Ani Kivranyan

(Preschool | Disney Junior Brands) Communicated with and directed licensees, strict adherence to reference material and style guides, brainstormed, polished, and pitched potential toy concepts for preschool. Created sketches, lineart, renders, and other visual assets.

I work on a variety of products including dolls, collectibles, plush, and more! I have worked with Disney Consumer Products, Jazwares, and PhatMojo. Most of my work consists of a variety of things including but not limited to: doing ortho turns of characters/props/vehicles, creating full visual assets (illustrations of characters and props), concept art and iteration, market/trend/fashion research, character design, accessory design (dolls), creating deco files, and other smaller technical things like checking Pantone colors for accuracy and inspecting factory samples for errors.

(Collectibles | Dolls & Figures) Creation, rendering, and modification of illustrations for final packaging. Creation, rendering, and turnarounds for various doll accessories and clothing. Strict adherence to reference material and licensor style guides. Brainstorming and concepting potential designs, variations, and poses for minifigs, vinyl figures, action figures, and dolls. Created sketches, lineart, renders, and other visual assets. Provided revisions and modifications of existing assets whenever needed. Deadline management, working on multiple pieces under many deadlines.

(Soft Goods/Plush | Squishmallows) Assisted the team in the creation of orthographic turns for characters with modification of vector assets such as accessories, characters, and applique or embroidery materials. Performed corrections and modifications, including Pantone color specifications, fabric types, and legal text corrections. Deadline management, working on multiple files under one deadline. Strict adherence to brand style guides.

(Preschool & Doll Team | Baby Alive, My Little Pony, Peppa Pig) Brainstormed and pitched ideas for dolls, doll accessories, and features for different brands. Concept and ideation for existing brands. Assisted different brands in the creation of various assets for presentations and meetings, including editing images and the creation of gifs. Conducted market research, aesthetic exploration, analyzed competitor brands, and created moodboards. Sample photo and videography, and Photoshop image editing of products.

(Hardlines/Plastics | Pokemon) Assisted in the creation of 2D orthographic turns to be handed off for 3D modeling. Performed corrections and modifications, including Pantone color specification, figure sizes, and legal text corrections. Deadline management, working on multiple files under one deadline. Strict adherence to licensor style guides and brand rules. Concepting and brainstorming playsets, possible extensions, toy/figure features, and accessories. Inspected physical factory samples (first shots and samples with deco) for errors in color, molding, deco, features, and general quality. Product photography and image editing. Assisted in and created deco files for plastic figures. Rendered assets for characters that did not have any.