Andrea Brockson

• Lead Designer for men’s, kid’s and women’s private label lines of headwear and accessories working with key accounts • Compile trend research and samples for seasonal design directives and support Regional Sales Managers in business development or directly participate in all sales, design and marketing presentations. • Travel bi-annually to international locales to determine themes, source fabrics and trims and visit contract factories.

• Initiate and direct new sample coordination at factories to ensure creative direction is maintained, within budget and on time • Assure componentry and costing for research and development samples is complete and accurate • Coordinate mood boards, color stories, lab dips and yarn palette for product lines throughout approval process • Direct critiques and finalize approvals of all samples to include proto-types, SMS, and Pre-Production samples • Trouble-shoot any issues that arise in a timely manner throughout product development life-cycle

• Lead Designer for men’s, kid’s and women’s private label lines of headwear and accessories working with key accounts • One of two Lead Designers for products distributed through wholesale, retail, and e-commerce, ensuring fresh approaches to benefit the brands including construction techniques and features. • Collaborate with Marketing Manager to provide accurate product information for the seasonal catalog and web presence. • Perform daily vendor correspondence to ensure creative direction is maintained and within budget. • Compile trend research and samples for seasonal design directives and support Regional Sales Managers in business development or directly participate in all sales, design and marketing presentations. • Travel bi-annually to international locales to determine themes, source fabrics and trims and visit contract factories.

• Excelled in a multi-functional role creating original designs and production coordination. Provided design support to the Director to help define product direction and line lists for each season.