Assistant Design

J ennifer Maggio

* ** *. ***** **. Col umbus, OH 43206 614-***-**** j.m.pi *****@*****.***

Designer – Sweaters and Camis

Tween Brands, Inc. (Limited Too/Justice); New Albany, OH 07/07-08/08

• Managed complete product and collection cycles of Tween Girls’ 7-14 fully fashioned

sweaters and cut & sewn camis

• Responsible for: managing seasonal budget; forecasting and identifying trends (encompassing

color, fabric & silhouette); extensive travel (domestic & international); initiating and

supervising fabric, yarn & trim sourcing/development; identifying affordable options for the

line; bringing new ideas thru competitive shopping and research; assuring timely and accurate

execution of samples; daily communication with overseas and local vendors; supervising

production approval process of fabric/yarn, trims, printing techniques, artwork layouts, etc.

• Designed embroideries/embellishments; supervised assistant in developing layouts

• W orked cross-functionally with Tech; attended and conducted fittings; followed-up on fit

revisions

• Strategically aligned with Design/Merchandising departments to provide cohesive assortment

• Led, directed and inspired team of assistant designers, PDM operators, sketch artists, CAD

artists and interns

Freelance Designer – Women’s Fleece

Abercrombie & Fitch; New Albany, OH 05/07-07/07

• W orked in conjunction with the women’s design team, on a freelance basis, for all design

needs; including, but not limited to, sketching, creating and updating tech packs on Web

PDM, inspirational presentations, shopping, color/trim approvals, and communicating needs

to CAD and Technical departments

Freelance Designer – Men’s Knits, Wovens & Sweaters

Phillips-Van Heusen; G.H. Bass, New York, NY 03/07-05/07

Designer – Women’s Knits, Wovens & Sweaters

E.S. Sutton Sportswear Inc.; New York, NY 12/05-02/07

• Designed and merchandised casual/contemporary Missy and Junior lines from conception thru

production, including sketches, CADs, technical packages, and daily communication with

overseas agents/factories; worked with Design Director to meet not only the creative, but

also the business objectives

• T raveled overseas to ensure and verify quality, accuracy, and design production of samples

• Spearheaded the company’s first seasonal trend books, marketing tools and presentations

• Developed trend-right fabrics in conjunction with both domestic and import vendor partners

Associate Corporate Designer – Women’s Collection (Knits, Wovens, Outerwear & Denim)

Li & Fung/Regatta USA; New York, NY 06/05-12/05

• Developed and launched, in conjunction with the President, V.P. of Design and Senior

Corporate Designer, the contemporary, lifestyle driven Metro 7 brand

• P roactively partnered with Production, Sales and Technical teams to ensure highest level of

quality, fit and appearance for the Metro 7 product line and also to ensure that all calendar

milestones were met

• Directed and styled multiple photo shoots for marketing and online retail purposes, including

editing & re-touching photos for Metro 7 to ensure a consistent look and quality

• W orked closely with in-house patternmakers and sample makers on 1st sample development

Associate Designer – Women’s Sweaters

E.S. Sutton Sportswear Inc., New York, NY 11/04-06/05

• Developed, with the senior designer, merchandiser & sales staff, Missy and Junior sweaters for

various department store accounts, including, but not limited to: Saks Fifth Ave, Kohls,

JCPenney, Charming Shoppes, Macy’s, etc.

• Created detailed technical packages and jacquard/stripe/embroidery layouts

• Reorganized and implemented new procedures to increase the efficiency and productivity of

the entire design department

Assistant/Associate Designer – Women’s Casual and Active Knits

Li & Fung/Regatta USA, New York, NY 04/04-11/04

• Assisted the Senior Designer in all development phases of Women’s knit tops programs

Assistant Designer – Juniors’ & Girls’ Sweaters

Golden Touch Imports, New York, NY 08/02-04/04

• W orked as an assistant to the Head Designer at a leading private label knitwear manufacturer

• Responsible for the creation of all illustrations, tech packs, CADs, seasonal concept boards

and artwork

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Fine Arts: Fashion Design & Photography

Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts, Richmond, VA

SKILLS

Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop & In Design), Web PDM, Colour Matters, U4ia,

Lectra/Gallery, Windows 98/NT/2000/XP, Mac OS 9-10.4 x (Tiger), Microsoft Office, Lotus

P ortfolio Links:

h ttp://www.coroflot.com/jmaggio

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