Volunteer Development Coordinator

• Jul 2022 - Present

Illustrator/Owner

• Feb 2021 - Present

Founded during COVID lockdown, Gemello Prints creates a variety of unique colourful illustrations for fashion, homeware and stationary. Managing all social media, POD services and private clients, I have many achievements so far including being featured on large social media platforms and growing my online presence.• Managing all social media platforms and successfully growing following to over 1000 unique users in first 12 weeks.• Featured on multiple influencer social media platforms ranging from 750K followers - 10K followers• Ensuring high quality control, preparing all artworks for a range of different print mediums and all orders were fulfilled in a timely manor.

Ladieswear Designer

• May 2021 - Jul 2022

Managing the ladieswear accounts I build strong relationships with buyers to develop new and exciting product for high street retailers. Working daily with international factories I am responsible for clear communication, high quality product and ensuring deadlines are met. Achievements include growing lead account within the first year and securing new department orders.• Lead designer throughout womenswear accounts, designing specific product for each customer .• Managing customer relationships, arranging and presenting meetings both in UK & Turkey office.• Conducting specific demographic research for tailor made designs.• Overseeing critical path, fabric development and graphic direction.

Junior Ladieswear Multi-Product Designer

• Jan 2020 - Jan 2021

Managing the daily running of multiple international ladieswear accounts I worked within a small team designing new product for the clients. With regular meetings I built good working relationships with buyers, ensuring that product was on trend and led new trend presentations each season. One achievement during my time was helping to secure over 50K units from a new customer within six months of working together.• Overseeing international clients ensuring briefs were fulfilled and building relationship to help grow business.• Working closely with PLM systems to ensure critical path can be followed correctly.• Conducting weekly trend reports across multiple departments for presentations.

Freelance Ladieswear Designer

• Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

Working directly with clients on tailored briefs across multi ladieswear departments. Ensuring that all technical specifications and flat drawings were clear and accurate for external factories to follow.Managing own time and workload to ensure that all client briefs deadlines were met and providing feedback as necessary. Working directly with clients on tailored briefs across multi ladieswear departments. Ensuring that all technical specifications and flat drawings were clear and accurate for external factories to follow.Managing own time and workload to ensure that all client briefs deadlines were met and providing feedback as necessary.

Junior Designer

• Nov 2018 - Jul 2019

Working on the two lead accounts for the UK market, I provided trend led designs for ladieswear, girlswear and sportswear departments. Tasks including preparing, sourcing and running buyer meetings regularly to provide feedback and insight into high street market. Other duties including travelling for research and development in addition to meeting international clients for presentations and working closely with the Turkish sample room for product development.• Supporting lead accounts for UK office across multiple departments.• Daily contact with Turkish sample room to ensure high quality product was produced in timely manner.• Responsible for sourcing and developing new fabric and trims for UK customers.

Junior Designer

• Jul 2017 - Nov 2018

Initially supporting the larger design team, I was quickly given my own accounts to manage. Being highly organized I was able to split my work between the design team (7 other designers) whilst still managing my own accounts and their critical path. Building relationships with my buyers I worked closely with them and our international sample room daily to provide trend lend product for many high street retailers.• Working closely with buyers to provide new product for each season whilst supporting internal design daily.• Managing trend presentation boards for each season, sourcing material and organising suitable fabrics and trims for each trend.• Daily communication with far eastern factories to produce new product and ensure critical path be within scheduled.

Design Assistant

• Oct 2016 - Jun 2017

• Working across multiple high street accounts developing fabric/trim sourcing, design and technical packs• Researching, collating and creating trend boards and analysis along with competitor research • Directly working with factories in Vietnam, communicating daily to develop high quality samples • Sourcing and developing trims and fabrics from Far Eastern suppliers •Managing and organising show rooms

Head Design Assistant/ Head of Knitwear

• Jul 2015 - May 2016

• Headlined and developed knitwear for A/W16 • Worked on research, trend and presentation boards for collections. • Supported the creative director in all areas of the design process• Liaised with external companies including buyer and manufactures, stylists and press. • Worked closely with creative director to develop brand ethos, business and marketing strategies’ • Wrote press releases, website content and product descriptions • Managed and organised day-to-day admin, calendar and appointments