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United Kingdom

▫️Leading creative direction for seasonal style guides and managing market-specific collections across Baby, Kids and Adults. Most recently overseeing a team of 10 freelancers to deliver 20 style guides for BLE trade show Oct 2024 single-handedly.▫️Driving partner growth strategies and creative tools, managing the restructuring of creative guidelines for internal and external stakeholders.▫️Developing and launching innovative design concepts for key partners and new markets,… Show more ▫️Leading creative direction for seasonal style guides and managing market-specific collections across Baby, Kids and Adults. Most recently overseeing a team of 10 freelancers to deliver 20 style guides for BLE trade show Oct 2024 single-handedly.▫️Driving partner growth strategies and creative tools, managing the restructuring of creative guidelines for internal and external stakeholders.▫️Developing and launching innovative design concepts for key partners and new markets, including the Mini Smiley brand and exclusive anniversary collections.▫️Collaborating closely with senior management, contributing to strategic decision-making, and aligning design outputs with business goals. Show less

▫️Led the research and development of key seasonal fashion trends, creating up to 25 moodboards per season across menswear, womenswear, kidswear, and baby. These insights were pivotal in guiding partners to build cohesive collections for markets such as UAE and EMEA.▫️Successfully developed and curated up to 40 product ranges per season, used throughout the style guides to inspire larger partner collections, with lifestyle imagery and market-specific designs tailored to client… Show more ▫️Led the research and development of key seasonal fashion trends, creating up to 25 moodboards per season across menswear, womenswear, kidswear, and baby. These insights were pivotal in guiding partners to build cohesive collections for markets such as UAE and EMEA.▫️Successfully developed and curated up to 40 product ranges per season, used throughout the style guides to inspire larger partner collections, with lifestyle imagery and market-specific designs tailored to client needs.▫️Managed a team of external freelancers and supported in-house interns from project briefings to invoicing, ensuring seamless workflow and high-quality deliverables throughout the design season.Designed 30 directional graphics per season across adults and kidswear, including bespoke client requests and pitches for partners like Inditex and M&S.▫️Confidently presented design work to the SVP and CEO, leading ‘Seasonal Kick Off’ and ‘Final Style Guide’ presentations to the broader team, ensuring alignment with strategic brand goals.▫️Played a key role in Smiley’s 50th Anniversary celebrations, creating bespoke style guides that were used by partners for special event collections, further strengthening brand identity.▫️Worked directly with partners to design market-specific collections and acted as a point of contact for all design-related inquiries, ensuring that each collection was relevant and commercially successful in its region. Show less

London, United Kingdom

▫️Created on-brand, directional graphic style guides, designing 70 seasonal graphics per season across adults and kidswear.▫️Managed up to 3 freelance designers, overseeing briefs, providing feedback, and ensuring timely delivery.▫️Conducted extensive catwalk and competitor research, developing key seasonal trends across all fashion categories used by the wider design team.▫️Developed specialised graphic toolkits, brand decks, and lifestyle mock-ups for sales pitches… Show more ▫️Created on-brand, directional graphic style guides, designing 70 seasonal graphics per season across adults and kidswear.▫️Managed up to 3 freelance designers, overseeing briefs, providing feedback, and ensuring timely delivery.▫️Conducted extensive catwalk and competitor research, developing key seasonal trends across all fashion categories used by the wider design team.▫️Developed specialised graphic toolkits, brand decks, and lifestyle mock-ups for sales pitches, leading to successful new business from EMEA and APAC.▫️Led the design of ‘flash trends,’ working reactively to catwalk trends and social media influencers, delivering exclusive product decks for Inditex and other EMEA high street retailers (30 graphics per season).▫️Managed the design team's travel calendar, selecting key cities and tradeshows to gather competitor insights and drive innovation.▫️Created bi-weekly ‘trend blast’ reports, keeping the internal team informed on current art, fashion, and social media trends.▫️Presented seasonal visual goals to the SVP and CEO, representing the fashion team at Smiley’s global Licensing Digital Summit as part of the 50th Anniversary celebrations. Show less

▫️Successfully rebranded the bands website and social media platforms.▫️Increased band following across all social platforms.Scheduling content, planning and executing competitions and promotional campaigns.▫️Creation of all digital promotional content for bands social platforms - (tour posters, campaigns banners, Instagram & Facebook tiles, reels and videos)▫️Strategised launch of Mik Artistik’s Ego Podcast, creating branding materials and social media content… Show more ▫️Successfully rebranded the bands website and social media platforms.▫️Increased band following across all social platforms.Scheduling content, planning and executing competitions and promotional campaigns.▫️Creation of all digital promotional content for bands social platforms - (tour posters, campaigns banners, Instagram & Facebook tiles, reels and videos)▫️Strategised launch of Mik Artistik’s Ego Podcast, creating branding materials and social media content, liaising with guests and general management of project. Show less

Stockholm, Sweden

▫️Re-Developed the Girls License Department (2-14yrs) working with Buyer to consistently improve selling over 5 consecutive seasons. Independently producing 'market specific' capsule collections (EMEA & LATAM) following repeat orders on best sellers.▫️Management of interns, whilst range building 70 license prints in a collection of 140 pieces, based on weekly selling reports, researching seasonal trends, ▫️Travelled internationally to capture competitor analysis and designed… Show more ▫️Re-Developed the Girls License Department (2-14yrs) working with Buyer to consistently improve selling over 5 consecutive seasons. Independently producing 'market specific' capsule collections (EMEA & LATAM) following repeat orders on best sellers.▫️Management of interns, whilst range building 70 license prints in a collection of 140 pieces, based on weekly selling reports, researching seasonal trends, ▫️Travelled internationally to capture competitor analysis and designed into key price points. Producing travel report used by design team throughout the season,▫️Assisting with CAD drawings, attending fit sessions, whilst producing seasonal key AOP’s for Girls Outerwear team based on weekly selling figures and key trends. Show less

London, United Kingdom

▫️Reporting to Senior Graphic & Senior Product designer, Responsible for trend and competitor research, developing colour palettes and moodboards to present to the design and sales team.▫️Working independently to build 3 capsule collections (jersey, woven & denim) for quarterly seasonal drops using Disney & Marvel archive assets. Preparing detailed tech packs, liaising with licensors, attending production handovers (EU & Turkey).▫️Assisting Senior Graphic Designer with major… Show more ▫️Reporting to Senior Graphic & Senior Product designer, Responsible for trend and competitor research, developing colour palettes and moodboards to present to the design and sales team.▫️Working independently to build 3 capsule collections (jersey, woven & denim) for quarterly seasonal drops using Disney & Marvel archive assets. Preparing detailed tech packs, liaising with licensors, attending production handovers (EU & Turkey).▫️Assisting Senior Graphic Designer with major project for EMEA Retail space & Bicester Village pop up store. Designing floor plans, sourcing furnishings and visually merchandising pop up stores. ▫️Working to briefs set by the Marketing team to produce a range of high quality offline and online marketing material including flyers, print advertising, web banners.▫️Selecting and retouching lifestyle photography.▫️Designing print ready Lookbooks and posters for press using Adobe suite for internal and external use.▫️Assisting with the maintenance of marketing and promotional materials in accordance with the firm's brand guidelines. Show less

Leicester, United Kingdom

(Promoted from Assistant Designer)▫️Reported daily to Head of Creative and Studio Manager, managing workflow and meeting key design deadlines using the internal Collection Work Flow calendar.▫️Designed CADs for menswear, womenswear, and kidswear, delivering continuous, detailed designs aligned with monthly briefs and key price points.▫️Conducted market research, attended trade shows, and monitored social trends to shape brand strategy and inspire collections for Cotton… Show more (Promoted from Assistant Designer)▫️Reported daily to Head of Creative and Studio Manager, managing workflow and meeting key design deadlines using the internal Collection Work Flow calendar.▫️Designed CADs for menswear, womenswear, and kidswear, delivering continuous, detailed designs aligned with monthly briefs and key price points.▫️Conducted market research, attended trade shows, and monitored social trends to shape brand strategy and inspire collections for Cotton Jelly and independent license brands.▫️Created concept boards for presentations, showcasing graphic inspiration, ideas, and color palettes.▫️Provided detailed spec sheets and tech packs to the in-house production team for quick and precise sampling and garment production.▫️Managed and archived design packs, monitoring style numbers and ensuring all designs had complete technical documentation.▫️Led fit sessions, managed client relationships, and presented designs to approval teams, successfully actioning feedback and ensuring project alignment with client needs.▫️Played a key role in cross-departmental communication, collaborating with Photography, Marketing, and IT teams to ensure seamless design progression. Show less

Tatty Devine Studio,London

AdministrationHandling and packing itemsCollection and delivering stockWholesale and posting, Stock ReplenishmentJewellery production, constructing products for current and future lines.