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Freelance Soft Goods Designer
Radio Flyer
Chicago, IL
Aug 2017 - Present (6 years 9 months)
- Creating various soft goods prototype samples for vendors.
- Providing soft good expertise to the design team.
- Creating soft goods costing documentation for vendors.
- Developing products using various types of fabrics.
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Owner
Yorkville, IL
Jun 2017 - Present (6 years 11 months)
Created toddler/infant apparel, accessories and other soft goods gifts.
Developed branding, logos, and advertising for my company.
Designed,created, and executed displays and pop up store concepts.
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Freelance Soft Goods Toy Designer
Sassy Baby
Sep 2017 - Dec 2017 (3 months)
- Created various soft and plastic toys designs.
- Developed renderings and samples of soft toys for accounts.
- Provided color and print rendering options for the soft and plastic toy designs.
- Created artwork for plastic baby toys and baby essentials.
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Fashion Designer
Chicago, IL
Sep 2008 - Mar 2017 (8 years 6 months)
•Analyzed and researched seasonal fashion and color trends and transitioned trends into juvenile products.
•Creating concept boards and samples reflecting the seasonal fashion and color trends and presented them to as the leading retailer buyers such as Wal-Mart, Target, and Babies R Us.
•Created new prints and modified existing prints for various products requested by multiple retailer buyers.
•Reviewed color chips, lab dips, strike-offs, and counter samples sent by various overseas vendors for approval.
•Developed products packages to be sent overseas which included prototype samples, patterns, product specifications, cost sheets, and construction instructions.
•Interprets the retailer’s request for a product and created designs that pinpoint their target market using the leading design software such as Ned Graphics, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
•Created and reviewed product cost sheets with the need for cost effective strategies to maintain profitability.
•Organized and maintained an archive of approved lab dips, strike-offs, fasteners, and color chips.
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Assistant
Careful Peach Boutique
Oak Park, IL
Aug 2007 - Sep 2008 (1 year 1 month)
•Researched and analyzed seasonal trends in the home décor and gift industry to select new merchandise for the store.
•Evaluated past sales reports on current merchandise to create future buying orders.
•Developed window displays and seasonal tradeshow booths to promote merchandise and store services.
•Prepared spread sheets and processed buying orders for new and existing merchandise.
•Created wedding registry catalog for new clients as well as maintaining the wedding registry for the store.