Pamela Sayles Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

New York City Metropolitan Area

Responsible for creating Innovative pet clothing, accessories and toys from design to production.NFL, NBA, NCAA, NHL, John DeereDaily contact with numerous factories -to develope new products-ontime and on budget

New York City Metropolitan Area

➢ Freelance Design: Factory sheets including Illustrating silhouettes, print repeats & colorways. ➢ Boys 12M-7:Little Ricky’s-Ricky’s Ltd. Girls 3M-6X: Super Star baby & Just Lizzy.

New York City Metropolitan Area

-Responsibilities included: InDesign creation of the Fall 22 catalogue Converse boys sizes 0-20. -Fall 22 trend development and research using Miro. Tracking samples from China & Vietnam, daily communication with factories. Setting up all F22 designs in PLM.

New Jersey, United States

-Created Spring 22 factory sheets, including Illustrating silhouettes, print repeats and colorways.

Greater New York City Area

Develop, manage and mentor a team of 10 designers, artists, technical designers, and product managers overseeing all facets of the product design process (silhouette, color, fabric, and fit) for multiple apparel categories. Engineered products to consistently meet company profit margin targets. Create customized merchandising and packaging, aligning collections to the specific needs and goals of major accounts such as Buy Buy Baby, Costco, JC Penney, Target, Cracker Barrel, Burlington, TJ Maxx, Family Dollar and Ross. Responsible for the creative development of 330+ SKUs per year. Top licensor partners included Rudolph, Build a Bear, Taggies, Carters, Anne Geddes, Notable accomplishments: Created new apparel and gift collections, and targeted sales presentations. Major contribution to team that successfully pitched and landed three significant new business deals for the company. ♣ Buy Buy Baby-Awarded private label Fall/Holiday collections 4 consecutive years in a row. Successful increasing Business over 300%♣ Babies with Attitude-BWA – Developed a successful new brand featuring hip sayings for cool babies. Launched in Buy Buy baby in Spring 2014, program continues today.♣ Macys – Project manager for Macy’s Family PJ program, partnering with Macy’s design andproduct management teams for a program that has grown over 4 years, and is currentlygenerating over $2 million a year.♣ JC Penney – Private Label – Led a multi-functional team of internal Product Development augmented with outside freelance talent to design a $5 Million program for blankets and toys.♣ Boppy – Developed this iconic brand’s first-ever newborn apparel line, including layette, blankets, crib sheets, and plush toys. Worked directly with Boppy’s founders to create an exciting, trend-right apparel collection.

Greater New York City Area

• Creative responsibility for all mid-tier and mass-market lines of newborn / layette, infant, toddler, playwear, gift packs and special collections. Major accounts included Target, Sears, Kmart, Walmart, Sam’s Club and JC Penney, among others.• Directed design team of up to 15, provided leadership and vision to designers, CAD artists, production managers, technical designers and sample makers.• New lines launched included:Hello Kitty – Newborn/Infant/Toddler are brand new markets for this iconic brand. In Target now.Glamajama/Baby Glam – “a lifestyle brand for hip moms”. Launched in JC Penney. In Sears now.Disney/Classic Pooh – newborn package gift program at Target.Cabana Life – “The leader in stylish, sun protective beachwear”. In Sam’s Club• Partnered with licensors – Disney, Sanrio, Warner Brothers and Fisher Price – presented concepts, trends, colors and silhouettes and ensured products were consistent with brand vision. • Traveled and liaisoned with retail buyers and merchandisers and identified new business opportunities for each brand. Translated customer preferences into merchandise and key items.• Conducted field research on European and domestic childrenswear trends in fabric, color and design. Presented research and trained team in latest trends and themes.

• Hired, trained and managed staff of five CAD artists/designers.• Monitored fashion and fabric trends through shopping trips and design services; translated trends into mass market designs for:• Prints, embroideries, appliqués, screen prints, labels and hangtags. • Specialized packaging for gift products. • Accessories, including plush toys, shoes, sunglasses, gift bags & cards. • Introduced innovative presentation boards, design catalogues and customized trend books.