ANTHONY J FERRARA

CREATIVE DIRECTOR/DESIGNER

220 Meadow Lane Apt D32 Secaucus, NJ 07094

TEL: 201-601-1109

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

EMAIL:antferrara1@comcast.net ____________________________________________________________________________

OBJECTIVE

To secure a position as Full Time, Part Time, Temp or Independent Contracted Creative Director or Designer utilizing my creative skills, technical knowledge & experience.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Product, Package & Graphic Design from concept, presentation to production (Toys, School Supplies/Stationery, Backpacks/Accessories, Personal Care, Bath Toys, Greeting Cards, Bed & Bath, Room Décor, Craft & Activity, Novelties, Apparel & Headwear). Hand Illustration & Photo Retouching. Experienced hiring, training, directing & managing designers. Energetic self-starter & team player, works well alone or with others. Experienced in travel for trade shows, trend research shopping, licensor & retailer meetings & overseas production. Web / Interactive Design,

SOFTWARE

Computer Graphics using Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop. Web & Interactive Design using Dreamweaver, Flash & SiteGrinder. 3D Modeling using Lightwave. Experienced in Freehand, Corel Draw, Quark XPress & Streamline.

LICENSES WORKED ON

Designed and/or directed designers on entertainment, sports & lifestyle properties, including Marvel (Iron Man, Spider-Man, Hulk, X-Men), Disney (Pirates, Pooh, Princess, Cars, Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo, Mickey Mouse), Nickelodeon (SpongeBob, Dora The Explorer, Go! Diego Go!) Warner Bros (Superman, Batman, Harry Potter, Scooby Doo, Looney Tunes, Justice League), WCW Pro Wrestling, Star Wars, Mattel (Barbie, Hot Wheels) Strawberry Shortcake, Betty Boop, Power Rangers, Jurassic Park, NASCAR, NCAA, NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, ESPN, X-GAMES, US POLO, OC Choppers, Harley Davidson, Britney Spears, Destiny’s Child, NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, Lockheed Martin & Cabbage Patch Kids.

RETAILERS

Designed products that sold well at 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.

INDEPENDENT/FREELANCE/ TEMP 01/88- Present

Toys: for Jakks Pacific; Bed & Bath: for Franco Mfg; Room Decor: for Idea Nuova; Novelties/Toys for Toy Island & Good Stuff Toys, Stationery for Innovative Designs, Accessories for AD Sutton & Sons, Graphic Design for Boys 4-20 Apparel for Kids HQ; Swimwear for Tahiti Apparel; Toys & Greeting Cards Illustration & Design for Traly HK LTD; Compact Disc & T-shirts Illustration & Design for Megaforce Records.

EMPLOYMENT

•Sr. Designer: Horizon Group USA: Warren, NJ 07/07 - 04/08

Design packaging & product for Activity, Craft & Toy Sets. Create graphics & photo retouching for use on products & packaging. Worked on presentation boards, catalogs & mock-ups.

•Designer: MZ Berger & Company: Long Island City, NY 07/04 - 06/07

Design children's Personal Care Product and 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 presentation boards, catalogs & mock-ups. Worked on market research shopping & meetings with licensors & manufacturers.

•Creative Director: F.A.B./Starpoint: New York, NY 06/03 - 07/04

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 presentation boards, catalogs & mock-ups. Responsible for daily overseas communication for sampling & production. Worked on market research shopping & meetings with licensors.

•Creative Director/Designer: Pyramid Accessories Inc: New York, NY 07/97-12/02

Hire, direct and manage designers for stationery/school supply lines from concept to production. Design of stationery/ school supplies, molded/novelty items, backpacks & accessories, packaging & displays. Worked on presentation boards, catalogs & mock-ups. Responsible for daily overseas communication for sampling and production. Worked on market research shopping & meetings with licensors.

•Graphic Artist: Pro Player: Fruit of the Loom Sports & Licensing Division: Secaucus, NJ 01/95 - 07/97

Created graphics for league licensed sportswear (caps, fleece shirts, t-shirts & jackets), presentation boards & catalog pages. Contributed to group market research. Trained coworkers in computer graphics.

•Graphic Artist: F & M Expressions Unlimited: Upper Saddle River, NJ 10/93-01/95

Created art & color separations for use on heat transfers for t-shirts & caps. Artwork was primarily in area of tourist souvenir product. Duties included hand illustration, color separations & darkroom work.

EDUCATION

State University of New York: New Paltz, NY.

Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Future Media Concepts: New York, N. Y.

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

School of Visual Arts: New York, N. Y.

Certified in: Illustrator, PhotoShop & Quark XPress. Illustration for Children's Books; Comic Book Art.

portfolio review and references available on request