Resumé

Associate Designer (Cut & Sew Knits) - White House | Black Market
Ft. Myers, FL
July 2010 - Present
White House | Black Market Ft. Myers, FL
Associate Designer - Cut & Sew Knits August 2011 - Present
Assistant Designer - Cut & Sew Knits July 2010 - August 2011

+ Achieved sales of $77M in fiscal 2011, growing average store sales +27% and increasing total margin dollars by +36% over previous year
+ Interpret direction from Concept Department to design and present approximately 30 - 60 cc’s per delivery of new and innovative silhouettes and styles fitting to the customer
+ Own embellishment and embroidery direction for the department, while communicating layouts and element sourcing to overseas vendors
+ Collaborate with CAD Department to give direction for new print and placement ideas by interpreting each season’s trends
+ Select and develop novelty fabrics in collaboration with Fabric R&D
+ Hand off initial designs to CTD while providing clear direction on specs, details and overall aesthetic
+ Lead fit sessions, providing clear aesthetic direction to fit technicians in collaboration with Merchants
+ Partner with Sourcing and overseas vendors to consistently deliver product within the company’s target IMU
+ Manage and develop Assistant Designer, Intern’s responsibilities to meet department’s needs
+ Acted as “Designer” for 11 months, reporting directly to Design Director

Graphics Assistant - Collette Dinnigan
Sydney, Australia
June 2009 — December 2009
+ Designed and developed advertisements, invites and programs for Paris Fashion Week
+ Created original CAD artwork, including color ways and print placements
+ Designed and organized the production of the S/S 2010 Lookbook

Sportswear Design Assistant - Bracewell
Sydney, Australia
January 2009 - March 2009
+ Independently developed swimwear for Summer 09/10 from inspiration to initial designs
+ Assisted in print selection at trade shows, and their development
+ Collaborated with visual merchandising for newly opened retail spaces

Design Intern - Gap Inc./Old Navy
San Francisco, CA
January 2008 — August 2008
Winter 2008: Men's Knits
Summer 2008: Men's Graphics
+ Knits: Trend research, design, flat and spec development
+ Graphics: Designed concepts and placements for graphic tees appropriate to current trends
+ Developed both hand and computer generated illustrations for graphic tees

Design Intern - Fossil
Richardson, TX
June 2007 — September 2007
+ Created and developed new textile print designs; including both repeat and placed prints
+ Collaborated with Designer to illustrate handbag flats, and communicated construction details to vendors
+ Worked with production companies in Hong Kong and Thailand to communicate print placements and material sourcing

Projects by Samantha Hansen