Matt Mance

tag Home Decor Chicago, IL
• Created a variety of home decor illustrations for trending home and garden products.

Fashion Angels Milwaukee, WI
• Concepted new and innovative fashion oriented DIY creativity kits.

Strottman International Atlanta, GA
• Concepted a variety of monster toys for new major retail line.

Toy Vault Corbin, KY
• Refreshed plush collection for Jim Henson’s Labyrinth license.

Insight Pack Bartlett, IL
• Designed and rendered multiple cereal insert promotional items for General Mills.

Educational Insights Gardena, CA
• Created original characters for best-selling retail line of interactive pens, Hot Dots Jr.

United Pet Group Blacksburg, VA
• Concepted a variety of pet toys, dispensers, and leashes.

Creata Sydney, Australia
• Assisted with ideation for McDonald’s Happy Meal toys and assorted General Mills cereal inserts.

• Concepted and developed new, innovative applications for Lite Brite, My Little Pony, and other major Hasbro brands.
• Aided in production and manufacturing of various Lite Brite products.
• Led character and art direction for new business ideas and products.
• Assisted Marketing Department with presentation graphics.

• Lead Product Designer responsible for concepting a multitude of toys for the Grin Studios brand.
• Major retail clients: Target, Walmart, Meijer, Dollar Tree, and Big Lots.
• Created original illustrations for packaging, sticker sheets, website, and NYTF banners.
• Reported directly to Senior Director of Product Management.

• Responsible for creating various instructional layouts for slot machines.
• Aid multiple design studios with various graphic design, animation, and game assets.
• Pitch original slot machine concept ideas.

• Designed and illustrated logos, symbols, and UI for slot machine games.
• Modeled and animated 3D symbols for various game elements.
• Reported directly to Senior Software Engineer / Project Manager.

• Responsibilities include ideation, concept sketching, digital rendering, web design and presentation design.
• Major clients: Burger King, Disney, Kellogg's, Hasbro, Mattel, Pabst Blue Ribbon, and Corona.
• Assisted multiple teams: Creative Department, Promotional Accounts, and Industrial Design Department.
• Concepted and rendered promotional toys and products for client-ready presentation pitch decks.
• Attended multiple industry conventions, researching various toy and gaming trends.
• Recruited, trained, and supervised freelancers and interns.

• Concepted confectionery promotional products: toys, packaging, dispensers, and POP displays.
• Major clients: Hershey, Nestle, Dairy Queen, Wonka, Dannon, and Fantazzmo.

• Visualized designs for clients such as McDonald's, Disney, General Mills, and Hasbro.
• Worked from concept to final product renderings using both traditional and digital media.