Lauren Hess Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

Culver City, California, United States

•Photographed products for social media & website•Uploaded products to the website•Planned all social media via Instagram/Facebook•Photographed and illustrated custom banners for the website•Made custom graphics for packaging, signs, and event flyers

New York, New York, United States

•Assisted the production manager fulfill orders at their domestic factories•Located and organized production patterns at domestic factories•Measured production samples•Ordered and prepared production apparel labels and tags•Sourced production fabric and trim•Cut and marked pattern pieces and sewed prototypes•Helped finalize and add details to final runway pieces

New York City Metropolitan Area

•Created seasonal presentation boards for mood, color, fabric, print•Sourced color, print, & garment inspiration samples at fairs, stores and home•Identified seasonal fashion direction & merchandise trends•Presented hand sketches by fabrication to the CEO and VP of Design•Created and maintained seasonal linesheets by factory•Managed fabric, yarn and sample tracking•Scheduled weekly product development status meetings•Approved lab dips, strike-offs, wash panels, mock-ups and other artworks•Draped fabric and trims for factory or design presentation•Created and passed design cards to tech design for tech pack creation•Reviewed and updated tech packs through dev to bulk•Attended fittings and assisted the technical designer•Relayed all fit comments and design details to factories in NY and overseas•Merchandised all SMS for presentations and market in the showroom•Managed seasonal pass-off meetings to production•Designed new product lines - including logos and labels

New York City Metropolitan Area

•Input and updated product fabrication and components into the database•Created and updated diagrams, tables and technical sketches in Illustrator•Communicated with cross functional leather goods teams

New York, New York

•Designed cut & sew and woven products•Developed novelty trim, embroidery and fabric packages•Researched seasonal silhouettes and inspiration•Hand sketched and created illustrator flats•Assembled concept/sketch/novelty boards for meetings•Created and updated linesheets in Illustrator / Photoshop•Created and updated tech packs in Excel•Made clear mock-ups and diagrams to better communicate to factories

•Designed and hand sketched sweaters and cut & sew•Made tech packs, diagrams and mock-ups•Draped potential styles•Assisted the PD process of multiple divisions•Managed factory emails and sample status•Developed templates for fabric and sample tracking•Assisted the sourcing and ordering of fabric, yarn, and trim•Assisted the fitting of prototypes and showroom samples•Spec’d prototypes as they came in•Fostered relations with NY based factories•Sourced trims and fabrics locally in NY

161 W 54Th St

Devised a social media plan for bridal gown designer, Rita Vinieris.Sourced and contacted prospective venues for the Rivini bridal fashion show.Kept inventory of clients' samples.Sent samples to editors and important clientele. Researched competition in the bridal industry. Researched important events, ex: the Oscars, in order to contact celebrities to display clients' brands on television. Kept samples organized and labeled.Created contact lists on CisionPoint.

Conducted interviewsAssisted candidates in completing their NFL CredentialsRepresented S.A.F.E. at job fairs and information sessionsCompleted other administrative duties (answering phones, filing, data entry, etc.) Assisted in the creation and facilitation of training for our security & guest service staffing