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CO-OWNER - THE MONSTER FACTORY: You Don't Have To Do It All Alone, You Can Get Help

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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

Average salary

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$35,000 - $95,000

Projected Job Growth

5 to 15 percent

Typical schedule

Full-time

Typical workplace

Indoor, Office

Personal Qualities

Creativity, Problem solving skills, Technical skills, People skills, Detail oriented

Educational Path

Education Requirement

Bachelor's degree

Recommended Education Degree

Bachelor's degree

Recommended Majors

Design
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
Architecture
Engineering
Industrial Engineering

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