Jude (Judith) Kempe
Owner, Head Designer
Portland | United States
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Portland art museum- docent
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Judith Kempe Creative
Owner, Head Designer | 01/2011 - Current
Freelance Apparel Design (Outerwear, Sportswear, Accessories)
Brands including:
- Icebreaker - Marmot/ Marker
- DeMarini - Augusta Sportswear
- Merrell - Easton
- NW Alpine - EMS (Eastern Mountain Sports)
- Wilson - Outdoor Research
lucy activewear
Design Director | 01/2009 - 12/2010
- Determined seasonal Big Ideas, Trend, and Color direction; presented to leadership/ teams
- Managed team of seven (Design, Materials, Color, and Technical Design staff)
- Directed Design for all categories: Yoga, Gym, Run, and Explore
- Traveled in Asia and Europe to research materials, color and trend direction
- Lead Product Innovation
- Temporarily managed Production Team, in addition to managing Design Team
- Revamped color selection process
- Spearheaded Product Branding strategy
The North Face
Senior Designer | 07/2001 - 12/2008
- Set Color and Trend direction for Flight category
- Worked closely with Footwear designers to create mutually workable palettes
- Designed Technical Sportswear and Outerwear (Flight Series), and Lifestyle Sportswear
- Designed Men’s and Women’s product lines
- Created design sketches and original artwork for prints
- Collaborated with Materials team to develop innovative fabrics and trims
- Collaborated with Development to create innovative construction techniques
- Managed junior Design staff and contractors
- Consistently exceeded all sales goals and met all deadlines
Brooks Running
Director of Apparel Merchandising/ Senior Designer | 06/1999 - 06/2001
- Researched competitive product and created comparative matrices
- Created Line Plans and design briefs for Men’s and Women’s Apparel product lines
- Merchandised product lines
- Presented Apparel Lines at sales meetings
- Set Color and Trend direction for Apparel and Accessories
- Worked closely with Footwear Director to create mutually workable palettes
- Designed and merchandised Men’s and Women’s Run collections
- Created design sketches and original artwork for prints
- Managed junior design staff
Helly Hansen (US) Inc
Designer and Merchandiser, Mountaineering | 01/1998 - 12/1999
- Designed Mountaineering line
- Researched market trends
- Worked closely with factories and Asian liaison office to improve costing
- Presented line at Product Line Meetings in United States and abroad
- Researched and developed all fabrics and trims
- Developed product, working in Web PDM
- Worked closely with freelance design staff
