While at Fabkids, my role included:

• Seasonal color, pattern, and trend research

• Creation of Seasonal and Core Color Palettes and Visual Assets

• Created and presented Concept deck for seasonal sketch reviews

• Maintained visual line sheets, artwork development decks, and sketch review decks

• Managed/Owned dip and artwork development and approvals

• Expert in color and pattern execution

• Excellent collaborator with cross-functional teams: design, production, vendors, merchandising, and brand leadership.

• Innate eye for color, pattern, and sense of trend

• Managed artwork development of a team of 8+ freelance artists.

• Created and Managed all Artwork Mill Sheets, Color, and BOMs in PLM

Female Print + Pattern Design Director, curated and led print + pattern, color and trend for women’s, kids, baby and active divisions at Old Navy. Led a large team of print designers and managers to create and establish seasonal trend direction for color, fabric and print POV. Collaborated with design leadership, merchandising, production and visual teams. Mentored and coached direct reports on performance expectations and career development. Traveled extensively for brand trend direction and presented to leadership and design teams the seasonal color, print + pattern POV.

Manage textile design team of 3 divisions- Newborn, Toddler Girl & Toddler boy in the creation and use of print and pattern for baby design (apparel & non-apparel). Collaborate with VP of Baby Design as well as Senior Director of Print & Pattern to interpret needs and establish thematic direction of print for each seasonal collection. Accountable for driving innovation and print design aesthetic direction. Work closely with teams to identify opportunities to improve creative relationships and workflow efficiencies. Fully responsible for ensuring that product is consistent with trends and brand strategy. Responsible for managing calendar and baby print & pattern budget. Mentor, train and develop team members and provide challenging opportunities to leverage their strengths and improve abilities. Present seasonal print and pattern trend direction to leadership teams. Manage and present Print POV at Seasonal Kick Off presentations. Prepare and present print trend and concept boards with product designers at alignment meetings. Develop and maintain relationships with print studio vendors.

Develop & present print trends and concepts in collaboration with product design seasonal trend presentations. Develop original artwork or rework purchased artwork for apparel design. Manage and evaluate work of multiple freelancers. Produce and edit a high volume of prints, wovens and embroideries in multiple color ways and sizes. Collaborate with design teams to incorporate print in their collections. Partner with senior director and VP in establishing print and pattern direction. Fully responsible for creating and maintaining seasonal color palettes. Technical resource for print and design teams by providing in depth knowledge in print techniques and processes. Responsible for uploading and preparing artwork packages that comply with production ready standards. Partner with production teams in the print strike-off approval process. Responsible for purchasing artwork from print studios and processing invoices. Maintain budget for print and pattern purchases and freelancer budgets.