Kathleen Mcnally

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Creative Director at Saxx Underwear @ Saxx Underwear
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Portland, Oregon, United States, United States
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About Kathleen Mcnally

Kathleen brings 25 years of Creative Design Management experience in Active Sport and Fashion industries. She has designed, directed and led successful creative teams at global powerhouses like Nike, and scrappy start- ups like Lucy. She has a particular strength in her ability to re-invigorate and transform brand categories & culture through high-caliber design leadership, balanced with organizational development. Global leadership roles include Creative Design Management, Product Design, Graphic, Brand, Retail and Web Design, working for the likes of Columbia Sportswear, Lucy, J Crew, and Nike. An extroverted wallflower with the ability to inspire greatness out of any team. Convinced creativity will save the world.

Kathleen Mcnally's Current Company Details
Saxx Underwear

Saxx Underwear

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Creative Director at Saxx Underwear
Kathleen Mcnally Work Experience Details
  • Saxx Underwear
    Creative Director
    Saxx Underwear Dec 2015 - Present
    Vancouver, Bc, Ca
  • Go Intellectual Capital
    Principal / Creative Director
    Go Intellectual Capital Sep 2013 - Dec 2015
    Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us
  • Columbia Sportswear
    Creative Director
    Columbia Sportswear Sep 2009 - Sep 2013
    Portland, Oregon, Us
    With a contagious entreprenuerial spirit and drive - and creative leadership to match - reinvented and elevated the Columbia Sportwear brand in the global outdoor marketplace, through product design and innovation, helping to move Columbia from $1.2B to $1.7B. Developed, built and led world-class design organization and processes, generating a vibrant creative culture.Creatively directed all Columbia product design efforts, including all Apparel Performance and Lifestyle categories - Sportswear & Outerwear, GraphicTees and Product Branding, Textile Print Design, Accessories, and Equipment.Inspired, directed and led a design team of 50 - 65 creatives. In effort to attract and retain critical talent, rebuilt entire design organization into a strategic and nimble creative organization. Estab- lished clear reporting structure, roles and career paths. Assessed and aligned talent.Conceptualized, directed and presented Global creative vision, seasonal direction and product innovations & concepts for Columbia, to direct Product Design and Merchandising, as well as influence Visual and Retail concepts and to steer Marketing efforts.
  • Lucy Activewear
    Vp Design
    Lucy Activewear Mar 2000 - Jan 2009
    Alameda, Ca, Us
    Through product design and creative vision, built brand from start up to $60+M. Partnered in establishing lucy as a leader in the Women’s Active Lifestyle marketplace, poised for acquisition by VF Corporation for $110M in September 2007Recognized untapped market opportunity, and partnered in concept and building of lucy label product line. Introduced in 2001 as 10% of total lucy business, building to 90% of total business. Increased IMU to 77% and GM to 62%.Redefined the women’s active/sport market as a lifestyle approach. Propelled the lucy concept of “where style meets sport” through product design. Lead all lucy Product and Creative design and innovation efforts. Built organization, directing and managing performance of Apparel Design team - including Apparel Design, Graphic Design, Fit/Tech Design and Materials Development. Creatively-directed and managed Creative Design team - including Art Direction, Copywriting and Graphic/Web Design.Directed and actively designed multiple sport/active categories. Defined lucy fit philosophy and developed unique approach to fit, establishing lucy as leader in fit in Women’s Active arena.
  • J.Crew
    Design Director
    J.Crew Nov 1998 - Nov 1999
    New York, New York, Us
    Designed & directed Men’s Active categories: included Swim, Sport, JCMG (Outdoor), Accessories, and Underwear; Designed and directed Women’s Gym collection.
  • Nike
    Senior Designer
    Nike Sep 1987 - Oct 1998
    Beaverton, Or, Us
    Attained deep and comprehensive product design expertise in Sport/Active arena. Designed and directed multiple sport-apparel categories, for both domestic and global markets. Experienced in Mens, Womens and Kids. The “fixer” - key Sr. Designer tapped to initiate launch categories, as well as revitalize under-performing product categories. - Promoted to design and revitalize Nike’s Womens business. - Concepted and launched Nike’s first-ever Girls Apparel category. - Elevated fledgling categories thru product design to align with the status and quality of the Nike brand. In the process, reinventing to become desirable category design assignments within the company.

Kathleen Mcnally Skills

Fashion Creative Direction Product Design Brand Development Textiles Technical Design Mood Boards Apparel Concept Development Trend Analysis Fitting Fashion Design Outerwear Styling Textile Design Wovens Trend Forecasting Sketching Fit Illustrator Organizational Development Project Management Design Management Team Leadership Branding And Identity Persuasive Presentations Consumer Research

Kathleen Mcnally Education Details

  • Oregon State University
    Oregon State University
    Apparel Design

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Kathleen Mcnally has skills like Fashion, Creative Direction, Product Design, Brand Development, Textiles, Technical Design, Mood Boards, Apparel, Concept Development, Trend Analysis, Fitting, Fashion Design.

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