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Global Footwear Designer

Creative & Design

-Conceptual design through production of men's, women's, and kids footwear. 
-Merchandising
-Graphic design
-Development and communication with overseas factories
-Trend/color research

Design and develop custom home product, textiles, and concepts from initial idea to production. 
Tech packs
Trend and color research
Manage assistant designer/interns
Merchandise the line
Photography stylist for catalog, website, and other marketing prints.


Designer

Women's Footwear Designer / November 2013- Present
-Design and develop Women's & girls footwear line
-Proto sketches, revisions to color up & materializing, to perfecting final product
-Head of Trend and Color research and design
-Women's SMU design
-Create custom textiles & prints
 
Textile Designer / November 2012- November 2013
-Develop and design innovative textiles and print/patterns that supply original design
-Preparing and managing all prints and patterns for development & production
-Research and develop seasonal color forecast and trends
-Work with product development to create and design new and innovative materials for the marketplace including
treatments, patterns, and textures.
-Design and develop styles from creative brief; as well as design of all women’s SMUs.
-Understanding pricing as it relates to particular materials and methods of manufacturing.
-Attend trade shows to receive buyers feedback and review competitors

Global Women's Footwear Designer

Success within the company led me from freelance work to head designer in nearly four years.
Designer/ August 2010 - November 2012
Associate Designer/August 2010 - September 2011
Design Assistant/September 2009 - August 2010
Freelance/August 2009 – September 2009
-Design and development of soft & hard goods, accessories, and apparel from conceptual design to top of
production samples.
-Participating in design meetings to ensure brand image and stay insync with calender
-Design of packaging of many hard and soft products.
-Graphic design of catalogs, brochures, & flyers.
-Illustrator of original graphics, prints, and patterns.
-Specialize in trend and color forecasting, fabrications, and trims.
-Work closely with technical designer to complete tech packs, artwork, design and fit changes.
-Communication with domestic and oversea factories throughout sampling process, including lab dips, design
changes, and perfection of product.
-Work closely with sales team to merchandise product.

Designer & Illustrator
-Design and development of Heidi Klum’s toddler & baby apparel, bedding, accessories, & decor from concept to
production
-Meeting with Heidi Klum in personal meetings to ensure loyalty to the image of her line.
-Production artist by taking illustrations from paper to production

Pre-production & Design assistant/ November 2009 - August 2010
Internship/May 2008 - August 2008
-Assisting the design team with tech packs, flat sketching, and conceptual design.
-Keeping track of samples & assisting with photoshoots.
-Attending and assisting designers with garment fittings
-Patternmaking through draping & fitting with Opitex digital program.
- Assisting graphic team with catalog
-Specing and measuring samples

Design Assistant

Vanessa Darden is a Global Footwear Designer at Flojos in Pasadena, CA. View their experience, skills and work history on Malakye — the professional network…

Vanessa Darden — Global Footwear Designer at Flojos

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Iowa State University