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CO-OWNER - THE MONSTER FACTORY: You Don't Have To Do It All Alone, You Can Get Help
About this video
Bliss is a co-owner of a plush toy company. When she first started she was a toy designer, but now as the company has grown she deals with the manufacturing, logistic and sales sides of the process. Bliss comes from the fashion design world and says what she learned in that industry was quite useful in making toys.
Job Title: Sales and Logistics Coordinator
Employer: The Monster Factory
Job Summary: Commercial and Industrial Designers
Job Description
Industrial designers develop the concepts for manufactured products, such as cars, home appliances, and toys. They combine art, business, and engineering to make products that people use every day.
On-the-Job Training
None
Additional Info
An increasing number of designers are also getting a Master of Business Administration (MBA) to gain business skills.
Quick Facts
Projected Job Growth
5 to 15 percent
Typical schedule
Full-time
Typical workplace
Office, Indoor
Personal Qualities
Detail oriented, Problem solving skills, Creativity, Technical skills, People skillsEducational Path
Education Requirement
Bachelor's degree
Recommended Education Degree
Bachelor's degree
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m='17000'>toys.</span> <span m='18400'>But</span> <span m='18710'>since</span> <span m='18970'>we've</span> <span m='19310'>grown,</span> <span m='19970'>I</span> <span m='20690'>do</span> <span m='21060'>a lot</span> <span m='21270'>of the</span> <span m='21460'>logistics,</span> <span m='23140'>and I</span> <span m='23440'>deal with</span> <span m='23740'>the</span> <span m='23820'>manufacturing</span> <span m='24310'>of</span> <span m='24800'>the</span> <span m='25090'>toys,</span> <span m='25500'>the logistics,</span> <span m='26630'>as</span> <span m='27030'>well</span> <span m='27630'>the</span> <span m='27710'>sales</span> <span m='28140'>of the</span> <span m='28435'>toys,</span> <span m='28730'>which is</span> <span m='29050'>actually</span> <span m='29520'>quite a</span> <span m='29760'>big job.</span> <span m='31000'>So</span> <span m='31850'>that's</span> <span m='32269'>what</span> <span m='32689'>I</span> <span m='33014'>do.</span> </p><p><span m='33340'>A day</span> <span m='34410'>for</span> <span m='34510'>me</span> <span m='35466'>can</span> <span m='35932'>consist</span> <span m='36398'>of</span> <span m='38410'>answering</span> <span m='38960'>emails</span> <span m='39620'>from</span> <span m='39730'>manufacturers,</span> <span m='42130'>dealing</span> <span m='42520'>with</span> <span m='42720'>stores</span> <span m='44025'>and</span> <span m='44360'>their</span> <span m='44630'>orders,</span> <span m='45510'>and</span> <span m='45850'>making</span> <span m='46150'>sure</span> <span m='46440'>that</span> <span m='46670'>the</span> <span m='46790'>orders</span> <span m='47060'>come</span> <span m='47120'>out</span> <span m='47846'>or</span> <span m='48210'>get</span> <span m='48380'>to</span> <span m='48530'>the</span> <span m='49490'>customers</span> <span m='50210'>promptly.</span> <span m='51930'>And</span> <span m='52350'>it</span> <span m='52430'>can</span> <span m='52630'>be</span> <span m='52790'>very</span> <span m='53080'>many</span> <span m='53440'>things.</span> <span m='54010'>It could</span> <span m='54290'>be organizing</span> <span m='55470'>the</span> <span m='55740'>show.</span> <span m='57164'>So it</span> <span m='57611'>could</span> <span m='58060'>mean</span> <span m='59190'>getting</span> <span m='59490'>things</span> <span m='59790'>shipped</span> <span m='60160'>from</span> <span m='60290'>one</span> <span m='60490'>place</span> <span m='60810'>to</span> <span m='60930'>another.</span> <span m='62540'>It's many</span> <span m='62890'>things.</span> </p><p><span m='63810'>Well,</span> <span m='64230'>I</span> <span m='64500'>studied</span> <span m='65000'>fashion</span> <span m='65340'>design</span> <span m='66950'>in</span> <span m='67100'>university,</span> <span m='68130'>and</span> <span m='69880'>shortly</span> <span m='70250'>thereafter,</span> <span m='70990'>I</span> <span m='71330'>fell</span> <span m='71760'>into</span> <span m='72650'>making</span> <span m='73040'>toys,</span> <span m='75670'>and</span> <span m='75840'>you just</span> <span m='76080'>never</span> <span m='76340'>know</span> <span m='76490'>where</span> <span m='76640'>you</span> <span m='76730'>end</span> <span m='76930'>up.</span> <span m='77280'>But</span> <span m='77570'>I've</span> <span m='77750'>used</span> <span m='78080'>a</span> <span m='78130'>lot</span> <span m='78350'>of</span> <span m='78430'>the</span> <span m='78690'>skills</span> <span m='79040'>that</span> <span m='79230'>I</span> <span m='79300'>learned</span> <span m='80010'>from</span> <span m='80320'>fashion</span> <span m='80870'>design</span> <span m='82640'>in</span> <span m='82840'>making</span> <span m='83390'>toys.</span> <span m='83870'>So</span> <span m='84160'>it's</span> <span m='84490'>actually</span> <span m='84970'>very</span> <span m='85340'>useful.</span> </p><p><span m='86100'>As</span> <span m='86510'>a</span> <span m='87560'>owner,</span> <span m='89800'>you</span> <span m='90020'>end</span> <span 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