Whether they're sketching designs for new toy concepts, creating unique models, such as stadiums, figurines or robots made from LEGO's pieces, or construction sets for kids, LEGO designers must have a unique blend of creativity, engineering and marketing skills to excel at their jobs. Salaries for these designers can vary, depending on their experience and seniority within the design department. Salary Between $50,000 and $55,000 The average annual salary for a LEGO designer was $55,000 as of 2014, according to the job site Indeed. This salary represents earnings in Enfield, Connecticut, the corporate office from which most LEGO designers work in the United States. The LEGO Group is based in Billund, Denmark and has offices in approximately 30 countries. Product Design Degree Required The minimum educational requirement for a LEGO designer is typically a bachelor's degree in product or industrial design or mechanical engineering. Those who work at the signature LEGOLAND theme parks in Florida and California usually have bachelor's degrees in animation or graphic design.
LEGO often prefers hiring designers with one or more years of experience in product design and concept testing. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates a 4 percent increase in jobs for industrial designers, who create anything from toys to automobiles, from 2012 to 2022, which is slower than the 11 percent national rate for all occupations. A decline in manufacturing will result in slower job growth for industrial designers, which could affect jobs for designers at LEGO. LEGO: About Us: Locations LEGO: Life at the LEGO Group The Wall Street Journal: Winning a Job at Lego Indeed: Lego Designer Salary U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Outlook Handbook: What Industrial Designers Do U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Industrial Designers: Job Outlook You May Also Like Builders need to be in shape and able to carry heavy objects to contribute to building projects. Construction workers usually work an... Mechanical engineers often cannot even get started without the work of the mechanical designer.
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My nickname on most fan sites is Nabii, which originates from table-top roleplaying games. (Though it turns out it’s also Swahili for “prophet”, which is nice.) I lived in The Netherlands (Holland) where I worked as a Marine Cargo Surveyor for five years before becoming a LEGO Designer in Billund, Denmark. TBB: How long have you been building? Mark: Since I was four years old. The first set I remember having is the 420/611 police car. I used to turn the two bricks with “police” engraved on them around to make it civilian, and then swap them back when a crime was committed! TBB: Did you have a “dark ages” and if so, when?I stopped building when I was about 13 due to peer pressure, my parents telling me it was time to put away my toys and a growing interest in girls! I didn’t return to the brick until I was 26. Though LEGO seemed to stay in my life, two of the guys I shared houses with (one in Leicester, one in London) became avid LEGO collectors and I was surrounded by pirate and castle LEGO for around three years before I finally succumbed to the adult LEGO enlightenment.
TBB: What brought you back?Getting the original LEGO Snowspeeder and the X-wing on the same day warped my tiny adult brain and within a year I recovered my childhood LEGO from my parents’ attic and was building MOCs again. TBB: When did you find the online community? Mark: Around 1999 I was pointed to Lugnet and Brickshelf by a friend. One of the first things I saw was Dan Jassim’s A-Wing Carrier… I immediately needed to get more LEGO! TBB: Could you list some of your favorite builders and why you like them? Mark: I like so much by so many people I really can’t answer this because I’d forget people who deserve a mention. Plus some of the best builders I know have never posted a single thing online. For every ten models LEGO Designers build only one or two ever develop into sets that see the light of day, fans would weep to see some of the models that go from PMD to be ground up and recycled! TBB: When did you first begin working for LEGO? How were you recruited?