Monique Chang
Footwear Designer, CGM (Roxy) · Boardriders
Long Beach, CAWork Experience
Footwear Designer, CGM (Roxy)
Boardriders2020 – Present
- Design women & girls' casuals, sandals, and boots for Roxy mainline, family channel line, SMU, clearance, and special collaborations (i.e. Stephanie Gilmore & Cynthia Rowley) - Manage materialization, trims, color selection, and print/graphic creation for 100+ SKUs per season - Create new upper designs via hand-sketching, digital CADs, tech pack creation, and prototype revisions - Design sneaker/sandal soles and molded sandal straps via 2D blueprints and wood/PU mockup review - Conducted trend research and created shopping reports for seasonal line-building & design insight - Manage all packaging design
Creative Team Assistant
Avery Dennison2018 – 2020
- Assist creative team in a company that manufactures wovens, heat seals/transfers, and other embellishments for top footwear/apparel/accessory companies - Prepare material kits and other presentations to showcase upcoming trends and material capabilities - Prepare sets of materials for clients to use at special customization events - Design material graphics & technical manuals in Adobe Illustrator
Merchandising Assistant
ComunityMade LLC2017 – 2018
- Assist start-up Los Angeles shoe brand by fulfilling needs in various areas: social media, product development, merchandising, marketing, event planning, cost analysis, and retail. - Connect the company with local partners such as suppliers/manufacturers for new product, makers and brands to collaborate with, charities and nonprofits to fund and support, and event planners for markets and fairs to sell and market our product. - Lead discussions on target customer demographics and wholesale channels. Compiled sales and inventory reports to forecast orders for new and anniversary SKUs. - Learn the physical skill of designing and making a shoe by hand.
Footwear Developer 1
Skechers USA2015 – 2017
- Manage new footwear development throughout a season. Started from developing new materialways to developing the entire Spring 2018 sandal line and much of the Fall 2018 boot line. - Review and decide shoe construction, upper material reinforcement, outsole mold and blueprint, and last to achieve desired design, fit, cost, and quality. - Communicate frequently with merchandising, design, costing, and material teams to deliver the best quality product at the desired cost and delivery time. - Communicate with developers and factories in China and Vietnam; have travelled overseas to production lines and material vendors.
