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Joe Tuzzolino
Art Director/Creative Director
alta loma, CA
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About
Creative Professional with over 20 years of experience in the design, toy and promotional/product development fields. Have led in-house and outside design teams from conceptual designs all the way through to final production. Always looking for a fresh way to present things, in an ever changing landscape.
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Education
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AA graphic designPlatt College
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Night product development classesChaffee College
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Experience
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Art Director/Project ManagerCalExotics2013 - 2020 (7 years)• Managed and art directed in-house and outside design groups, graphic agencies, photographers and freelance designers.
• Led the creation of corporate brand standards for the first time in the 25 year history of the company.
• Created packaging that has won numerous awards, including Creativity Internationals 45th Print Gold, Creativity Internationals 45th Print Bronze, an IF Design Award, and a Red Dot Award in the last two years. -
Freelance Designer/Art DirectorFreelance Design2006 - 2020 (14 years)• Art direction and design, product packaging, product development.
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GRAPHIC DESIGNERMATTEL, JAKKS PACIFIC, BLACK BALL GAMES AND OTHERS2010 - 2013 (3 years)Freelance Designer
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Project Manager/Art DirectorPlaymates Toys Inc.2008 - 2010 (2 years)Managed and art directed in-house and outsid packaging design groups, graphic agencies, photographers and manufacturers
to create, review and finalize product packaging within budget and tight schedules.
• Managed the work flow between marketing and product development departments to facilitate the design of packaging for a wide
variety of toy lines.
• Provided a strong knowledge of the competitive set to marketing and management, specifically in the collector markets
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Art DirectorPlayhut Inc.2006 - 2007 (1 year)• Work with marketing and upper management to provide direction for the lines through ongoing evaluation of current products, pricing, promotion and positioning.
• Management of packaging projects to meet required schedules and offer clear communication on pack. -
Senior DesignerSCI1998 - 2006 (8 years)• Key responsibilities included: Art direction and design, product packaging, product and premium development, tailoring marketing plans and licensing partners for client specific promotions.
• Instrumental in producing numerous million dollar plus projects and national campaigns for many Fortune 500 companies.
• Key designer in developing from the ground up a toy for JCPenney called Mighty Helmet Racers, which produced sales of almost $3 million in the first two selling seasons.
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On Coroflot@tuzzone, member since 2010
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