Coroflot
  • Hire Designers
  • Sign In
  • Sign Up
  • Jobs
  • Designers
  • Discover
  • Salaries
  • Jobs
  • Designers
  • Discover
  • Salaries
  • About Us
  • FAQ
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Contact Us
  • Create Portfolio
  • Hire Designers
  • Sign In
e
Design Director, Apparel Design and Product Development

Denise Smith

Saratoga Spings, UT
realtree.com
Available Now
  • Follow
  • Contact
  • Save to list
  • Stream
  • Portfolio
  • About
  • About

    Over 25 years of Creative Direction, Design and Product Development in all categories including accessories, belts and Hand Bags. Experienced in leading teams, textile sourcing, design, tech pack creation, fit expertise, overseas communication, lean management planning, development, production planning, branding and graphic Design.

    Please see Realtree & Realtree Girl products for some of my work.



  • Education
    • Fashion Design Applied Science Fashion Design
      Fashion Institute of Technology
      1983 - 1985
  • Experience
    • Creative Director
      Ideation01
      Apr 2017 - Present (8 years 1 month)
      Creative Director - Working with the Gap, Old Navy, Athleta, & Banana Republic
    • Senior Product Developer
      Nordstrom
      Designed Calson Private Label Sportswear line, Semantics Private Label Sportswear Suiting Line, Children's wear line, Baby and Layette lines. Took project planning specifications and changed into drawings used to create final products. Traveled to manufacturing facilities to provide solutions to process and product creation and express concerns about possible problematic developments. Fit with Technical Design Team Present to 5 sets regional Buyers & Assistant Buyers for each seasons trend and styling direction and listen to needs and implement some of retails needs Worked in Omni Chanel buying plans Work with CAD Team to develop, color pitch the prints, screen prints, patterns, and embroideries. Branded Lines from labeling to package design with Merchant teams
    • Associate of Applied Science: Fashion Design Degree
      Fashion Institute of Technology
      New York NY, United States
      Brigham Young University | Provo, UT Generals https://www.facebook.com/perception0one/ https://www.linkedin.com/feed/ Award: 3Ms THINSOLATE Fashion Show
    • Design Team Manager
      Signature Products Group SPG
      Salt Lake City, UT
      Managed design team members for several brands. Reported and met regularly with upper management and stakeholders. Launched line for Realtree successfully from conception, to sourcing, through projections, the fit process, and through production. Created products for outdoor camouflage lines: Browning, Mossy Oak, Tee. shirt lines, and other licensed product lines. Developed Colored Camouflage for Realtree working closely with their teams. These colored fabrics later were launched successfully in the home decor, hard goods and other arena for Realtree's success. Collaborated with peers and other design team members to discuss product enhancements and features. Took project specifications and changed into drawings used to create final products. Determined changes in the project scope and made the necessary modifications to the job schedule. Communicated changes in project scope and timelines to proper stakeholders. Traveled to manufacturing facilities to provide opinions on product creation and express concerns about possible challenges & solutions. Improved profit margins by streamlining operations and workflow and negotiating competitive vendor contracts. Achieved cost-savings by developing functional solutions to ROI strategy goals. Delivered Presentation to National Sales Meetings for the Outdoor industry.
  • Awards

    CHA Press Kit Award 2010

    3M Thinsolate Fashion Show Award

  • Affiliations

    CHA, PMA, CES

  • Industries
    • Apparel
  • Skills
    • Apparel
    • Creative Direction
    • Fashion Design
    • Product Design
  • Elsewhere on the Web
    • k
    • k
    • 1
    • 1
    • k
  • On Coroflot
    @Denise_Pemberton_kidsand1, member since 2009
    • Following 16
    • Followers 1
|

Design-driven companies worldwide use Coroflot to recruit exceptional talent.

Connect with us to get new jobs and projects daily.

  • 7
  • q
  • R
  • I
  • n
  • Coroflot

    • About Us
    • FAQ
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms of Use
    • Contact Us
    • Blog
  • Hiring Tools

    • Post a Job
    • Find Designers
    • Job Network
    • Design Salary Guide
  • Latest Design Jobs

    • Industrial Designer

      Design Phase

    • Senior Design Researcher

      Crown Equipment Corporation

    % Design Jobs RSS

© 2025 Core77, Inc.