Josh Williams

• Oversee design for over 10 brands – including Outset, Ironwood, Nantucket Seafood & Tülz
• Manage design teams in multiple offices – 4 in-house graphic designers, 2 in-house product designers, 1 in house photographer, & more than 15 freelance vendors (bakers, designers, photographers)
• Coordinate and manage the production and release of 4 or more catalogs per year
• Hire new team members, conduct performance reviews, manage timesheets, & terminate employees as needed
• Develop booth layout and presentation for International Housewares Association Show (Chicago) annually
• Re-Designed corporate identity and brand structuring
• Established a better brand presence through new design of website, packaging and sales material
• Created & Launched new brands including Bakelicious, Jarware, & Suzie Q

A few of the clients I did work (design) for are: Elmers, Peachtree, Cra-Z-Art and Crayola
• Managed 4 designers and 2 illustrators
• Lead brand designer on Elmer’s craft aisle installment in Walmart
• Award winning design for Twofolds packaging

A few of the clients I did work (design) for are: Hasbro, Johnson & Johson, KNEX, Colgate, Elmers, and Hooked On Phonics.
• Began as Senior Artist and was promoted to Art Director
• Managed Johnson & Johnson Band-Aid account
• Created concepts for Spider-Man 3 toy packaging with partner Hasbro
• Developed multiple, concurrent projects in various stages for clients Johnson & Johnson, Takara, Dymo, Campbells, Hasbro, Elmers, Topps, K’NEX, Modo and Spinmaster
• Established a brand identity for Modo’s toy line Bitz, which helped procure shelf space in major U.S. retailers

A small little company that makes toys. I did package design for Tyco RC, Hot Wheels & Matchbox.
• The lead package designer in successful brands Tyco RC, Shield Blasters, Matchbox and Hotwheels
• Crafted logo design and conceptual art
• Created packaging mock-ups for presentation at Toy Fair (New York)

They no longer exist, but when they were around I designed cards, collectibles & packaging for the NFL, NHL, MLB, WWE & NBA.
• Managed 15 freelance artists for collectible card game Ophidian
• Created card, collectible and package designs for NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB and WWE

• Designed logos, products, packaging, ads and promotional collateral for Redz Paintball Gear
• Conceptualized editorial design and spot illustration for newsstand publications
• Developed catalogs, brochures and advertisements

• Produced daily newspaper ad designs under tight deadlines