Craft Manager - Play Design

Would you like to support a team of play designers creating digital experiences for millions and millions of kids all over the world?

As the Craft Manager for our Design Craft here at Toca Boca you will make sure that your team has everything they need in order to be the best they can be.

We are currently growing a lot, but we’ve always stuck to our values and mission: to foster a generation of playful people. The future looks very bright, making it a perfect time to jump and join the ride but this also means we need great people like you to guide the company in this new era.

What you’ll be doing
You’ll have the personnel responsibility of 10 people working as Play Designers, UX Designers and Level Implementers. This includes regular check-ins, goal settings, salary negotiations, recruitment etc.

You’ll also be the one to guide the craft and help them grow in skills and knowledge, and build/maintain trust between the team members. This means you have to have previous knowledge and insight into the daily work of a Play/Game Designer.

You’ll be the visionary for the craft - how does the craft skills align with the future Toca Products? You’ll be a key representative for play design at Toca Boca and help educate others about the craft and what they do.
Is this you?
You have previous leadership experience specifically within game design (we call it play design). You’re used to both the administrative side of leadership (regular check ins, salary, recruitment etc.) as well as supporting their professional growth and development.

You have the ability to build trust in and between craft members and you make them feel seen and listened to.

You believe in the power of play!

This is us!
Toca Boca captures the spirit of play. We create digital toys and everyday products that are filled with fun and silliness that kids from any corner of the world can instantly relate to. Everything is designed from their perspective. We celebrate the diversity and quirkiness of their world and give them the freedom to play in ways that only they can.

Good to know!
This position is full time and based in our Stockholm office with a hybrid working model (part office, part working from home). We apply a 6 months probationary period. As we’re an international company, with over 20 nationalities working here, and millions of users all over the world, you have to be fluent in English. Your application should therefore be in English.

Toca Boca develops digital games that capture the power of play and that are filled with fun and silliness that kids around the world can instantly relate to. Since our first product launch in 2011, we have released 46 apps that have been downloaded more than 444 million times the world over, making us the No. 1 mobile-first kids brand in the App Store. Our products focus on sparking kids’ creativity and imagination, creating opportunities for open-ended play.

With offices in Stockholm and San Francisco, Toca Boca is owned by Spin Master Corp., a global children’s entertainment company that creates, designs and manufactures a diversified portfolio of innovative toys, games, products and entertainment properties.