Ep. 34 - Designing Barbies (and other toys) for a living

Is this one of the coolest jobs on earth? Cristina Frankel would tell you an emphatic YES.Cristina is a toy designer who has designed toys for amazing franchises like Barbie, Monster High, and more. In this interview with Darci, Cristina talks about how she got her start as a toy designer, her experience with toy design school (yes, this is a real thing), some of the wild rules of working for big toy companies, and the coolest parts of being a toy designer.Stick around ‘til the end as Darci answers more burning questions as part of this week’s Career Column!====================Check us out!Follow the Down & Dirty pod on IG: https://www.instagram.com/downanddirtywithdarci/Follow the Down & Dirty pod on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@downanddirtywithdarciSubscribe to the Down & Dirty pod on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@downanddirtypod Follow Darci on IG: https://www.instagram.com/careercoachdarci/Follow Cristina on IG: https://www.instagram.com/cristina.faline/ Brought to you by onomy: Check out onomy: https://onomy.co/Follow onomy on IG: instagram.com/onomy.co