Toy Expert Answers Toy Questions from Reddit

[@3dafex]

Kool, some good points made .

[@LisaKilgourNutritionist]

This is so good!! Great info!!!

[@TheToyCoach]

Thank you 😊❤

[@Anastasiatoons]

Ooh is there a position where you are only responsible for the concept illustration? And ig final illustration too. I have seen some people distinguish between toy makers and toy designers by saying the former develops a toy and the lader is responsible for the visuals. So illustration

[@TheToyCoach]

Yes! The bigger the company, the more specific the roles are. For example Hasbro and Mattel have concept artist positions. Toy Maker usually refers to an individual starting their own company and doing all the toy development and marketing of a product. Toy Designer is a catch all term that usually refers to someone illustrating and doing plan drawings or 3D turnarounds but it really varies by company. When I first started, I would search toy jobs and safe PDFs of all the jobs out there just to keep myself aware of the possible jobs and skills I’d need to get them. so I’d recommend you do that too!

[@Anastasiatoons]

@TheToyCoach Ty for the explanation