About me
Fashion Design Graduate with UAL certificates in Buying & Merchandising and Product Development. A full willingness and enthusiasm to become part of an exciting, collaborative and authentic team. I’m looking to be involved in new opportunities where my skills and past experience within a creative industry will thrive and be an asset towards an innovative brand/team in an ever changing environment. I consider myself to have strong communication skills and a self-disciplined work ethic that compliments all work. With a predominantly design based background and ample experience within production, garment construction, social media and marketing; I am adaptable to a role with vast responsibilities and forward focussed thinking at the forefront.
Work history
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Founder and Content CreatorSurrey Lash Lab
London, United KingdomFull Time
-Started a business from self-driven intensive training.
-Actively obtained new clients and consistently strengthened existing client relationships for repeated business.
-Developed a social media strategy which expanded my online audience presence rapidly.
-Creatively produced content of my services and advertised using social media structures.
-Used marketing strategies to drive profit.
-Followed and projected trends to apply a constant evolution in technique and aesthetic.
-High organisation, time management, and analytical skills.
-Demonstrated clear self-motivation and determination.
-Responsible for my own financial planning and stock.
Studio InternMOLLY GODDARD
- London, United KingdomInternship
-Supported the design team in the run up to the SS17 show.
-Worked directly under the designer to meet the fast pace studio and critical path.
-Produced key pieces from idea to product within the collection that were shown at London Fashion Week.
-Completed garments from technical packages and developed technical packages for new designs using hand and illustrator drawn imagery.
-Demonstrated great organisation preparing invitations alongside the PR and admin team.
-Generated vital resources for the collection in terms of fabric research, development and sourcing.
-Provided excellent sewing skills and thorough pattern understanding.
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Skills
- Design
- Buying
- Organisation
- Commincation
- Creative
- Fashion
Education
Product Development Short CourseLondon College of Fashion, UAL
- London, United Kingdom
-A full and detailed understanding of technical packages.
-Learnt in depth production time management and critical path responsibilities.
-Understanding of product materials and the construction process.
-End to end production and quality control checks.
Knowledge of sustainability within the production process.
Buying and Merchandising Short CourseLondon College of Fashion, UAL
- London, United Kingdom
-Adapted my understanding of the buyer’s industry structure from value retailer to designer.
-Developed skills to become a branded or private label buyer and the importance of identifying your customer.
-Numeracy and competitor analytical skills within a fast-paced environment as well as a responsibility towards the critical path.
-Excellent communication and a creative flare for new and innovative visions.
-Able to plan in advance and forecast trends through inspiration and research.
-Assertive with an understanding of range planning.
-Understanding relationships between buyer and merchandiser and coordinating with other departments.
-Focussed on supplier chains and online trading.
-Prepared to participate in strategy meetings with suppliers and internal range review meetings.
-Experience in comp shop analysis to contribute to weekly trade meetings.
-Understanding of margin calculations and will work with AB to achieve intake and publishing targets.
-Will contribute to department product development with an awareness of department best and worst and seasonal trends.
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