Creative Director (Knits/Product & Brand)

Develop and implement all textile and product design, development, and strategy - working closely with the CEO and investors to launch all MOLECULE products and brand. Working directly with vendors and factories both domestically and overseas, seeing products from design through the entire product cycle. Direct and manage a team of freelance and contract designers.

• Accountable for trend, concept, design, color, techpacks, fabric/raw materials, and technical fits

• Responsible for allocation, sourcing (domestic and international), vendor management, production calendar, and packaging design & development.

• Conduct all R&D for soft good products: fitting, testing, washing, and ensuring top of the line quality, construction, and life of goods (QA and QC)

• Extensive experience in Adobe CC (Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign) to clearly communicate all designs, concepts, and ideas internally and externally (B2B and B2C)

• Art direction, production, and styling for all photoshoots and social media, including working with professional athletes and influencers

Apparel & Product Design

• TAG Wholesale, Senior Designer - apparel, textile, product, and packaging designer

• LeBarf Swim and Ski, Lead Swimwear & Activewear Designer - design, PD, sourcing, production

• 3Kin, Lead Apparel Activewear Designer - design, PD, sourcing, production

• Other Clients - Mermaid Life Swimwear, Green Apple Active (activewear), HATCH Apparel, Pulled Sugar Accessories, Victoria’s Secret, Bath and Body Works

Senior Director of Apparel & Accessories Design

Directed and implemented apparel design, technical design, and product development for five brands

• Launched and grew 4 brands (300+ styles at a time) growing sales by a projected 4M in year one

• Accountable for trend, design, print/pattern/color, allocation, vendor management, sourcing, raw materials development, domestic/international travel, and production

• Developed and executed departmental strategy to increase efficiency, including launch of PLM

• Reporting directly and working side by side with CEO on all design and design strategy

Senior Trend Designer of Apparel, Accessories, and Home

• Research analysis on upcoming trends, creating themes and ongoing direction for all product departments including apparel, activewear, lifestyle, and accessories

• Accountable for color analysis and palette selection for entire brand

• Responsible for managing the design team to keep brand categories on trend through the product life cycle

Lead Apparel Designer & Manager

Design categories: knit and woven tops,swimwear, intimates (bralettes and undies), accessories, and technical activewear & outerwear.

• Responsible for design, sourcing, trend, fits, and ensuring the highest product quality

• Consistently designed #1 selling styles, maintaining top 10 styles ranked by profitability

• Created and managed techpack up to four seasons simultaneously with 80+ styles

• Styled and delivered seasonal trend presentations to CEO and executive leadership

• Production travel overseas for cost negotiations and new developments

Lead Apparel Designer & Manager

Design categories: knit tops and bottoms, swimwear, sleepwear, intimates, and technical activewear (tops, bottoms, bras & outerwear), and denim.

• Successfully grew swimwear from the lowest profiting department to the top volume driving department with $51M in annual revenue

• Maintained quality while cutting costs, achieving a 12% reduction in average unit cost

• Launched activewear and technical active departments for the brand (Gilly Hicks)

• Worked closely with marketing team to create new video and social strategies for swimwear

• Designed trend right styles utilizing past liabilities helping to save $500,000 in liability fabric

• Owned raw material dev, trend, designs, sketch pass, trimsheets, fittings, and lab dips