I concept, design, and review new exclusive products for OTC and Fun Express (a division of OTC) customer segments. I work with categories like Craft, Education, Party, Holidays, Faith, Spirit, Awareness, Wedding, and Grand Events.

Clients: We have both internal and external clients. Our design department works closely with our buying team to generate items. A lot of our customers are teachers, crafters, event coordinators, and mothers, to name a few. We also design for Fun Express clients like Chuck E. Cheese and Dairy Queen.

Comments: During college I worked for Oriental Trading company as a customer service representative. By the end of my college term with the Creative Center, I discovered OTC had its own design department. I applied and was offered a position shortly after graduation. This has been the best place to work, as the creativity is amazing! We have a wide range of customer segments to work with from kid's crafts to adult jewelry, home decor to large event party decor, stationery to activity packs, novelty toys to nice plush giftables, and more. This year I received an Entrepreneur and Innovation Award for working with a Fun Express representative in developing some Chuck E. Cheese birthday apparel. It was exciting to see the product in TV and Internet advertisements.