John Porubsky

- Creation, ideation, and oversite of Halloween and other seasonal animatronics involving illustrations in Photoshop and Illustrator.
- Photography, digital and video editing of product samples for presentation, printed instructions, web use, and packaging.
- Creation and layout of detailed printed instructions, packaging formating, and contact sheets.
- Writing dialogue for animatronics.
- Repairing and touch ups of 3D animatronic prototypes.
- Establishing relationships with overseas vendors for sourcing efforts of tools and accessories.
• Building rapport with clients Cracker Barrel, Spirit Halloween, Loew’s, and Party City.
- Creating concepts initiated for licensors.

Clients that I work closely with include:
-Joy4kids LLC- Champaign, IL.: Conceptualized and engineered 2D and 3D craft kits.
-Lisa Frank Incorporated- Tucson, Arizona: Illustration
-Premium Surge- Chicago, IL.: Illustration, Concepts, Virtual presentations for licensed products;
-St. Vincent de Paul Parish (05/01-Present)- Chicago, IL.: Graphic design (pro bono); Flash
-Inside Publications (06/08-Present)- Chicago, IL.: News articles and entertainment event coverage, graphics;
-Advanced Screenwriters Group (05/11-Present)- Chicago, IL.: screenplay coverage, visualizations
-Skills include Graphic Design, Illustration, Adobe Creative Suite 2020, Packaging, Logos, Copywriting, Mechanicals, Trend Solutions, Presentations, Branding, Overviews, Engineering, Character Development

-Conception and product engineering of 2D and 3D craft kit products and toys to final version (including seasonal/holiday, and licensed)
-Graphic Design, Illustration, CS6 Creative Suite, Flash
-Styleguide and character development
-Graphic and package design
-Trend solutions & overviews
-Illustration
-Branding
-Room decor
-Mockups of 2D and 3D prototypes
-Presentation boards and Powerpoint presentations
-Presentation of product to adult and children focus groups
-Communication with vendors overseas for sourcing efforts for tools and accessories

Clients that I've worked closely with have included:
-Target
-Walmart
-Michael’s Crafts
-Meijer
-Hobby Lobby
-A.C. Moore
-Joann Stores
-Toys R Us

Licensors that I've worked closely with have included:
-Nickelodeon
-Warner Brothers

-Conception and illustration of 2D and 3D premium toy products (mostly licensed) to final version
-Graphic and package design
-Trend solutions & overviews
-Branding
-Room decor
-Presentation boards
-Art direction
-Sculpt reviews
-Factory visit

Clients that I've worked closely with have included:
-McDonald's (Happy Meal Toys)
-Hallmark
-Blockbuster
-Lucasfilm Ltd.
-Chevron

Licensors that I've worked closely with have included:
-Disney
-Pixar
-Mattel
-Hasbro/Tiger
-TY

-Conception and illustration of 2D and 3D premium toy products
-Graphic and package design
-Presentation boards
-Art direction

Clients that I've worked closely with have included:
-General Mills
-Kellogg's
-Con Agra

-Created presentation boards
-Marker illustrations