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Amy Mears

Amy Mears

San Jose, CA
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    I have worked as a Design Professional in the Fashion Industry for over 16 years. My talents include: Designing Apparel, Screen Prints for accessories & apparel, Print Graphics and Textiles. I thrive on creating color palettes, designing new collections and merchandising the whole project to create a cohesive product.

  • Education
    • B.A Fashion Merchandising
      The American College for Applied Arts
      1992 - 1994
    • A.A Commercial Art
      American College For Applied Arts
      1992 - 1994
    • A.A Fashion Merchandising
      Brooks College
      1990 - 1992
  • Experience
    • Event Planner
      Event Shop Design
      San Jose, CA
      Sep 2010 - Present (15 years 9 months)
      Event planning for all types of social parties such as birthdays, anniversaries, showers, and weddings. Personal shopping for favors and decorations. Design invitations, save the dates, table cards, and more.
    • Social Chairman
      Explorer Preschool
      San Jose, CA
      May 2013 - May 2015 (2 years)
      In charge of planning and coordinating all social events for the school. Back to School Fall Picnic; create theme and coordinate all activities for the event. The Holiday Social: create theme, coordinate food, activities, and ticket sales. The Spring Auction: create theme, secure venue, and select menu, hire DJ, design invitations, place cards and centerpieces. Manage advertising and ticket sales. The Spring Social: create theme, coordinate food and activities.
    • Apparel Designer
      Sessions
      Scotts Valley, CA
      Apr 2007 - Jan 2009 (1 year 9 months)
      Designed the apparel art and textiles for the women's and girl's snowboard outerwear line including embroideries and screen prints. Developed color stories for each apparel collection and coordinated textiles. Corresponded with overseas factories for development and production. Supported sales reps meetings with retail buyers. Presented line in fashion show for annual sales meeting and SIA tradeshow.
    • Graphic Designer and Cad Artist
      JJ's Mae Rainbeau
      San Francisco, CA
      Oct 2002 - Apr 2007 (4 years 6 months)
      Created graphic and textile prints for the girl's brands such as Approved textile and screen print strike-offs for production. Drew garment illustrations for line presentations. Merchandised colorways for garments, screen and textile prints.
    • Apparel and Graphic Designer
      Blanc Noir
      Los Angeles, CA
      Mar 2001 - Oct 2002 (1 year 7 months)
      Designed private label graphics and apparel for juniors and girls collections for brands such as Limited Too and Wet Seal. Responsible for all artwork from concept to approving strike-offs domestically and internationally.
    • Graphic and Textile Designer
      Redsand
      Irvine, CA
      Apr 1999 - Mar 2001 (1 year 11 months)
      Designed and created colorways for textile prints, engineers, embroidery and screen print art. Created technical flat sketches for top, bottom, and accessory categories. Composed layouts and produced seasonal catalogs showcasing young men's line.
    • Apparel and Textile Designer
      Axis Clothing Corp
      Culver City, CA
      May 1998 - Apr 1999 (11 months)
      Designed and merchandised the "Island Fever" Hawaiian shirt men's line. Created textile prints and developed colorways. Corresponded with Asian factories for production of garments.
    • Apparel and Textile Designer
      Maui and Sons
      Los Angeles, CA
      Apr 1994 - May 1998 (4 years 1 month)
      Corporate - Pacific Palisades, CA Designed textile prints and colorways. Created and merchandised apparel for young men and juniors for USA and international licensees. Developed color and design concepts for Corporate Directives Book. Approved and prepared artwork for screen prints and embroideries. Coordinated and supervised seasonal fashion shows.
  • Skills
    • Fashion Design
    • Graphic Design
    • Illustration
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