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Doll and Toy Design Professional- Consulting and Freelance
Glitter Beast Design- Jaime Tracht
Los Angeles, CA
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About
Professional Doll and Toy Design- Development, Design Consulting and Freelance.
Specializing in Girls Toys, Dolls, Plush and Preschool Toys
With 12+ years experience in Toys and Licensed brands such as Disney and Dreamworks Animation your projects and ideas will come to life and embody the best of play and storytelling through the work of Jaime Tracht.
A focus on quality of design, play and visual appeal are fused with expert knowledge of manufacturing processes and molding, fabrics, plastics, cost, mechanisms, production timelines and safety standards.
-Doll Design, Prototyping and concepting
-Line development
-Pitch prep and presentations
-Concepting and Brainstorming
-Feature and Play pattern development
-Character Design
Categories include: Fashion Dolls, Large and Small Dolls, Collector Dolls, Doll Accessories, Plush, Preschool toys, Role play, Electronics, Vinyl Toys, Designer Toys, Games, Collectables and Novelties -
Education
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BFA Toy DesignOtis College of Art and Design1998 - 2002Was the first Toy Design Student hired into the Disney Consumer Products Toy Group through our Disney sponsored senior project. In the Toy Design program at Otis I learned all facets of the Toy/Product Design process. Processes include: Sculpting, mold making, model making, sewing plush, designing action figures and vehicles, rendering illustrations, developing an idea for best play value, safety limitations for all ages ranges, doll and playset design, pre-school and infant toys as well as an intro to business and marketing strategies.
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HSD Visual ArtsLACHSA, Los Angeles County Highschool for the Arts1996 - 1998
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Experience
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Owner / Chief Design OfficerGlitter Beast DesignLos Angeles, CAApr 2014 - Present (10 years 8 months)Professional Doll and Girls Toy Design- Consulting and Freelance
-Doll Design, Prototyping and concepting
-Line development
-Pitch prep and presentations
-Concepting and Brainstorming
-Feature and Play pattern development
-Character Design
Categories include: Fashion Dolls, Large and Small Dolls, Collector Dolls, Doll Accessories, Plush, Preschool toys, Role play, Electronics, Vinyl Toys, Designer Toys, Games, Collectables and Novelties -
Consumer Products- Preschool and Girls Design ConsultantDreamWorks AnimationApr 2014 - Dec 2014 (8 months)Consulting Manager-
Managed product development, new concept development and product approvals for the Girls, Preschool, Games, Role-play, Construction and Plush categories across all brands. -
Senior Design Manager- Disney PrincessJakks PacificAug 2013 - Apr 2014 (8 months)Doll Designer and Senior Manager of Design and Development for Disney Princess and Frozen Toddler and Baby doll lines (Tollytots division)
-Directed new face sculpting and paint design including Art for New Lens Eye.
-Directed, managed and developed fashion designs, hair and accessories from concept to final production.
-Worked closely with HK and China partners in refining and problem solving on mechanisms and production issues due to cost constraints. -
Project Designer- Fashion DollsSpin Master Ltd.Sep 2009 - Aug 2013 (3 years 11 months)-Lead Designer on the "Flutterbye Fairy" Line, creating the look of the line and coordinating the delicate balance between the design and the sensitive r/c mechanisms reliant on weight and balance.
-Art directed the look and sculpting of the LaDeeDa Doll Line as well as designing fashions and accessories.
-Designed Fashions, Hair and Accessories on the LIV Doll line.
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Senior (Lead) DesignerThe Disney StoreMay 2005 - Aug 2009 (4 years 3 months)Girls Toy Dept.- Disney Princess, Fairies, Tween, Minnie, Collector Dolls and Toys
Manage and Design Disney Princess doll/toy development from concept to production. Daily responsibilities include: Working with outside vendors for prototype painting, sculpting and dress sample making, giving design direction and comments to partners in HK/China and work closely with internal cross functional teams to realize an overall product strategy. Lead designer in the launch of the new Disney Princess Classic dolls featuring animation accurate design, Disney Fairies and Special Edition Collector doll deputing this Fall. -
Toy DesignerDisney Consumer Products2002 - 2005 (3 years)Worked on multiple girls/tween properties and managed multiple licensees with design and approvals. Designed and managed approvals for the Kim Possible Toy line including: Dolls, Plush, Play sets, Activities, Sporting Goods and Seasonal products. Directed Product/Graphic Design for Disney Princess, from dolls/costumes to Huffy bikes and preschool toys. Developed new toy concepts to expand various Disney franchises, including the launch of Disney Fairies.
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Concept and Design InternJMP CreativeJun 2001 - Aug 2001 (2 months)Product concepting and brainstorming for premiums and toys for various fast food chains.
Designed a premium toy line “Banana Brigade” for Dairy Queen that went to market.
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Design InternMattelJun 2000 - Aug 2000 (2 months)Large Dolls and Cabbage Patch Group
Designed “Fashion Snap Patti,” an easy to dress doll for girls age 2-4. Goal was to introduce an easy dress play pattern using the “slap bracelet” technology, encouraging fashion play for smaller less coordinated hands. Learned in-house product development processes and strategies.
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@JaimeTracht, member since 2015
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