.

Requirements

• University degree in Graphic Design studies or comparable education.
• Several years of professional experience in character merchandise approval and/or merchandise development.
• Several years of professional experience in graphic design creation and/or art direction (character goods, packaging, advertisement, editorial content, logo, font, icons, style guides).
• Excellent spoken and written English language skills.
• Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud (especially Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign).
• Good project management and communication skills, with the capacity to share clear information and give precise instructions.
• Structured working style with strong attention to detail and consistency, in compliance with fixed guidelines.
• Very supportive and teamwork‑oriented mindset and flexibility based on each situation with a wide perspective.
• Strong interest in Nintendo IP, including products and characters, and also in Japanese culture.

Additional Details: Submission of your own portfolio is mandatory. The position requires relocation to Frankfurt am Main, Germany and commuting to the office.

Note: This may be a role at the associate level depending on professional experience.

EEO statement: * 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.

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