Houston Hickey

Concept, design, and development for various companies or Designers. * Corporate Identity and Logo. * Marketing Strategies and Development * Product Branding and design

Design, develop, clean and color correct artwork for apparel fabric. Develop, retrieval, organization, and archival of purchased digital library.
• Manage and supervise creative Cad department.
• Oversees textile design artwork for dresses, foundations, lounge, sleep, and swim.
• Design and develop vendor templates to enhance production and communication.
• Manage acquisition and archival of purchased digital library.
• Completion of "Managing for Results Program"

design and develop artwork for apparel fabric, line sheets, printed labels and label concepts. Collaborate on trend presentation and hangtag development. Communicate with domestic and abroad venders to ensure quality for developed print design. Interpret design direction from Trend and Color Manager to develop trend appropriate textile designs. * Concept, design and development direction of Soma Intimates. * Primary textile designer for Soma active wear division. * Create packages and screen separations for vendors to ensure high quality design and execution. * Manage and oversee Soma Cad studio maintenance and operation.

Develop embroideries, screen prints, fabric and label design. Provide style illustration print patterns, woven patterns, and knit fabrics. Assist in apparel development including and color palette selection for Men's, Young Men's and Kids Divisions. Create in-house apparel displays. * Developed Men's brand identity for the launch of Cezani and Paradise Collection by Cezani. * Design Manager for Parisian American Heart Association. * Art Manager for Parisian Human Resources Department special projects. * Created in-store plan-o-grams and seasonal product layout for men's and kid's lines for visual representation of floor layout for buyers.

Develop embroideries, screen prints, print patterns, woven patterns, and knit fabrics. Designed, produced and approved trim details, woven label standards and paper trims. Complete daily development and approval correspondence with local and overseas vendors. Updated and developed product lines for multiple divisions' apparel. * Redesigned and updated the brand identity for Ivy Crew. * Developed Brand Identity for the launch of Ivy Crew Explorers.

Provide concept, layout, color and photographic design for printed products. Develop in-store signage for various campaigns.
• Managed grand opening campaign including design, layout and location specifications.
• Graphic coordinator for Goody’s United Way Campaign designing t-shirt and posters.
• Storyboard conception for television advertising campaign.
• Photographic Art Director for numerous advertising projects.