Sara Dirks Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Il

New York, Ny

SELF-EMPLOYED FREELANCE DESIGN for multiple clients. Print and pattern projects, apparel graphics, event graphics, information graphics, wall art, invitations,blog post visuals & collages, logos, pamphlets, business cards, etc.FREELANCE TEXTILE DESIGN work for preppy, beachy, and modern apparel brands.Including print design, pattern design, creating seasonal look books in anemail format and a printable format. Detail sheets to communicate with thefactories and producers. Sale sheets to be used at shows and given tointerested stores. Pitch prints and designs to be sent into production.Recolor and fix images as needed. Create color palettes. CAD out bodies tobe used in showing how a prints and graphics will look within a silhouette.Constantly checking emails and taking requests in a timely manner and asneeded every day.

New York, Ny

SENIOR CAD DESIGNER for both the men’s and women’s sleepwear department& the women’s sportswear line. Create and complete ideas and designs frominspiration to final product. Design prints, plaids, stripes and graphics. Preparefiles and pitches to be sent to production. Proof and check files and samples.Communicate between the U.S. office and the Asia office to clarify and approvedesigns. Create line sheets and various forms of integral information for our salesand production teams. Set up and facilitate print meetings with various print studios.Recreate and recolor vintage prints. Attend trend and style functions to keep up todate on color and fashion trends. Complete various other tasks as needed by mydepartment and others.

Stamford, Ct

APPAREL/CAD/GRAPHIC DESIGNER. Designing ties, graphict-shirts, belts, accessories, labels and tags, etc. CAD for menand women’s apparel. Making trim and fabric quality decisions.Pitching and preparing of files for production. Completing othertasks for a high-end east coast fashion apparel company.

Des Moines, Iowa

CREATIVE STUDIO DESIGNER at a marketing and advertising agency.Worked on several projects for multiple clients such as Michelin®,Electrolux®, Pella® Windows, Taser®, Iowa Lottery, Benjamin Moore®, etc.Point-of-purchase, brochures, advertisements, catalogs, etc.Production & design work. Proofing, editing, brainstorming, andcollaborating with a large design team.

Des Moines, Ia

I was a creative intern. I interned creatively. I was good enough to be hired on full-time!

Bfa, Graphic Design, A+

Activities and Societies: Chi Omega Sorority New Member Education Chair Alumna Affairs Chair

Improv Program Graduate, Comedy, A+

Conservatory Graduate, Comedy, A+

Improvisatio, A+

Education record