Job Title: New Product Development & Experience Designer

About Blue Sparrow Events

Blue Sparrow Events is a leading experiential edutainment company creating imaginative and research-driven experiences for children and families. From birthday parties and science shows to retail activations and corporate family days, we design events that blend wonder, learning, and fun. Our signature is storytelling through hands-on formats, cutting-edge experiments, and deeply thought-through themes.

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly creative, hands-on New Product Development & Experience Design Trainer to lead the creation, prototyping, and training of new event formats, workshops, and activity modules. This role involves building unique IPs (Intellectual Properties), designing high-impact engagement formats, and training our internal teams, freelancers, and partners on effective delivery.

Key Responsibilities

🧪 Product & Experience Innovation

• Ideate and prototype original event formats (birthday parties, family days, store activations, DIY kits, etc.)

• Research new science experiments, art forms, storylines, and interaction methods for different age groups (2–12 yrs)

• Develop 3–5 new experience formats per quarter, aligned with market trends, school calendars, and seasonal themes

• Design immersive, sensory-rich modules that blend learning and entertainment

🧠 R&D (Research & Development)

• Stay ahead of trends in experiential education, child psychology, tactile learning, and storytelling

• Document safety protocols, learning outcomes, and material specs for all new formats

• Test and refine ideas through internal pilots and client feedback loops

• Source and evaluate raw materials, tools, and tech (dry ice, slime, sustainable crafts, etc.)

🗣 Training & Knowledge Transfer

• Conduct hands-on training for performers, freelancers, and activity leaders on:

  • Delivery of new workshops and experiences

  • Safety handling (fire, dry ice, sharp tools, etc.)

  • Engagement and storytelling techniques

• Build training manuals, demo videos, and step-by-step playbooks for every IP

• Create a certification program for in-house trainers and facilitators

📊 Collaboration & Documentation

• Work closely with the Production, Creative, and Sales teams to ensure scalability of offerings

• Coordinate with marketing to position new formats in digital campaigns

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Degree in Education, Design, Science Communication, Child Development, or related field

• 2+ years in experiential design, children’s workshops, or creative education

• Experience in leading R&D or NPD processes, preferably in events or ed-tech

• Hands-on proficiency with crafts, experiments, material prototyping

• Strong communication and facilitation skills for live and recorded training

• Organized, detail-oriented, and documentation savvy

• Comfortable with basic tech (Google Drive, Trello/Notion, Canva, basic video editing tools)
  
  Bonus If You Have

• Background in theatre, puppetry, or performing arts

• Experience with maker culture, STEAM education, or Montessori-style pedagogy

• Knowledge of safety protocols for science experiments or classroom tools

• A personal passion for design thinking, sustainability, or childhood development