Experience

Hazaar

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Hazaar Student Ambassador

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  - Student ambassador for Hazaar Manchester, a start-up encouraging students to engage in a new zero-waste marketplace to sell preloved items. Helping students live more sustainably. - Promoting the new app to students on campus, working at Hazaar events (such as vintage clothing sales and running the Hazaar stand at freshers week) and currently in the process of making an event to promote Hazaar. - Student ambassador for Hazaar Manchester, a start-up encouraging students to engage in a new zero-waste marketplace to sell preloved items. Helping students live more sustainably. - Promoting the new app to students on campus, working at Hazaar events (such as vintage clothing sales and running the Hazaar stand at freshers week) and currently in the process of making an event to promote Hazaar.



Hush

• United Kingdom
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Print Design Work Experience

  • Sep 2022 - Sep 2022

  - Print design work experience opportunity whereby I shadowed the womenswear Print Designer at Hush. - Put vintage bought designs into repeat using photoshop and illustrator. - Carried out catwalk and trend research for the Accessories team. - Shadowed meetings with the Design team discussing A/W23 collections. - Print design work experience opportunity whereby I shadowed the womenswear Print Designer at Hush. - Put vintage bought designs into repeat using photoshop and illustrator. - Carried out catwalk and trend research for the Accessories team. - Shadowed meetings with the Design team discussing A/W23 collections.



Matalan

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Print Design intern

  • Aug 2022 - Sep 2022

  - Print design intern for the Homeware Design team at Matalan. - Created print designs for their A/W23 CORE homeware collection in response to briefs. - Carried out future trend research, competitor research and colour research for the team. - Colour-checked samples, contributed ideas in design team meetings. - Print design intern for the Homeware Design team at Matalan. - Created print designs for their A/W23 CORE homeware collection in response to briefs. - Carried out future trend research, competitor research and colour research for the team. - Colour-checked samples, contributed ideas in design team meetings.



The Socially Engaged Project creative zine

• Manchester Area, United Kingdom

• Zine Designer and illustrator

  • May 2021 - Jun 2022

  - Designer of an online zine set up by students in Manchester. The role involves creating illustrations and print designs to go alongside written pieces of work, creating artwork for the zine and working on the graphic design formatting of it. - The 'Socially Engaged Project' zine aims to create connections between creative Manchester students by showcasing their artwork and creating a community. The topic concentrates on 'the transition from university to adult life' and the zine contains paintings, sculpture, design, filmed monologues, poetry and photography from students.



Sydney Romantics

• Virtual

• Sydney Romantics Virtual Work Experience

  • Feb 2021 - Feb 2021

  - Virtual Internship designed by Australian brand Sydney Romantics. - Creating blog reviews, mood boards, product design ideas and social media posts using creative processes learnt from Romantics designers. - Virtual Internship designed by Australian brand Sydney Romantics. - Creating blog reviews, mood boards, product design ideas and social media posts using creative processes learnt from Romantics designers.



ZARA ITALIA

• Italy
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 700 & Above Employee

• Zara Retail Assistant

  • Jun 2019 - Dec 2019

  - Retail Assistant working on shop floor. - Retail Assistant working on shop floor.



Lipsy London

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Lipsy London Work Placement

  • Aug 2019 - Aug 2019

  - Week Placement shadowing the Womenswear and Kids-wear Print Design team. - Gained expertise in what the role of a Print Designer entails; witnessed creative team meetings; helped with general admin and stock room organising. - Week Placement shadowing the Womenswear and Kids-wear Print Design team. - Gained expertise in what the role of a Print Designer entails; witnessed creative team meetings; helped with general admin and stock room organising.



Tutti Rouge

• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Tutti Rouge Work Placement

  • Jun 2017 - Jun 2017

  - Week placement helping prepare for the launch of new brand 'Rougette.' - Sourced suitable Instagram influencers to send 'Rougette' pieces to; packaging up and sending the goods off ready to be marketed by influencers on social media platforms. - Witnessed the running of an expanding specialist underwear label. - Week placement helping prepare for the launch of new brand 'Rougette.' - Sourced suitable Instagram influencers to send 'Rougette' pieces to; packaging up and sending the goods off ready to be marketed by influencers on social media platforms. - Witnessed the running of an expanding specialist underwear label.



Debenhams

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Debenhams Work Placement

  • Jul 2016 - Jul 2016

  - Week placement shadowing Savannah Miller's Design team. - Witnessed meetings where Textile Agents pitched print designs to the team. - Created trend spotting powerpoint and introduced to running of no.1 trend forecasting software WGSN. - Week placement shadowing Savannah Miller's Design team. - Witnessed meetings where Textile Agents pitched print designs to the team. - Created trend spotting powerpoint and introduced to running of no.1 trend forecasting software WGSN.



HUGO BOSS

• Germany
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 700 & Above Employee

• Hugo Boss Work Placement

  • Oct 2015 - Oct 2015

  - Week placement shadowing Menswear Visual Merchandising and Fashion Buying team. - Witnessed showroom meetings where individual store owners selected clothing from new collections to stock in own stores. - Created Microsoft Excel spreadsheet for Buying team. - Created Interior Design Mood Boards. - Week placement shadowing Menswear Visual Merchandising and Fashion Buying team. - Witnessed showroom meetings where individual store owners selected clothing from new collections to stock in own stores. - Created Microsoft Excel spreadsheet for Buying team. - Created Interior Design Mood Boards.



Designers Guild

• United Kingdom
• Design Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Designers Guild Work Placement

  • Jul 2015 - Jul 2015

  - Week placement shadowing the creative team at Designers Guild - Witnessed showroom meetings and new collection briefings - Witnessed Print Design team hand painting designs for new collection brief - Week placement shadowing the creative team at Designers Guild - Witnessed showroom meetings and new collection briefings - Witnessed Print Design team hand painting designs for new collection brief