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Freelance Textile Designer
Julie Hawkins
Eden Prairie, MN
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About
Objective:
A challenging position as a Textile Designer at a growth-oriented company, which will allow me to both further utilize my skills and acquire new abilities.
Skills:
Production of Repeats using Adobe Photoshop and hand rendering skills.
Strong technical knowledge of Fabric Composition.
Production of prints from beginning design stage through end production phase of garments.
Experience in designing and re-coloring Surface Repeats, Sublimations and Screen Prints. -
Education
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Associate of Arts-Fashion Design Fashion DesignFashion Institute of Design & Merchandising2005 - 2007
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course work HistoryCollege of St. Catherine2004 - 2005
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course work Fashion/Apparel DesignUniversity of Wisconsin- Stout, Art2003 - 2004
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Experience
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Freelance DesignerLa MambaAug 2011 - Present (14 years 10 months)Freelance Textile Designer for La Mamba Fashions LLC. I manipulate purchased artwork into repeat as well as make artwork from scratch and put it into repeat.
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Art Director/Textile DesignerJonathan MartinApr 2010 - Oct 2010 (6 months)Created original surface design repeats, embellishments, sequin layouts and placement prints for Jonathan Martin, Johnny M, JM 75, Hype Girls, Hype Baby.
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Art DirectorJonathan MartinApr 2010 - Oct 2010 (6 months)*Promoted to Art Director by proving strong leadership skills.
*Manage all communication with overseas mills to ensure the delivery of fabrics and samples on time.
*Personalized design work with Hi-Profile companies to ensure sale of business.
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Textile DesignerJonathan MartinMar 2009 - Apr 2010 (1 year 1 month)*Promoted to Textile Designer by proving depth of knowledge of Repeats and re-coloring of patterns using Adobe Photoshop.
*Personalized design work with Hi-Profile companies to ensure sale of business.
*Responsible for all Sublimation and Screen Print Artwork. -
Freelance Textile DesignerRocketdog ShoesFeb 2010 - Feb 2010* Created three unique surface design prints for immediate production for Rockedog Brand's new Juniors Line of footwear.
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Gloria LanceAssistant DesignerApr 2008 - Jun 2008 (2 months)Created Line sheets, Line books and on-orders in MS Excel.
Technical Sketching using Adobe Illustrator. -
Freelance DesignRock and RepublicFeb 2008 - Feb 2008*Used Adobe Photoshop to edit and retouch Photos of Runway Shows.
*Produced Line Sheets Utilizing Adobe Illustrator.
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Elsewhere on the Web
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