Experimental Designer

Job Description

Experimental Designer (Marketing Events)

Industry: Designer toys and collectible pieces

Location: Canary Wharf, London

Job type: Full time Permanent

About POP MART

Founded in 2010, POP MART is a market-leading entertainment company and a global champion of designer toy culture. Through global artist development, IP operations, and designer toy culture evangelism, we have built an integrated platform covering the entire designer toy value chain. Besides our original and iconic IPs such as Molly, Hirono, SKULLPANDA, and LABUBU, POP MART collaborates with top-tier toys and lifestyle brands including Disney, Universal Studios, and Sanrio to create collectible art toys featuring their iconic characters.

POP MART has established a strong presence across key European markets, including the UK, France, Italy, Netherlands, Germany and Spain. As part of our strategic growth initiatives, we are focused on expanding our retail network into additional high-potential markets across Europe, continuing to strengthen our brand's position in the region.

For more information, please visit and our LinkedIn Career page.

What to Expect

POP MART is a boutique-sized company with a young and multicultural team where you can expect to:

• Gain valuable professional experience covering the entire retail life cycle
• Have the opportunity to work with people from different countries and cultures in a collaborative environment
• Receive structured customer service, retail operations, and product training
• Be proactively involved in the company’s growth

Benefits

POP MART offers our employees:

• Selected POP MART toys as appreciation gifts every month
• A structured bonus scheme in line with the company’s and the individual’s performance
• Comprehensive training and development programs
• Regular team social events
• Paid rest breaks

The Role and Candidate

We are seeking a highly creative and detail-oriented Graphic Designer to join Pop Mart’s EU Marketing team. This role will play a key part in shaping the visual expression of our brand across digital, print, and retail channels. You will be responsible for creating campaign assets, event visuals, in-store signage, and social media content that bring Pop Mart’s unique brand identity and storytelling to life.

The ideal candidate is passionate about visual design, has a strong understanding of pop culture aesthetics, and thrives in a fast-paced, creative environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and visualise immersive brand experiences for product launches, pop-up events, exhibitions, retail activations, and trade shows
• Develop creative concepts, mood boards, sketches, 3D renderings, and technical layouts aligned with campaign and brand objectives
• Translate creative briefs into engaging spatial designs, working closely with internal teams and external vendors to ensure execution quality
• Produce design documentation including floor plans, material specs, display guidelines, and installation instructions
• Collaborate with the Event Marketing Coordinator, Creative team, Retail, and Merchandising to align experience design with commercial goals
• Support vendor selection, production oversight, and quality control to ensure accurate delivery of design intent on-site
• Stay current with trends in event design, materials, and experiential branding to continuously raise creative standards
• Archive event designs and contribute to visual documentation and post-activation reporting

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Experiential Design, Interior Design, Exhibition Design, or a related field
• Minimum 2 years of experience in designing branded environments or experiential activations (retail, entertainment, or lifestyle sectors preferred)
• Proficient in design tools such as SketchUp, AutoCAD, Rhino, or similar; Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
• Strong visual storytelling and concept development ability, with a sharp eye for brand detail
• Ability to manage multiple projects with tight timelines and shifting priorities
• Fluent in English (spoken and written) with strong communication and collaboration skills

Desirable but Not Essential

• Experience working with pop culture, fashion, or lifestyle brands
• Familiarity with fabrication processes and vendor management in the EU
• Knowledge of sustainability practices in event or spatial design
• Proficiency in animation, AR/VR tools, or digital prototyping
• Additional European language skills (e.g. French, German, Italian, Spanish)

Your Application

If the opportunity sounds interesting to you, please apply with your updated CV via “Apply Now” or email to [email protected].