Visual Manager for 16 company owned retail locations in Florida, South Carolina, Colorado, Arizona, and California. Key responsibilities include: store design and layout, seasonal planograms and product flow, bi-monthly visual directives, marketing collateral design and execution, creation and implementation of merchandising standards manual, seasonal themes, window & display design and execution.

•Recruited to continue designing yoga apparel for the Gaiam brand, post acquisition of the company.•Responsible for managing the design and development process including: overall design themes, global market research, trend boards, brand-specific design sketches & initial specs.

•Confer with clients in the design and development of projects that have included apparel design, visual merchandising, creation of company logo and marketing tools, graphics for custom t-shirt designs, product development, illustration, and video production development.

•Provided strategic planning, conceptual design and management of both denim and knit & woven tops for the Adiktd label. •Collaborated with sales teams to ensure that goals, objectives and strategies build brand value. •Designed all graphic materials including print advertisements and trade show promotional materials.•Frequented domestic and international travel for trend and market research, trade shows, factory visits and fabric buying trips.•Analyzed past sales figures and trends to anticipate future product needs.•Conducted product presentations to key accounts during buying markets.•Marketed the brand utilizing visual merchandising skills in the showroom.•Researched and recommended opportunities that support the overall branding strategy.

•Provided strategic planning, conceptual design and management of knit and woven tops for three brands including women's, men's, and junior's apparel. Including an extensive outerwear collection for each brand.•Directed and executed palette development, fabric creation, garment styling, fit, finish, embellishment, and trim development for all tops lines. Responsible for approval of all submits.•Presented new collections at quarterly sales meetings and internal product meetings.•Communicated daily with representatives from factories in the US, China, and India.•Trained, managed and mentored a team of assistant designers and interns.•Instructed sales and customer service teams about new collections and products.•Promoted to Designer position fourteen months after hire as an Assistant Designer.

•Gained experience in design development – from inspiration to sketching to development.•Managed and organized the vintage library.•Assisted the infamous Shelly Bromfield in her daily duties – showroom visits, display set-ups, trade shows, inspiration board presentations, and selecting merchandise.