Brittany Grasso

- Creating original artworks for print designs sold to major apparel companies and designers
- Using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to create digital files of my original artwork, for both prints and embroideries
- Creating market, trend, and season specific color palettes
- Weekly print and embellishment market research
- Creating seasonal trend boards for print and color
- Attending seasonal textile tradeshows

- Developing and designing for Hartstrings girl's collection (2T-16), KC Parker collection (7-16), and Newborn (0-24M)
- Designs including all woven categories, sweaters, denim, cut and sew knits, swim, and rain
- Designing prints, plaids, artwork, graphics, applique/embroidery, flats, and color stories using Photoshop, Illustrator, Plaid Maker Pro, and Ned Graphics
- Communicating with factories as well as the sourcing and production departments on trim, fabric, artwork, and sample submits
- Using PDM to track styles from development to production
- Attending fittings and working with the tech design team to obtain the correct fit

- Creating original artworks for print designs sold to major apparel companies and designers
- Creating original embellishment and embroidery designs sold to major apparel companies
- Using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to create digital files of my original artwork, for both prints and embroideries
- Creating market, trend, and season specific color palettes
- Weekly print and embellishment market research
- Creating seasonal trend boards for print, embellishments, and color
- Attending seasonal textile tradeshows

- Sewing print and embellishment samples
- Designing embellishment layouts in Illustrator and Photoshop
- Silk-screening and hand-dying fabrics
- Monthly print and embellishment market research
- Interviewing Production Assistant and Intern candidates
- Training new interns and designers on how to sew samples
- Drafting paper and flat patterns for new samples
- Assisting designers with hand-embellishing samples
- Photographing, categorizing, and tagging all print and embellishment designs for web store
- Processing and archiving vintage prints and garments

- Embellishing sample garments for buyers
- Developing line sheets and editing spec sheets for each collection
- Filing and organizing fabric samples and orders
- Studio errands: picking up fabric orders and patterns; bead, button, zipper, and accessory sourcing

- Sewing and photographing print and embellishment samples
- assisting designers with silk-screening
- Processing and archiving vintage prints and garments
- Studio maintenance (organizing and cleaning)

- Store Merchandising such as : Maintaining and updating window displays, store layouts and marketing
- Leading the sales team in reaching our daily, weekly, and monthly sales goals
- Management duties such as : Handling cash deposits and POS transactions, training new associates, and customer service
- Performing monthly styling and trend sessions for the sales team