Work history
Production Coordinator
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• Managing all aspects of garment production; from sample development, order placement to delivery with suppliers in the EU and Far East. This includes negotiating costings, lead times, product development and prototyping.
• Supporting suppliers in outsourcing materials.
• Working closely with an external shipping team to help priorities allocation and coordinate deliveries.
• Sourcing interns; recruiting, interviewing, scheduling and supervising
• Design edits; Re-colouring artwork, changing layouts and putting designs into repeat.
• Regular comp shop visits to support research and production ideas.
• Assisting the director in seasonal pattern buying meetings.
• Liaising with the clients to discuss the briefs
• Discussing the brief and design concepts with the design team, choosing print selections, samples and presenting these to the client.
• Assume responsibility for all development in compliance with brand quality and guidelines.
• Experience working with jersey, woven, silk and burnout garments
Senior Colour Tech & Digital Fabric Printer
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• Responsible for the management of meterage – a short run silk printing service – producing printed lengths for press samples, fashion shoots and presentations.
• My role required me to oversee this process, from editing the prints on Photoshop; including colour matching, design adaptation and putting designs into repeat, to invoicing clients.
• Editing the studio website, blog and social media.
• Designing all show related material, including invitations and posters. Primary shows include: Premiere Vision, Indigo and The London Textile Fair.
• Emailing invitations to clients
• Act as the main point of contact for freelancers, suppliers and customers on a day-to-day basis.
• Liaise across a variety of departments from; design, sales, accounts to management.
• Monitor and maintain accuracy of data within the company system.
• Supporting the design department by gathering and presenting relevant trend information for resource material. I regularly used the websites WGSN, Stylesight and Style.com.
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Skills
- Fashion
- Print Design
- Art Direction
- Budgeting
- Design
- Pre Production
- Production Management
- Project Management
- Excel
- Indesign
- Office
- Photoshop
- Word
- Admin
- Technical Drawing
Education
Architecture and Design
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