Fashion

SR. DESIGNER

Creative & Design

• Oversee design team
• Manage all designers
• Train design associates/assistants/tech designers on process & procedure
• Forecast upcoming trends and developmental seasons
• Review all designs with designers to ensure correct construction & customer needs are being met
• Daily communication with local/domestic & overseas vendors
• Meet with buyers to sell product
• Oversee all product development
• Oversee fits with buyers, and designers, and communicate fit notes to tech team
• Manage sewing room
• Develop tech packs as needed
• Travel to China for factory visits and sourcing/development
• Design 400 samples for market using adobe illustrator

• Execute capsule collections for clients
• Gather all items/materials for trend forecasting
• Communicate all design and PD elements to overseas vendors
• Travel to China for factory visits and sourcing/development
• On-site fittings with overseas vendors
• Tracked/organized all styles in work-in-progress reports
• Created all tech packs from scratch using Excel/Numbers
• Trained design associates/assistants/tech designers on process & procedure
• Oversee all aspects of design/PD from concept to completion
• Researched prospective celebrity clients/market trends/social media trends
• Assisted in building social media following and buzz
• Attended music festivals for social media posting purposes

• Execute monthly seasonal collections
• Create seasonal color palettes and trend boards
• Research market and runway trends
• Create and update all line sheets
• Create graphics from scratch
• Assist in product development concepts

FREELANCE ACTIVE WEAR DESIGNER

. Manage design team, sewers, and pattern makers
. Manage purchase orders
. Order fabrics and trims from local vendors
. Administer workflow to assistants and associate designers
. Supervise fits with assistant/associate designers
. Design all dresses, jumpsuit/rompers, knit tops, cut and sew categories
. Oversee woven top category
. Work closely with production and sales teams
. Set appointments with accounts on regular basis
. Travel for market weeks

. Oversee all private label, late add, and immediate styles from design to production
. Set up meetings with vendors
. Attend all open to buy meetings with buying team
. Work closely with design and buying teams to identify missing trends from internal design collection
. Attend all floor plan meetings
. Design all immediate needs for YC, Mens, and Marciano lines

SMU DESIGNER

britt orozco is a SR. DESIGNER at SJS APPAREL INC. in los angeles, CA. View their experience, skills and work history on Malakye — the professional network…

britt orozco — SR. DESIGNER at SJS APPAREL INC.

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fashion institute of design and merchandising