Henry Wilbur

Creator

2013 – Present

San Diego, CA & Los Angeles, CA HEAVROLET is a clothing-based art project conceptualizing Southern California lifestyles I observed from my upbringing. I used to do merch for my friends in bands and helped with designs until i realized I wanted to do it for myself. I created the idea when I turned 18 in 2013 and the first release was Spring/Summer 2014. Since then, new releases of shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, hats, pants, socks, and 1/1's have occurred 2-5 times per year. • Creative Direction: Garment design, digital assets, and presentation based on unique brand DNA • Production: Screen printing, cut & sew, coordinating with third parties for embroidery, DTG, vinyl transfer • Lookbook: Model casting, styling, photography, digital & analog editing methods, book pacing • Website: UX design made from scratch and updated with new clothing and blog content [ www.heavrolet.us ] • Online Store: Product photography, merchandising, packaging, and order fulfillment • Press: Jackpot Mag (No. 4, No. 7, No. 9), Spacebliss Mag (Vol. 3. Vol. 4), Casual Fridays, Apparel News • Pop-Ups: San Diego, New York, Los Angeles, Arizona, Connecticut

Designer & Office Assistant

2018 – Present

• Wholesale Production: Maintaining a high volume print quota for an array of designs • Online: Creating weekly ad campaigns with Mailchimp, designing website with Squarespace • Lookbook: Styling and photographing models in our clothes and editing digital assets in Photoshop. • Creative Direction: Brainstorming key collection garments, themes, and prints

Shipping Manager

2019 – 2020

• Posting: Listing 100-200 products daily, copywriting product descriptions, creating visual assets. • Daily Closeouts: Verifying newly created product pages for quality at the end of the day. • Shipments: Scanning 50–1,500 of vendor items for daily shipments, confirming box contents using Excel. • Returns: Assessing customer returns for quality and recording subsequent data using Google Sheets. • Account Acquisition: Assisted CEO at the 2020 New York Toy Fair to create new accounts.

Stockroom Supervisor

2019 – 2019

• Organizing inventory in showroom so the space is navigable, and stock is easily found • Picking stock, checking orders, shipping orders for fulfillment projects • Recently completed a project which required shipping orders for over 4,000 pieces of stock in one week.

Gallery Manager

2018 – 2019

Los Angeles, CA • Responsible for opening and closing, operating Dye-Sub machinery, store cleanliness, and managing own workflow • Directing creative concept via social media, store layouts, graphics, window displays, merchandise and photo shoots • Accommodating of all customers to complete retail purchases and set up custom print orders, often single-handedly • Curated and organized the space for each LA Artwalk, simultaneously completing standard print and creative duties

Sales Associate

2018 – 2018

Workshop Leader

2017 – 2018

• Tutored incarcerated youth in academic and social topics to assist them in earning their GED • Created curriculum for workshops about expression through art, writing, emotional awareness, and meditation

Study

2016 – 2016

Study

Study

2015 – 2015

Study

Bachelor of Arts

2014 – 2018

Bachelor of Arts