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Design & Merchandising - Intimates & Swimwear
Fifth Avenue Intimates Inc
Mar 2014 - Present (10 years 4 months)
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Senior Designer/Merchandiser - Intimates
Native Group International LTD
Jun 2009 - Feb 2014 (4 years 8 months)
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Freelance Graphic Designer
The N Group
2013 - 2013
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Freelance Graphic Designer
Catch 21, LLC
Jan 2009 - Jun 2009 (5 months)
- Retained consultant providing development of corporate communication platforms, such as logo design, business cards, letterhead, direct mail pieces & business proposals, including multimedia PowerPoint presentations & Website Templates
- Working directly with CEO & Director of Marketing
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Associate CAD Designer - Intimates & Sleepwear
International Intimates Inc
Mar 2008 - Feb 2009 (11 months)
- Worked in concert with Assistant Graphics Manager on top industry accounts - Victoria's Secret, Guess, Express, DKNY, Bloomingdales, Haynes, Maiden Form, JCPenny, Wacoal, Warnaco, Target, Frederick’s of Hollywood, Kmart, Walmart, Kohl’s, and others
- Duties included sketching & visual illustration (using Adobe Photoshop & IIlustrator platforms) of female intimate apparel, such as lingerie, sleepwear, tees, pants, as well as embroidery artwork, all-over print patterns, and product collections layouts
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Freelance Graphic Designer
The Affluent Page Luxury Index
Jan 2008 - Apr 2008 (3 months)
- Recruited & retained to overhaul the image of an existing luxury lifestyle publication (circ. 50,000)
- Responsibilities included creation of original consumer advertising for existing and potential clientele, page layout, photo retouching, development of corporate communication platforms
- Coordinated, approved, and incorporated advertising materials via ftp and email into magazine layout
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In-house Graphic Designer
AAHS, Five Star Diamond Award
Apr 2007 - Mar 2008 (11 months)
- Sole in-house Graphic Designer reporting directly to the CEO of a highly regarded International luxury hospitality awards program in conjunction with the Director of Marketing, ran all aspects of the graphic design department
- Responsible for the production of a 96-page quarterly luxury travel lifestyle magazine Travel International (circ. 97,000) , as well as a 302-page bi-annual luxury International Travel Directory 2008 (circ. 375,000)
- Coordinated and communicated with print vendors on matters of production (file preparation, timelines, etc)
- Responsibilities included liaising with corporate entities, such as The Trump Organization, Mercedes Maybach, culinary legend
- Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, on all matters pertaining to corporate identity and appearance
- Additional duties included conceptualization and execution of press kit materials, associated package design, business cards, letterhead, maintenance, photo retouching, online marketing, etc
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Graphic Designer (Paid Intership)
US Prepaid Telecom
May 2006 - Sep 2006 (4 months)
- Created direct mail marketing materials, t-shirt designs, web banners, and logos for the company's various websites
- Designed layouts for prepaid calling cards
- Created HTML website templates and PowerPoint presentations