This job sounds like child’s play! Ikea advertises for ‘chief play officer’ to test their new toys – you get to keep everything you play with and can work from home, but you can’t be over 12
- Home-based, part-time role part of efforts to encourage creativity in the home
- Children are spending 254 hours a year less on playing than their parents did
- Three in five are playing less now than they did before the Covid pandemic
Ikea is advertising a dream job for one lucky child, who will be tasked with testing their new toys in exchange for keeping everything they play with.
The Chief Play Officer role has been posted on LinkedIn, but is strictly open to children aged four to 12.
The home-based, part-time job opening is part of the retailer’s efforts to encourage play and creativity in the home.
Ikea is advertising a dream job for one lucky child, who will be tasked with testing their new toys in exchange for keeping everything they play with
The Chief Play Officer role has been posted on LinkedIn, but is strictly open to children aged four to 12
The listing says the successful candidate will be in charge of making sure new toys are fit for other children to play with, in a role which will span the majority of next year.
In exchange for their hard work, the Chief Play Officer will get to keep all the toys they test.
It comes as new research reveals that per year, children are spending an average of 254 hours less on play than their parents did at their age.
Furthermore, almost three in five are playing less now than they did before the coronavirus pandemic, with three quarters of parents noticing a change in their child’s mood.
For parents who think their child would be an ideal candidate, full details, including how to apply are below.
Full job specification for Ikea’s Chief Play Officer
The home-based, part-time job opening is part of the retailer’s efforts to encourage play and creativity in the home
Do your kids love play and adventure? Do they spend hours turning everyday objects into playthings? Have they transformed your sheets and chairs into magical castles and dens or your mattress into a trampoline? Well, at IKEA UK & Ireland we think it’s incredibly important to encourage play, which is why we’re searching for our very first Chief Play Officer.
The successful candidate will be responsible for testing IKEA’s new toys in 2021 before they go on sale in the UK and Ireland, making sure they’re fun for other children to play with.
Role Summary
- Chief Play Officer
- Part-time role: Testing new products whenever there’s a new launch
- Salary: All tested toys will be yours to keep
- Based at: Home
What We’re Looking For
- A child passionate about toys who enjoys play
- Must be aged between 4-12 years-old
- Strictly no grown-up applicants
- Creativity is key: the successful candidate will have a vivid imagination and enjoy creating things
Next Steps
Candidates should submit their application to [email protected]
Applications can take the form of an email, video or anything else – be as creative as you want, and have fun with it!
Applications are open now until 4th January 2021