Steve Izzo

Director, Design,
July 2016- November 2019
• Creative lead -Designed and Lead team of designers on various project for Disney, Nickelodeon, Marvel, E-one, Hasbro, Lucas films, Dream works.
• Manage design teams daily task and schedules.
• Manage concepts for sales presentations and license acquisitions.
• Work with upper management on all sales initiatives, presentations and licensor presentations.
• Manage showroom layout, product placement.
• Responsible for all Trend shopping and product development.
• Manage all license branding and packaging.
• Design product daily (room décor, slumber, storage, lighting, seating, gifts)

SR Design Manager, Licensed Product Development
July 2010- June 2015
• Work daily with factories on revisions for licensed product.
• Designed concepts for sales presentations and license acquisitions
• Work with licensees on product revisions and approvals.
• Attends licensor meetings to ensure design guidelines are met. (Los angles, New York)
• Work with sales teams to prepare presentations on a weekly basis.
• Experience in package design, room décor items, lighting, Slumber.
• Manage license show room layouts, and product placement.
• Designer responsible for product patent design.

Director, Packaging/Branding

• Responsible for all in house and licensed branding (Window curtains, shower curtains, bedding, rugs and bath product)
• Work daily with overseas factories on various branding and packaging requirements.
• Manage packaging team’s daily tasks.
• Manage all branding and packaging requirements for retailers. (Ross Stores, Big Lots, Family Dollar, Burlington Coat)

Sr Designer, License

• Sr Designer Responsible for overall product design and design management
• Communicate with overseas vendors on product production
• Prepare presentation boards for product sales and internal presentations.
• Experience in package design, room décor items, lighting, stationary, and activity items

Designer, (Toys Division)

• Responsible for product design on numerous client relationships.
• Aided in showroom setup and layout design for toy fairs and trade shows.
• Graphic Illustrations outlining revisions for overseas vendors.