Erica Baum

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Vice President of Design and Sourcing @ TOBY NYC
New York, NY, US
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New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
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About Erica Baum

Children's wear designer specializing in young girls and baby; although has significant experience in boys and accessories as well. Worked primarily with overseas manufacturers to obtain development and salesmen samples. Handled creation of all development tech packs and production tech packs when needed. Responsible for development specs, fabric sourcing, color stories and designs. Merchandised lines to sit together and insure multiple outfit options for increased sales. Willing to go the extra mile and put in the hours to get the job done, have worked and set up trade shows, assisted with warehouse pack downs, developed graphics/prints, and sourced fabrics overseas.

Erica Baum's Current Company Details
TOBY NYC

Toby Nyc

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Vice President of Design and Sourcing
New York, NY, US
Website:
tobynyc.com
Employees:
6
Erica Baum Work Experience Details
  • Toby Nyc
    Vice President Of Design And Sourcing
    Toby Nyc
    New York, Ny, Us
  • Toby Nyc
    Vice President Of Design & Sourcing
    Toby Nyc Oct 2021 - Present
    New York, New York, United States
  • Toby Nyc
    Creative Director / Lead Designer
    Toby Nyc Mar 2018 - Present
    Greater New York City Area
  • Toby Nyc
    Lead Designer
    Toby Nyc Mar 2017 - Present
    Greater New York City Area
  • Andy & Evan
    Freelance Girls Designer
    Andy & Evan Oct 2016 - Feb 2018
    Nyc
    Developed the girls FW17 collection. Selected from available in-house fabrics/ along with providing swatches for sourcing of additional fabrications. Collaborated with the design team to pull elements form the boys line to keep the collections cohesive. Developed 2 FW17 deliveries and a total of 61 styles. Completed line sheets and tech packs for all styles, along with providing styling/ merchandising of the line.
  • Rockets Of Awesome
    Freelance Girls Designer
    Rockets Of Awesome Dec 2016 - Jan 2017
    Nyc
  • Anais & I Inc.
    Designer
    Anais & I Inc. Jul 2015 - Jul 2016
    Greater New York City Area
    Handled the seasonal lines for boys, girls, baby, accessories, and shoes. • Responsible for color story and direction of 3 lines for fall/ winter and spring/summer deliveries • Handled all communication with over seas and domestic factories • Developed a junior line “JANE by anais&I, along with a casual line &I in addition to anais&i • Worked on seasonal prints along with graphic artist collaborations • Sourced all materials and trims, including trips to china for sourcing • Responsible for all CADS, techpacks, specs, fittings, lab dips, strike offs, and SMS samples. • Created all sales line sheets and assisted at trade shows and sample sales when needed.
  • Appaman Inc
    Associate Designer (Girls)
    Appaman Inc Dec 2014 - Jul 2015
    New York
    I was responsible for the creation of girls seasonal direction and color story along with graphics and print in addition to creating spring, summer, fall, and winter ready to wear lines. Each season also contained a mini and fine tailoring line, along with seasonal accessories.While there I completed the lines for SS16 & FW16.I was in charge of all overseas communication, techpacks, specs, grading, fittings, and comments from proto to production.
  • Parigi Group
    Associate Designer
    Parigi Group Aug 2013 - Dec 2014
    New York
    I worked between Reebok (boys), Puma (boys), Ferrari (boys), & Penguin (boys); and assisted with the pitch for new labels and have designed a Roxy girls infant line for Spring 2015. While designing the line for Roxy Infants I worked hand in hand with our graphic designers, pulling inspiration and giving direction as needed. On a daily basis I was focused on sketching and research for design direction; along with creating initial tech packs through PLM and maintaing the showroom for our sales team.
  • The Addison Story
    Design Associate / (Freelance) Assistant Designer
    The Addison Story Aug 2011 - Jan 2013
    New York
    I worked between both Production and Development to maintain and create T&A calendars, create sales line sheets and assist in pricing. I communicate daily with China and was responsible for all Showroom Samples coming in and out of the office for both NY, LA, and specialty retail stores. Additionally I maintain the status for all development and preproduction samples between NY and China. I still maintain a creative roll assisting with CADS for design and maintaining the company's Instagram account for marketing.I initially started as a Freelance assistant Designer with Addison. While freelancing I pitched in as needed across the board. I immediately took over inventory for Showroom Samples along with fixing the samples as they arrived from China; this consisted of both handwork and outsourcing larger alterations. At that time I began working on CADs and layouts for the upcoming deliveries. As needed I gathered inspirations and created mood boards. Regularly I worked to maintain both design and sales line fluctuating line sheets. I assisted in off site look book photo-shoots and prepped all merchandise to be shot upon arrival.
  • J.Crew
    Embellishment Design Assistant (Freelance)
    J.Crew Apr 2011 - Jul 2011
    New York
    As I arrived I initially rendered layouts and colors using photoshop for Spring layouts; once approved I began the initial tech packages and organized the books for that delivery. Once spring was completed I assisted in the creation of all Summer embellishments along with the associate embellishment designer. This included sourcing both fabric and stones in the garment district. Before presenting all of the seasons embellishments I prepared the boards and samples to be viewed. I later organized folders for corresponding teams and assisted in duplicating and preparing materials for out sourced work. Once this was complete and samples were approved to go forward on garments I created all of the initial tech packages for sourcing and production. (embellishments required not only stone layouts but fabric manipulations as well)
  • Bcbg Max Azria
    Design Associate/ Cut & Sew Knits
    Bcbg Max Azria Aug 2009 - Oct 2010
    While short staffed and lacking a senior designer I worked directly with the Associate designer and Design Director. My daily responsibilities included maintaining and following up on all emails as they arrived; organizing both pattern makers and sewers, updating the WEB PDM database as changes were made and verifying that all coordinating departments (graphics, merchandising, production, fabric r&d) were provided with the most current information. As information changed and styles were added or removed I kept all boards for the deliveries up to date along with the fabric rings in offices. I was consistently working with 2-3 deliveries at a time and managed sourcing for rhinestones & embellishments I created for the requested styles along with trim sheets and creating the initial samples to be sent over seas. As my time progressed I began ordering all fabrics for samples and department stock alike; along with trims and fabric for production. I maintained line sheets and was responsible for all initial tech packages.
  • Bcbg Max Azria
    Fashion Design Intern
    Bcbg Max Azria 2008 - 2009
    I spent my summer of 2008 as an intern with in the dresses department where I assisted in trim layouts, sourced beading and trim in the Los Angeles Fashion District, dressed models and assisted in photo shoots for look books, attended corporate meetings, and was responsible for getting fabrics cut and swatched in desired length and width. In addition I further assisted at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Manhattan, NY for spring and fall of 2009. I worked with BCBGMAXAZRIA RUNWAY, MAX AZRIA, and Herve Leger where I aided the Public Relations and Marketing teams, worked with the casting director to organize information, prepared model cards, and garments for final showing, created model bags, and unpacked merchandise and prepared it for final use.
  • Nordstrom
    Sales Associate, Fashion Show Coordinator, Fashion Show Intern, & Customer Service Representative
    Nordstrom 2004 - 2008
    I was a seasonal employee starting in high school and continuing throughout college. While there I worked as a sales associate for Petite Focus, Handbags, Children’s Shoes, and Brass Plum; where my responsibilities included maintaining and setup of the sales floor along with assisting in the creation of visual displays, preparing new merchandise, maintaining the area of inventory,along with opening and closing various departments, and held responsibility upon lack of management. I started as an intern for the anniversary sale fashion show and ran the entire show the following year. My responsibilities included scheduling fittings of models, pulling and coordinating clothing along with accessories for both males and females, along with music, script production, and choreography.

Erica Baum Skills

Social Media Tech Packs Fashion Design Microsoft Excel Sketching Microsoft Word Photoshop Illustrator Childrenswear Fashion Illustration Pricing Strategy Web Pdm Knitwear Draping Apparel Contemporary Womenswear T&a Plm Tools Fashion Fitting Wovens Textiles

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Erica Baum works for Toby Nyc

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Erica Baum's current role is Vice President of Design and Sourcing.

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Erica Baum attended Syracuse University, Manalapan Hs.

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Erica Baum has interest in Children.

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Erica Baum has skills like Social Media, Tech Packs, Fashion Design, Microsoft Excel, Sketching, Microsoft Word, Photoshop, Illustrator, Childrenswear, Fashion Illustration, Pricing Strategy, Web Pdm.

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