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Senior Graphic Designer/ Final Artist
Underboss
New York, NY
Jan 2013 - Present (11 years 3 months)
• Work with clients to interpret and create designs that fit their needs
• Design and develop licensed and non-licensed sleep and loungewear
• License exper'ience includes DC Comics, Warner Brothers, Pokémon, Nickelodeon, The Simpsons, The Walking Dead, Bob's Burgers and Rick and Morty.
• Using my keen eye for trends and avidly shopping the market I am an asset in facilitating fashion forward trend growth in the Hot Topic and Spencer’s lounge & sleepwear license business
• Create development specs, product and flat illustrations, tech packs and CAD's
• Design and developed new silhouettes to meet trends and price points
• Finalize artwork and specs as well as coordinate with overseas factories to ensure delivery
• Review samples, approved lab dips, make corrections and revisions to tech packs and art when needed.
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Associate Designer
Renfro
New York, NY
Dec 2011 - Nov 2012 (11 months)
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Freelance Designer
Baby Bunz Swimwear Bunz Kidz Sleepwear
New York, NY
Apr 2011 - Aug 2011 (4 months)
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Senior CAD Artist
Vandale
New York, NY
Oct 2008 - Feb 2011 (2 years 4 months)
• Head CAD artist for Fredericks of Hollywood, Hot Topic, Torrid, Top Shop, Tilly’s and Forever 21
• Created visually impacting presentations that hewed closely to the actual product line, giving presentation distinctive look
• Developed all original prints and fabrications for junior, missy and women’s intimates
• Created presentations for specific client needs according to their trends and merchandising, following their palette and fabrication requests
• Assisted CAD team members on their accounts, helping develop and pitch licensed brands such as Izod Intimates, Jessica Simpson Intimates, Marmaxx, Kmart, Walmart and private label for various clients
• Trained and worked in Ned Graphics fashion studio programs, merging my Adobe CS techniques with the Ned Graphics Programs, with a specific focus on Storyboard & Cataloging and Easy Coloring
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Graphic Artist Women’s Denim
Squeeze Jeans, Maran Inc.
New York, NY
Dec 2006 - Jan 2008 (1 year 1 month)
• Developed all original embroideries for junior, missy and women’s denim and bottoms
• Researched the latest trends and concepts for each season to be pitched to sales team
• Developed all original hardware for denim including but not limited to rivets, buttons, snaps, and shanks
• Finalized all artwork for production to be sampled and produced overseas then to correspond with overseas factories on production issues relating to art
• Developed all new labeling and hangtags for all brands produced by Squeeze Jeans
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Graphic Artist Juniors Division
Briefly Stated Inc.
New York, NY
Dec 2003 - Dec 2006 (3 years)