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Soft Goods Product Designer

Erin Knowlton-Brown

Pittsburgh, PA
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    Product Design professional specializing in soft goods, toys, kid's accessories, and layette. Skilled in product design, concept generation, sketching / rendering, technical drawing, print design, trend research, material research and development, tech packs, basic model making / mock ups and presentations. I am very proficient in the Adobe Creative Suite.

    I am currently living in Pittsburgh, PA.

  • Education
    • BFA Industrial Design
      Rhode Island School of Design
      2007 - 2011
      Honors Student - GPA 3.775
  • Experience
    • Senior Staff Designer
      Spin Master
      Jul 2021 - Present (1 year 10 months)
      Senior Staff Designer on the plush team; focus on GUND baby and preschool products.
    • Freelance Design Consultant / Owner
      Erin Knowlton Design Co
      Pittsburgh, PA
      Dec 2018 - Dec 2021 (3 years)
      Freelance design consultant based in Pittsburgh, PA. I specialize in softgoods toys & accessories design, trend research & mood boards, and design strategy. I am proficient in the Adobe Creative Suite - especially Illustrator and Photoshop. Clients include Skip Hop, aden+anais, 3sprouts, GUND, Crocodile Creek, Lark Adventurewear and more.
    • Senior Product Designer
      Skip Hop / Carter's
      New York, NY
      Sep 2014 - Nov 2018 (4 years 2 months)
      Product Designer for soft goods focused on soft toys, accessories, and apparel. Analyze and research trends; ideate and sketch new concepts; collaborate with and provide graphic design assistance for the hard goods team; create technical drawings and specs for tech packs; manage and collaborate with print designers and sample sewers; communicate with vendors; travel overseas for factory visits and sample development.
    • Product Design Coordinator
      Vera Bradley
      New York, NY
      Jan 2012 - Jun 2014 (2 years 5 months)
      Product Coordinator the for baby, stationery, and gift lines. Communicated with vendors and assisted in product design for hard goods and soft goods, graphic design, graphic illustration, technical drawings, trend research, and material development. Built materials library for the baby, stationery, and gift lines, both in a physical library and in their Flex PLM database.
    • Product Design and Development Intern
      Vera Bradley
      New York, NY
      Jun 2011 - Dec 2011 (6 months)
      Product Design and Development intern for the VB paper and gift collection. Assisted in product design, graphic design, mock-up construction, trend research, and materials research focused on recycled and eco-friendly materials. Created the DIY blog segment on “The Inside Stitch” originally devoted to repurposing of Vera Bradley's products once their intended life cycle is complete.
    • Design Intern
      Hasbro, Inc
      East Longmeadow, MA
      Jun 2010 - Aug 2010 (2 months)
      Summer Design Intern for the “Next” team developing Scrabble inspired word games, Battleship action games, and games incorporating new technology. Involved in ideation, concept sketching, storyboarding, product photography, and model making.
  • Awards

    Ken Hunnibell Award, 2011

    Awarded for exceptional attitude and excellence in the design process by the RISD Industrial Design faculty





    "It's in the Bag" competition held by Respond Design

    Spring 2010

    Finalist

  • Industries
    • Apparel
    • Soft Goods
  • Skills
    • Creative Suite
    • Design Research
    • DIY
    • Ideation
    • Illustrator
    • Photoshop
    • Print Design
    • Product Design
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