Dallas Hope Charities is a non-profit with a mission to provide food, shelter, and services that instill dignity stability, and Hope For All. DHC operates the first LGBT-focused youth homeless shelter in Dallas and coordinates the first initiative in Dallas that works with community partners to End Hopelessness that leads to suicide.

IQ Apparel is a manufacturer & distributor of uniforms, corporate apparel, and promotional product for major accounts including Pizza Hut & 7-Eleven.My role required being a detail-oriented Graphic Designer with 11+ years experience & a problem-solving Project Coordinator with 6+ years experience in the development, management & marketing efforts for multiple B2B programs for Pizza Hut & Wendy’s, accumulating in over $439k annual sales.REMOTE PROJECT COORDINATOR/ / / PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENTManage final project/program details to ensure product production & delivery are completed to specification./ / / VENDOR COLLABORATIONCollaborate with decoration vendors during the garment decoration development process to ensure the client’s branding standards are maintained.Ensure vendor pricing matrix is accurate for project/program quotations./ / / PRODUCT SOURCING/BUYERSource products to meet clients’ product and budget requirements./ / / CLIENT MANAGEMENTWork with clients during project conception to meet their requirements regarding style, branding standards, and budget./ / / INVENTORY MANAGEMENTMaintain adequate inventory levels to avoid delays in customer orders.REMOTE GRAPHIC DESIGNER/ / / FLYERS, CATALOGS, ORDER FORMSDesign for digital & print distribution, including within product orders & at trade shows./ / / EMAIL MARKETINGDevelop digital marketing content for email distribution./ / / WEBSITE CONTENTDevelop & maintain content including banners, product images, & product content based on product program updates & revisions./ / / ARTWORK PRODUCTION MANAGEMENTDevelop, and/or revise, client artwork in appropriate file formats for garment & promotional product decoration techniques while ensuring that clients’ branding standards are maintained./ / / PRODUCT DESIGNDevelop product designs based on client artwork for garments and promotionalproducts./ / / PRODUCT PACKAGE DESIGNDesign uniform program-related product packaging.