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Long Beach, CA 90802
Cell: (562) 225-2239
Email: jenob01@yahoo.com
SENIOR FASHION DESIGNER
Very experienced Senior Fashion Designer with a Graphic Design kick. Strong ability to work as a team player, problem solve, work well with others, meet deadlines, concentrate on my job tasks, follow up with production well, and communicate and follow up with overseas vendors. With 8 years of experience, I have a very strong eye for fashion, prints, colors, and trends. Much of my experience is with a majority of the juniors/girls market customers, so I know how to cater to all of their different style tastes. I am known for being very loyal, and I take my job seriously, and have a passion and love for anything I, and the company that I work for, designs and creates.
AREAS OF EXCELLENCE:
*Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator *Line Development
*Tech Pack/Specing
*Screen Print Art Direction/Processes *Presentation Boards
*Garment Fitting
*Product Development *Color Direction
*Trend Research/Forecasting
CAREER EXPERIENCE
FREELANCE DESIGNER,
Multiple Companies, Long Beach, CA (2011-Present)
*Designing and creating new fashion bodies, cads, and graphics for Juniors, Girls, and Women.
GIRLS FASHION DESIGNER,
Hybrid Apparel, Cypress, CA (2009-2011)
*Designed a line for every market with screen tees and 5-10 new fashion bodies.
*Included detailed Tech Packs for each new fashion body.
*Approved all fittings for new fashion bodies.
*Directed all core art for screen tees for Girls 7-16, 4-6x, and toddlers.
*Created some of the graphics myself for screen prints and all over prints.
*Made Trend Boards for every season/market.
*Involved in Product Development especially for our GWPs.
*Trained and managed one main Girls Graphic Artist.
*Also worked with the other graphic artists in our department on art.
*Traveled with the Design team to some of the sales meetings.
*Very in touch with sales and keeping up with the best sellers.
ASSOCIATE FASHION DESIGNER,
Seventy Two, La Puente, CA (2004-2009)
*Created a line of casual clothing with graphic and print inspiration for every Junior market including: casual knits, screen tees, sweatshirts, and loungewear bottoms for Bonafide Love.
*Worked with my own Graphic Artist and CAD Artist.
*Did some of the graphics myself for the screen prints and all over prints.
*Played around with some washes, bleaching, tie-dyes, and burnouts in house/with the Dye houses.
*Worked directly with the vendors in China via email and Skype.
*The main companies we worked with were: Charlotte Russe, Rue 21, Wet Seal, Forever 21, DELiA*s, The Buckle, Torrid, Hot Topic, Tillys, Zumiez, Journeys, Alloy, Maurices, Vanity, Macys, Nordstrom, Charming Shoppes, Anchor Blue, Gordmans, Mandee, TJ/TK Maxx, Ross, Bealles, Gabriel Brothers, and Belk.
*Designed the denim line, and was in charge of preparing the whole line including: fits, specs, etc.
*Traveled to Hong Kong/China to see our factories, and shop the market and other stores for trends.
DESIGN ASSISTANT, KVM International Fashions, LA, CA (2004)
*Contributed to preparing and altering photo-real line sheets for every market.
*Played around with making new prints for the garments.
*Helped organize the line to be sent out for every market and took pictures.
*Prepared detailed spec sheets for the garments on the line and for orders.
*Corrected specs where needed on garments, and was involved with being the fit model for the line.
EDUCATION
BROOKS COLLEGE, Long Beach, CA 90804, (June 2002-December 2003), AA Degree in Fashion Design
CCC, Clinton, IA 52732, (June 2001-May 2002), Attended 1 year majoring in Liberal Arts
*My extended portfolio, samples, and references can be shown upon a meeting in person.
