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Design Manager
Amscan
Elmsford, NY
Oct 2021 - Present (3 years 1 month)
* Manage Team of Designers for Halloween Costumes, Latex Masks and Props
* Collaborate with Design Team to Build Unique and Cost Effective Designs
* Create Dielines for Designers to populate with Sublimated Graphics
* Build Presentation Decks for Internal Design Meetings
* Work alongside Project Managers to Review Samples, Create Comments and
Corrective Overlays to Communicate with Overseas Factory
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Designer
Rubies Costumes
Westbury, NY
Nov 2019 - Oct 2021 (1 year 11 months)
* Concept And Build Prototypes For Licensed And Generic Costumes
* Create Patterns And Graphics For Production
* Operate Sublimation Printer And Heat Transfer Machines
* Direct And Work With Team Of Cutters And Sewers To Execute Prototypes &
Construction Samples For Overseas Team
* Assist Fellow Graphic Artists By Providing Dielines For Sublimated Costumes
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Costume Designer
Spirit Halloween
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Oct 2015 - Mar 2019 (3 years 5 months)
* Concept Retail Halloween Costumes For Multiple Adult & Child Categories
* Present To Internal Buyers And Merchandise Team Future Opportunities
* Communicate With Licensors For Official Approval Of Designs
* Give Creative Direction To Factories Through Technical Packets
* Work Along Technical Team And Fit Models To Create Proper Sizing
* Create Repeat Patterns, Rendered Dielines & Production Files
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Freelance Soft Goods Prototype Enigneer
Skip Hop
New York, NY
Aug 2014 - Sep 2015 (1 year 1 month)
* Develop Patterns & Construction Methods For Baby Gear Products
* Construct Samples For Weekly Internal Product Review
* Advise Hard Lines Team On Integration Methods To Soft Goods
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Sofft Goods Developer
Minds in Sync
Mar 2011 - Jul 2014 (3 years 4 months)
* Brainstorm Soft Good Innovation Ideas For Home, Bath, Kitchen, Pets, & More
* Draft Technical Images And Specification Call Outs For Technical Packets
* Lead Technical Team, Patternmakers & Samplemakers
* Prototype Sturctural Packaging Concepts For Merchandising Opportunities