ANTHONY J FERRARA CREATIVE DIRECTOR/DESIGNER * Jane Street East Rutherford, NJ 07073

GRAPHIC/PRODUCT/PACKAGE/INDUSTRIAL DESIGN TEL: 201-***-****

PORTFOLIO: http://www.anthony-ferrara-artworks.com EMAIL: acfwyl@r.postjobfree.com

WEB & INTERACTIVE DESIGN

PORTFOLIO: http://www.anthony-ferrara-webworks.com

CAREER SUMMARY

As Creative Director at Pyramid Accessories, I successfully managed a team of 2 designers, supplemented by freelancers, while

carrying a full design load for a start-up stationery division. Under my creative leadership, our business grew from $0 to $14 Million

in 2 years. At F.A.B./Starpoint, I successfully managed a team of 4 designers, still carrying a full design load. Under my leadership,

we created the Spider-Man Web Shooter Pen, which sold a Half Million Units at Toys- R-Us. As a designer, I have flourished in

several different product categories, my work has sold well at various retailers including; Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, Toys R Us,

Target, K Mart, Claire’s, Hot Topic, Kohl’s, Disney Stores, Footlocker, JC Penney, BJ’s, KB Toys, CVS & many others. While

working as a Designer at MZ Berger, I designed the Disney Cars Play Shave Set, which was the top sell through personal care

item at WALMART for Holiday 2006, and also designed 3 other items in our top ten sell through items.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Creative Direction, Product, Package & Graphic Design from concept, presentation to production (Toys, School

Supplies/Stationery, Backpacks/Accessories, Personal Care, Cosmetics, Greeting Cards, Bed & Bath, Room Décor, Craft

& Activity, Novelties, Apparel & Headwear), Web / Interactive Design, Logo Design, Repeat Patterns, Hand Illustration &

Photo Retouching.

SOFTWARE

Computer Graphics proficient in Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop. Presentations using Acrobat & PowerPoint. Web &

Interactive Design trained in Dreamweaver, Flash, SiteGrinder, HTML & CSS.

LICENSES WORKED ON

Designed and/or directed designers on entertainment, sports & lifestyle properties, including Marvel (Iron Man, Spider-Man, Hulk)

Disney (Pirates, Pooh, Princess, Cars, Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo, Mickey Mouse), Hello Kitty, Nickelodeon (SpongeBob,

Dora The Explorer, Go! Diego Go!) Warner Bros (Superman, Batman, Harry Potter, Scooby Doo,) Star Wars, WCW Pro

Wrestling, Mattel (Barbie, Hot Wheels) Strawberry Shortcake, HASBRO (My Little Pony), Care Bears, Jurassic Park,

NASCAR, NCAA, NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, ESPN, X-GAMES, US POLO & Harley Davidson.

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR

• Creative Director/Designer: Anthony Ferrara Artworks: 1988- Present

Independent Contracted Designer for various clients and categories: Kites & Pool Toys: for Jakks Pacific; Bed & Bath: for Franco

Mfg; Room Decor: for Idea Nuova; Novelties/Toys for Toy Island & Good Stuff, Room Décor for E d g e H om e Pro d uct s,

Stationery for I nn o vati ve D e sig ns, Accessories for Motion Systems, Olivette Intl, AD Sutton & Sons, Graphic Design for

Boys Apparel for Kids HQ; Women’s Apparel Graphics for S .G. Ap par el, Swimwear for Tahiti Apparel; Toys & Greeting Cards

Illustration & Design for Traly HK LTD; Compact Disc & T-shirts Illustration & Design for Megaforce Records.

• Web and Interactive Design: Anthony Ferrara Webworks 2009- Present

Independent Contracted Designer for various clients include Hudson Valley Tile & Grout Cleaning: Designed, Developed &

Published Website, Savior Productions: Designed Logo, Designed & Developed Website, Dine Out Long Island: Designed,

Developed & Published Website, Signature Riff: Designed Logo & Website, Webworks: Designed Logo, Designed, Developed &

Published Website, Artworks: Designed Logo, Designed, Developed & Published Website

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

• Gra phi c Designer: Added Extras a Division of Li & Fung USA: New York, NY 2011- Present

Design graphics, product, packaging, displays, presentations & mock-ups for children's cosmetics & personal care product lines

from concept to production.

• Enumerator:Temp: United States Census: Hoboken, NJ 2010-2010

Plan work by reviewing assignment area to locate households for conducting interviews. Conducted interviews with residents by

following stringent guidelines & confidentiality laws. Explained the purpose of the census interview, answered residents' questions,

elicited information following a script, & recorded census data on forms. Assessed quality control levels, determined which samples

passed or failed, & maintained records for quality control verification. Complied with accuracy standards while maintaining high

production rates. Maintained records of hours worked, units produced, miles driven, quality control results, & expenses incurred in

the performance of duties.

• Sr. Designer: Horizon Group USA: Warren, NJ 2007-2008

Design packaging, product, presentations & mock-ups for activity, craft & toy sets. Create graphics & photo retouching.

• Designer: MZ Berger & Company: Long Island City, NY 2004-2007

Design children's personal care product & gift lines (including character molded bubble bath decanters, bath toys, clocks, night

lights, snow globes, coin banks, jewelry boxes, flashlights, gift sets, etc) from concept to production. Design of 3- D molded/ novelty

items, packaging and displays. Create graphics for use on these products. Worked on presentations & mock-ups. Worked on

market research shopping & meetings with licensors & manufacturers.

• Creative Director: F.A.B./Starpoint: New York, NY 2003-2004

Hire, direct and manage designers for stationery/school supply lines from concept to production. Design of stationery/ school

supplies, molded/novelty items, packaging & displays. Worked on presentations. Oversee communication for sampling &

production. Work on market research shopping & meetings with licensors.

• Creative Director/Designer: Pyramid Accessories Inc: New York, NY 1997- 2003

Hire, direct & manage designers for stationery/school supply lines from concept to production. Design of stationery/ school supplies,

backpacks, accessories, molded/novelty items, packaging & displays. Worked on presentations & mock-ups. Oversee

oommunication for sampling and production, market research & meetings with licensors.

• Graphic Artist: Pro Player: Fruit of the Loom Sports & Licensing Division: Secaucus, NJ 1995-1997

Create graphics for league licensed activewear (caps, fleece, t-shirts & jackets), market research, train coworkers in computer

graphics.

EDUCATION: State University of New York: New Paltz, NY. Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts

CONTINUING EDUCATION: E-TEK Computer Training: Secaucus, N.J. Certified in: Web Design Specialist: Dreamweaver,

Flash, HTML, CSS, Photoshop, Illustrator & Acrobat Future Media Concepts: New York, N.Y.

Certified in: Web Design: Dreamweaver & Flash, Intro to 3D Modeling & Animation w/ Lightwave

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