Our Company

Vuly is an Australian-owned outdoor play company that provides fun, safe, and healthy play for everyone. Pioneering the outdoor play industry with our creative and innovative product ranges, Vuly stands out as a company like no other. This position offers a chance to join a creative and hands-on team dedicated to bringing children's products to life. Join us and make a difference!

The Role

We’re seeking an individual with ambitious dreams and innovative ideas to become an integral part of Vuly’s dynamic and ever-growing products department. Collaborating with a team of industrial designers and reporting to the Cheif Products Officer, the ideal candidate will possess a passion for enhancing people’s lives through product design and be driven by a hands-on, practical approach to realising Vuly’s product vision. You’ll play a crucial role in shaping that vision and bringing it to the world.

Responsibilities

Design of Vuly play products from concept through to mass production.

Collaborating on product strategy and vision.

Assisting and mentoring junior designers.

Working with offshore suppliers to bring products to mass production.

Market research and consumer trend analysis

Prototyping of design concepts using a variety of methods, including mock-ups, 3D printing and working with the in-house fabrication team.

Ensure that all products meet Vuly’s high standards of safety and quality

Work within established brand guidelines and design language, while bringing a unique point of view and “design voice” to your work.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Industrial Design or a recognised equivalent.

Key Requirements

This role requires an innovative thinker who can push boundaries and help take Vuly to new and exciting places.

Design for Manufacture: Experience in plastic component design, steel fabrication, and textile development is highly valued.

Minimum 4-6 years of experience in a similar role designing quality consumer products, either in-house or agency-based.

Ability to work collaboratively or autonomously, as required.

A fundamentally modernist approach to design, demonstrating intuitive understanding of balance, line, proportion, colour and finish.

Advanced-level Solidworks CAD skills, including demonstrated ability to produce detailed engineering drawings.

Ability and willingness to travel overseas is a requirement of this role.

We’re a company with a great work culture! Vuly rewards success as well as provides employee benefits, like lunches, haircuts and team building activities. The role is full time Monday - Friday based in our Wakerley office. Come join our exciting team!

If you would like to be considered for this role please apply directly through SEEK. Please provide a PDF portfolio (10mb max) or link to an online portfolio. Candidates who do not provide a portfolio will not be considered for this role.