Julie Sousa Email & Phone Number

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Roxbury, Ma

Waltham, Ma

Jamaica Plain, Ma

Manchester, Nh

* Serve adolescent clients between ages 18-­21 with variedphysical and intellectual disabilities on a 1:1 basis within thelocal community to help them transition into adulthood.* Provide coaching on adult living skills, employment skills,continuing education, social health, and wellness.* Transport clients to various activities, volunteer sites, andemployers to help them achieve IEP goals. Seek out newvolunteer sites based on student’s interests when… Show more * Serve adolescent clients between ages 18-­21 with variedphysical and intellectual disabilities on a 1:1 basis within thelocal community to help them transition into adulthood.* Provide coaching on adult living skills, employment skills,continuing education, social health, and wellness.* Transport clients to various activities, volunteer sites, andemployers to help them achieve IEP goals. Seek out newvolunteer sites based on student’s interests when needed.*Provide heavy documentation to the school districts submittingreports on each student’s progress on their IEP goals. Show less

Nashua, Nh

* Maintain safety and welfare of all residents at the homeless veteran shelter; provide de-­escalation support in crisis situations.* Assist with in-­office paperwork, intake, and data entry.* Maintain positive communication with VA staff and othercollaborators in the community that stop by the shelter.

New York City And Los Angeles, California

Freelance for Varied Clients, New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA• Brand Ambassador for Rag & Bone pop-up shop, Santa Monica• Fashion Wardrobe Assistant for commercials, Elder City Production Company, Pasadena, CA• Denim & Supply Ralph Lauren, Designer for Young Women’s Knits. Trend research, hand sketching, communicating with factories, New York City

Manhattan

Joe Boxer Junior's Apparel RTW all categories- (also have experience in yoga /lounge, sleepwear and swimwear)*Rigging for major meetings and helping Sr. Designer and Merchants to choose what items are the most cost-effective and trend right for the upcoming season*Extensive trend research (online, in stores & using trend forecasting services) to inspire and support the line(s). Using trend research to create concept boards and trend direction packets.*Creating… Show more Joe Boxer Junior's Apparel RTW all categories- (also have experience in yoga /lounge, sleepwear and swimwear)*Rigging for major meetings and helping Sr. Designer and Merchants to choose what items are the most cost-effective and trend right for the upcoming season*Extensive trend research (online, in stores & using trend forecasting services) to inspire and support the line(s). Using trend research to create concept boards and trend direction packets.*Creating tech packs in PLM for factories/ vendors detailing each style (fabrics, trims,Illustrator sketches, colors, artwork, washes etc).*Attend regular fittings with fit model and tech designers commenting on fit and constuction of garments through to TOP stages*Comment on s/o’s,lab-dips, protos, TOP samples and VC samples w/ cross-functionalteams to ensure the best quality is attained in production Show less

Manhattan

*Shop the comp retail floor thoroughly to help designers understand the competitive market.*Direct interns to create in depth Childrenswear comp overviews using InDesign*Contribute to the design,development and pre-production of I/T Boys Garanimals (12m-5T) including the below: - Graphic research and Art direction to graphic designers when needed. - Sketch updates and recoloring linesheets post seasonal meetings. Creating graphic pitch sheets to… Show more *Shop the comp retail floor thoroughly to help designers understand the competitive market.*Direct interns to create in depth Childrenswear comp overviews using InDesign*Contribute to the design,development and pre-production of I/T Boys Garanimals (12m-5T) including the below: - Graphic research and Art direction to graphic designers when needed. - Sketch updates and recoloring linesheets post seasonal meetings. Creating graphic pitch sheets to support the CAD & pre-production teams. - Making tracking charts with sampling needs and deadlines then communicating regularly to our sampling centers domestically and abroad. Show less

Manhattan

*Assembled concept boards with proposed Fabric swatches, color palettes,shirt protos and inspirational images.*Styled garments on mannequins in preparation for Line Review walkthroughs.*Organized men’s swatch archive/ library using Excel, classifying by type of plaid or stripe, fiber content, weave construction, textile mill or vendor etc.

Newbury St. Boston And South End Boston

*Assisted designers with Pattern drafting, hand stitching, embroidery layoutsand trim application on custom garments. Industrial sewing when needed.*Contributed fashion illustrations and thumbnail sketches for the Spring line.*Helped coordinate the Trunk shows for Fall and Spring women’s collections

South End Boston

*Shadowed technical designer who specialized in pattern drafting and draping for clients.*Professional finishing with industrial machinery, such as button hole, key hole, grommet & overlock marrow machines.

Master'S Degree, Art Therapy/Therapist

Bachelor'S Of Fine Arts Degree, Fashion/Apparel Design

Fashion Design Foundation Year, Brooklyn, Ny