Jessica Dickens

Jessica Dickens

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GRAPHIC DESIGNER & ILLUSTRATOR
Denver | United States

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Painting
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Bike
Golf
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Creative Agencies
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Freelance

GRAPHIC DESIGNER & ILLUSTRATOR | 11/2015 - Current

- Design new industry leading designs for youth, junior, women and men’s screen printed fashion, sleepwear and souvenir clothing. - Determine latest fashion trends by competitive shopping, online, research, and traveling to trade/fashion shows. - Created artwork for screen printed and embroidered garments - Work directly with clients to determine their needs and to establish design direction. - Photography, photo manipulation and photo retouching. - Develop and Merchandise collections. - Illustrations for coloring books and children’s books - Logo design/branding and marketing materials - Design murals to be printed on vinyl
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CREATIVE APPAREL CONCEPTS

SENIOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR | 07/2008 - 11/2015

- Direct department to insure quality artwork, accuracy and efficiency. |Review designer’s proofs. |Provide clear direction and reference. |Answer designer’s questions regarding design and reference. |Educate designers on accounts and style guides. - Inform designers of any changes about techniques, design and art direction. - Match up new concepts with import and domestic bodies. - Develop and Merchandise collections - Act as a liaison between freelancers, art and sales staff to determine art direction and prioritize deadlines. - Meet with clients along side the sales staff to brainstorm and create new concepts. - Train new and current employees on art techniques and internal systems. - Keep archives organized, templates updated and information accurate. - Perform yearly reviews for employees in the art department. - Budget and look for cost savings and efficiences within the deparment. - Manage design presentations and time lines from trend research, design, and photo shoot to finished catalog. - Determine latest fashion trends by competitive shopping, online, research, and traveling to trade/fashion shows. - Develop and create new industry leading designs for youth, junior, women, and men’s screen printed fashion and souvenir clothing. - Photography, photo manipulation and photo retouching. - Prepare sell sheets detailing garment style, color and printing technique for email and print.
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Ross Sportswear

SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER | 01/2004 - 06/2008

- Created designs for infants, toddler, junior, and women’s screen printed fashion tees - Determined latest fashion trends by competitive shopping and traveling to trade/fashion shows - Illustrated garments to show garment dimensions and stitching - Prepared color CADS detailing garment style, color, and printed design - Created marketing materials to promote the latest clothing lines - Photography, photo manipulation and photo retouching - Communicated with the art department and sales staff to implement design direction for the clothing lines - Developed new industry leading designs - Interfaced with local and offshore contract printers to coordinate file transfers for a timely work flow and quality assurance - Coordinated sales and pre-production sampling and perform press check approvals for quality assurance - Acted as a liaison between the art and sales staff to determine art direction and prioritize schedules - Directed department to insure accuracy and efficiency
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American Sportswear

GRAPHIC DESIGNER | 01/2003 - 11/2004

- Acted as sole graphic designer in the art department - Communicated and responded to clients to fulfill their needs - Created artwork for screen printed and embroidered garments - Created artwork for the company clip art catalog
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Midstates Imprinted Sportswear

GRAPHIC DESIGNER, SCREEN PRINTER | 01/2001 - 01/2003

- Acted as sole graphic designer in the art department - Communicated and responded to clients to fulfill their needs - Created artwork for screen printed and embroidered garments - Implemented the design from outputting film to print on both manual and automatic press which included preparing screens and screen printing garments
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