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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Glendale, California, United States

Commerce, California, United States

Pre-production:• Receives and review customer artwork for compatibility for finished repeats.• Report back to customer regarding printability, errors, etc., and make recommendations for correction.Running yardage: • Clean and correct artwork as needed/requested.• Prep callouts and send files to mills.Engineered Layouts• Request/receive txt. development pattern and convert for actual size.• Panel pieces (i.e., cut pieces) only: Design artwork for engineered repeats.• Send panel placements to pattern maker for review and approval.• Make changes as required by pattern maker. • Send completed artwork layouts to mill with call outs.• Receive and respond to mill comments and reconcile where required.• After fitting, apply new pattern pieces to layout and adjust as needed. Sublimation Printing:• Place received sublimation artwork into individual pattern pieces and engineer as required-See file requirement page for naming of files and preparation of files.• Color match hard copy call outs with color Swatch templates to send to the PK mill.Screen Prints and Embellishments • Download, number, and save files from designers.• Print actual size placements for scale adjustments. • Review and add necessary specs to color callouts from designers.• Color match and print full size hardcopy callouts for mill to send out.• Prep color swatch templates for tech packs Production• Maintain artwork WIP logs.• Maintain all reference books on all customers and in-house designs received.• Review Panel, Placement print, sublimation and Embellishment strike-offs and Production for correct scale and layout.• Maintain Color Library per season: Archroma by number, Coloro by name then number, Pantone by number and CSi by name.• Review Print S/O for correct color matching, technique, and execution.• Evaluate width, weight, and hand feel of bulk sample• Color-check all lab-dips- trims, and Solid contrast fabrics.

El Segundo, California, United States

• Researched inspiration, print and print techniques. Compiled seasonal mood boards based on design concepts and print stories. • Designed unique and original artworks. • Created Repeats for new and existing artworks• Collaborated with Designers on the creation of seamless / warpknit engineered patterns. • Stay up to date with trends, new techniques and resources in Print exploring an eclectic variety of textures, animals, flowers, dyes effects, camouflage, etc. • Created layouts for artwork and communicated with the vendors effective on technique, layout, color approval and timeline. • Created tech packs for all new artworks and prints development. • Responsible for uploading and maintaining our prints into the PLM system (centric)• Maintained an organized print library.• Communicated regularly with Design & Product Development to help problem solve where necessary. • Acted as a technical resource for the Design teams in terms of production of prints. • Followed up and coordinated all ongoing projects to meet stated deadlines and track artwork throughout the entire design process. • Assumed ownership of projects from concept through production. • Took initiative to streamline and innovate processes to help make workflow more efficient.

Long Beach, California, United States

• Work with art director to manage calendar deadlines and hand over deadlines with technical teams, buyers, and internal team members.• Created original artwork in Illustrator/Photoshop ranging from all over prints, engineered prints, embellishments, specialty trim and hardware.• Design presentation trend books in collaboration with the design team. Responsible for building template and coming up with graphic language at the start of each season• Design and Create prints that are appropriate for women’s swimwear in regard to scale and placement of each artwork.•Created color ways to support color direction set by the design team.• Helps manage the development of print & artwork files, which includes color separation, repeat layout and sizing, cleaning files, color callouts, and printing technique call outs.• Applied technical skills as needed relative to scaling, graphic and print file color separation, repeating artwork, and cleaning artwork files in the Indexed file format to prepare to be sent out to the appropriate mills.• Organize In-season, Post Season and Future seasonal artwork within our extensive print library for better accessibility.• Create repeats from purchased artwork and vintage garments to create original designs.• Receive and Review Strike offs to ensure quality, scale, repeat, design intent, etc is met. Pass off to color specialists for review of color to standard.• R&D of print trends throughout the year.•Collaborate with the design team to meet with print vendors and review the newest collections for purchase or inspiration.• Design mood boards for internal meetings as well as external meetings in collaboration with the design team.• Illustrate variety in placement on certain pieces of art for buyers and technical teams to review.

Corona, California, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

Corona, California, United States