Malorie Miller Email & Phone Number

Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Influenced designers to enhance cultural awareness in our graphic assortment to ensure a more inclusive and relevant collection.• Streamlined the sample development process by instructing vendors to incorporate early development images, improving organization and maintaining calendar deadlines. • Developed a silhouette specification guide for designers to guarantee consistency across vendors and future cycles. • Led the introduction of using a new hangtag for sweaters and refined care label verbiage successfully reducing negative guest reviews and improving guest satisfaction. • Oversaw the onboarding process for new vendors and helping to align their methods with company standards. • Acquired skill in CLO software to better communicate and analyze fit differences between garment and 3D renderings to vendors, minimizing the need for samples. • Attended customer research trips to gather insights on boys customer shopping habits to effectively align product fit to guest needs.

Jacksonville, Florida, Us

• Developed technical packs for cover up and sleepwear categories totaling approximately 150 styles per season resulting in 3% drop in return rates.• Exercised leadership skills by training new team members on sample organization/tracking, efficient vendor communication tactics, software, and fit/construction techniques.• Collaborated with in house pattern maker to create standard blocks.• Fast-tracked Sports Illustrated collection through the fit process.• Partnered with merchants and buyers to lend expertise on seasonal collection decisions for fast tracked styles and adding to the plus assortment.• Collaborated with Alvanon to utilize 3D software to analyze and update our mannequins to industry standards. • Applied 3D Browzwear knowledge to develop small collection of cover ups including fittings, tech pack development, and managing the sampling process with vendors.

Jacksonville, Florida, Us

• Conducted fabric quality testing and approvals while organizing production samples and creating a seasonal color reference library using Pantone Capture.• Managed fitting preparations by populating specs in tech packs and developing tech packs with fit feedback for Swim, Cover Up, and Sleepwear.• Trained interns on tech team roles and collaborated with Planning and Branding to create a technical glossary for stylist photoshoots.• Partnered with merchants and buyers to identify high-performing styles with low returns and created a label placement reference chart for Cover Up and Sleepwear.• Extended grading into plus sizing for select styles.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

- Organized enrollment packets in digital and physical filing system for easy retrieval. - Sorted through student portfolios and submission paperwork to check for errors and missing information before submitting to the approval board. - Collaborated with admission counselors to provide new and old students with the proper documentation needed for enrollment and re-enrollment at the campus.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

-Welcomed guests who visited the campus for a tour, meeting, or event and provided support in navigating the campus. - Provided support to students with temporary badges, printed class schedules, and overall assistance with documentation needed for enrolling. -Prepared reports for the Dean of Admissions, Admission Counselors, and the Enrollment processor for their morning meetings. - Assisted the President with prepping documentation for important visitors. - Arranged on boarding packets for new student orientation.

-Managed the alterations department by scheduling appointments with brides and bridal party and ordered supplied needed for the workroom. -Designed and created custom garments and accessories to pair with bridal gown as requested by the customer (ie: bolero jacket, belts and sashes, off the shoulders details)

-Worked with brides to ideate on desired gown aesthetic and analyze inspiration images.-Prepped fitting area with bridal accessories to pair with gowns, dress clips, and maintained a clean environment for guests. -Performed administrative work of organizing customer data and followed up with customers on orders and appointments.-Organized the floor pad and restocked merchandise with new inventory.

Savannah, Ga, Us

New York, New York, Us

Assist designers with photographing samples, hand sewing, transporting samples to the pattern makers, sourcing notions and trimmings, arranging swatch boards for current and future collections, organizing the sample closet weekly, and other daily administrative tasks around the office.

I worked alongside Freddy Simon in his showroom. My administrative tasks ranged from managing emails and totaling shipments, preparing show room merchandise, managing the sample closet, and checking the garments against the flats sent to the vendors.I also assisted the staff during trade shows by presenting the garments to buyers.

Master Of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), Fashion/Apparel Design

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Fashion/Apparel Design

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Apparel Design