Jan Davis Email & Phone Number

Remote

Blair Women's and Men's clothing textile print design.Blair Menswear Trend Design.

Hudson, Ohio, United States

• Cotton Shop Designer with NED Graphics expertise.• Previously designed prints for all categories of fabric including fashion, fleece, and flannel.

Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

Taught sketching technical flats and Adobe Illustrator to the sophomore fashion students. The student final project was a five-piece collection with front and back sketches. While I was at CCAD my talent elevated this class to a pre-professional level for the students by giving them a project that expanded their portfolio.

Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

• Designed a line of women’s hunting clothing and leisure wear from concept to ready to wear. • Designed the fabric prints and flat sketches, sourced fabric, and notions, coordinated the sample maker and was responsible for fit sessions as well as calculating costs and ordering yardage and printed fabric for production. • Directed photo shoots with models and product as well as designed hang tags and labels for all product.

Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

• Utilized my combined experience in the Advertising and Fashion industries with expertise in textile print design, fashion design and graphic design. I had a wide variety of clientele including Mast Global Industries, Pier One and Cheryl & Co.• Freelance Senior Designer for Tween Brands and LaSenza.• Designed most of the 2014 India Home fashion catalog, which included everyday and seasonal textile prints, woven plaids and placed patterns for curtains, tablecloths, placemats, dish towels, and aprons. Designed flat sketches with print fills for the factory. • My original prints were represented by Cherry Design Group, New York, NY.

Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

• Managed the CAD and Color Department for Lane Bryant Cacique (Intimate Apparel) and led a team to develop prints and review color of all fabrics for four major programs including bras/panties, sleepwear, swim, and lounge/active. • Quarterly presentations to the Merchandising teams.• Managed sizable print budgets and traveled to NY print shows to purchase prints and comparison shop four times a year.• Oversaw the technical execution of all print, managed all color approvals of patterns and solid colors, and produced and distributed color palettes.

Seattle, Wa

• Designed sleepwear prints and woven patterns for the Nordstrom Preview label in the Intimate Apparel Department. • Created original prints and bought a small percentage of prints from the textile print market. • Prepared all CAD artwork for production and approved color on all prints and patterns.