Carey Merritt

Apparel Designer – Men’s Wovens, Sweaters, Hats and Surf Tops
Design all In Line and SMU styles within the Wovens, Sweaters, Hats and Lycra categories
Build and maintain all seasonal tech packs for specified categories
Create and color up seasonal yarn dyes, stripes and print repeats
Review strike offs, knit downs and protos for color and layout approval
Provide seasonal art direction to the Textile Designer for print repeats
Collaborate with the design team to build seasonal color pallet and line plan

Apparel Designer – Men’s Golf and Training
Responsible for the design and innovation of the Men’s Training line
Provided support to the Men's Golf Designer
Created and managed all seasonal tech packs, presentation materials and line sheets for Men's Golf and Training
Collaborated with a Sports Medicine specialist to create innovative and performance enhancing garments
Attended weekly fittings, reviewed all prototypes, and updated sketches as needed
Worked closely with Merchandising and Development on the cost engineering of all styles
Traveled for seasonal trend research and innovation
Assisted the design team on all special projects such as the Rory Mcilroy capsule collection

Developed trims and graphic prints for the Performance and Sportswear divisions
Communicated daily with overseas vendors throughout the development process
Negotiated costing for all new trim developments
Maintained development tracking in web based PLM systems Enovia and Track via
Uploaded all print artwork directly to the factory through the use of an FTP Site
Reviewed print strike offs for layout, hand feel, print technique and color approval
Worked closely with the on site lab to ensure that all trims met The North Face testing requirements

Issued seasonal PO’s and ensured product arrived at DC upon delivery date
Attended garment fittings to determine fit or design issues before bulk production
Researched new vendors and presented new development ideas to design team
Reviewed strike-offs and identified key issues in trim construction and design

Assembled seasonal story boards and color cards for presentation purposes
Updated design details, spec measurements, and fabric info in tech packs
Researched trends and assisted in the design process

Ensured production samples were constructed to meet design specifications
Helped to build computerized flats, colorways and line sheets
Organized fabric strike offs and trim samples