Senior Designer

We’re a team of designers, travellers, and dreamers, looking for a passionate senior designer to join our product development team.

The Monda Co. is a travel lifestyle company. We create trendy merchandise for the travel industry. We are the people who help travellers preserve their most cherished memories through the creation of fun, high quality products that people want to keep forever.

We're constantly pushing the boundaries of design within the souvenir industry. If you think you're up for the challenge, of working with us to develop cool merch for travellers, then please say hello!

Now for the nitty gritty of what you will actually be doing in this role..

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Designer to lead and work alongside the product design and development team from concept through to commercialisation of merchandise products.

You'll be someone who thrives on generating fresh, original ideas and can confidently manage multiple projects simultaneously, seeing each one through from ideation to final execution. You have commercial sense, combined with outstanding technical, organisational, and communication skills.

Basically... we are looking for someone who will come up with fun, crazy, cool, creative, trendy and design-led ideas; turn those ideas into plans; share the plans with others; keep everything on schedule; and then stir up some magic to transform it all into real products that lots of people will want to buy, wear and keep forever :)

Key responsibilities

• Develop creative concepts and plan new product collections that align with brand strategy and seasonal objectives

• Create detailed briefs for internal and external freelance designers

• Lead and mentor a team of designers, providing ongoing direction and feedback throughout the product development process

• You'll be involved with more than just products, you'll also be working on packaging, branding, in-store merchandising solutions, store signage, and any other amazing project ideas you stir up

• Manage Master Product Development Roadmap

• Manage timelines and workflows to ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, and on brief

• Conduct quality reviews to ensure designs and production files are accurate and error-free

• You'll keep Figma and our files beautifully organized

• Identify and pitch new product opportunities by researching bestsellers and market trends

• Work cross-functionally with sourcing and operations to bring products to market

About you

• Minimum 4+ years in a senior design or merchandise development role

• Demonstrated experience leading and mentoring designers, and managing various creative projects simultaneously

• Experience planning and coordinating projects to completion

• Comfortable working across multiple projects and timelines with minimal supervision

• Obsessed with materials and all the small details

• Highly organized and processed driven

• Background in merchandise design for fashion, accessories, or souvenir brands is a plus

• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Figma)

• Previous experience working for retail company in any capacity

• Entrepreneurial mindset — passionate about ideas, innovation, and growth

• Commercially minded — able to evaluate product ideas with both creativity and business objectives in mind

• Background in product assortment planning and collection curation.

• Bonus: Familiarity with the travel or giftware retail landscape.

If after reading this all, you are genuinely excited and feel like this role was made for you, please hit the apply button or email through your resume. We'd love to have a chat.

PS.

We highly recommend visiting our website to get a feel for the design styles featured in our "The Travellers Project: Aussie Gifts" brand. When submitting your application, please include portfolio pieces that complement this general vibe and style.

By sharing this upfront, this will make your application stand out.