Evan Wilson Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

New York City Metropolitan Area

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Manage a cross-functional team matrix including: Retail Sales (ECOM & store-front), Production, Wholesale Distribution/Sales, Design, & Marketing
• Oversee & approve quality control of all product aspects: (product, packaging, dissemination, etc.) according to brand standard & best practices
• Assist a team that recorded consistent monthly sales growth during the 2020 COVID Pandemic
• Create, maintain, & distribute brand appropriate Best Practices - including, but not limited to: employee training/on-boarding manuals, branded style guides, & quarterly key-initiative planning
• Oversee showroom floor & retail space upkeep (display, aesthetic & sanitation) according to brand-standard best practices
• Responsible for all graphic & video Social Media content creation: concepted in congress with the Art Director, as well as the Social Media Manager

Greater New York City Area

• Clients: Ann Taylor, LOFT, Ann Taylor Factory, LOFT Outlet, Lou & Grey, & Polo Ralph Lauren
• Facilitated the order of over 475,000 garment units originally developed in 3D for 2019
• Meet with Client weekly; Account Manager in USA for Hong Kong-based corporate division
• Receive, compile, & distribute tech packs, BOMs, fabric headers, print repeats, DXF e-pattern blocks, 3D fit model specs/Alvanon forms/avatars to start development capsules
• Manage & facilitate communication flow between an international, multi-lingual team matrix - travel internationally on-call to achieve this objective
• Create & manage project tracking documents to serve as a line of communication between internal & external 3D Technical Design, Patternmakers, Sourcing, Merchandising, & Design

Greater New York City Area

• Clients: Ann Taylor Factory, Loft Outlet, J Crew, Madewell, & New York & Company
• CLO 3D Fashion Design Software trained: responsible for translating hand or Illustrator sketches into 3D garment renders
• (Division acquired from Michelle&T – further responsibilities the same as position below)

Greater New York City Area

• Clients: Ann Taylor Factory, Loft Outlet, Madewell, J Crew, The Limited, The Limited Outlet, New York & Company
• Responsible for all original print art, illustration, graphics, & embellishment placement, creation, & development for knit & woven garments
• Assist coworkers in design development & technical flat creation/translation
• Responsible for the creation of detailed tech packs & mechanicals for vendors to utilize
• Work with vendors to ensure quality of overseas production
• Seasonal field and eCommerce research, development, trend reporting, & mood/concept board creation

Greater New York City Area

• Clients: Hot Topic, Spencer’s Gifts, Walmart, Party City, Justice, Chasing Fireflies, Tilly’s, PacSun, Spirit Halloween, Nordstrom
• Assist with design & product development in all stages including: research, design, presentation board creation, in-house sample making, revisions, & tech pack formation
• Create original illustrations for print development, graphic placement, & packaging
• Style, photograph, & retouch all in-house photo shoots for packaging, in-store merchandising, & print/web marketing
• Photograph, retouch, & submit product images for eCommerce to customer’s specifications
• Create retail planogram concepts for client review & approval

Greater New York City Area

• Brands: Daisy Fuentes & DESIGNATION (Derek Lam & Catherine Malandrino) for Kohl’s
• Style monthly Daisy Fuentes eCommerce photo shoots; liaise between photographers, Design, Marketing, & Sales teams
• Negotiate with overseas offices and factories to assure timely product delivery for photo shoots & marketing initiatives
• Plan & execute large publicity events, including the Daisy Fuentes Spring 2013 & 2014 Fashion Week runway shows
• Partner with outside PR & marketing firms to execute biannual Editor Event
• Secure written licensee approvals with celebrity clientele for garment concepts

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Projects: Kingdoms of Amalur: The Reckoning (Playstation3, Xbox 360, & Microsoft Windows)
• Learned standard AAA gaming industry pipeline procedure
• Role served as a bridge/facilitator between Writers, Artists, Designers, Animators, 3D Modelers, & Coders
• Participated & contributed to daily team brain-storming meetings
• Research & Development
• Independent exercise