Experience

Weird Fish Clothing

• United Kingdom
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Print Designer

  • Aug 2021 - Present



Everley Studio

• United Kingdom
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Print Designer

  • Nov 2020 - Present



LING DESIGN

• United Kingdom
• Book Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Design Manager

  • Aug 2021 - Present



Anorak

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Print Designer

  • Mar 2021 - Present



Morrisons

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Freelance Print Designer

  • Sep 2020 - Aug 2021



Vendula London Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Apparel & Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Print Designer

  • Mar 2021 - Jul 2021



White Stuff

• United Kingdom
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Print Designer- Childrenswear / Homewear & Womenswear

  • Aug 2018 - Jul 2020

  – Nominated by the Head of Design for ‘Top Dog’ award, recognising an individual’s success within the company. Noted that my ‘hard work and diligence helps provide valuable support to the rest of the team’. – Was the representative for the design team during the redundancy process. Ensured I raised the team’s concerns & questions and that these were adequately answered. Was the go-between HR director and the design team, note-taking in meetings, staying level headed and understanding to all those involved. – The sole designer of all lightweight scarves (designing up to 30 scarves per season) and homeware (up to 40 options across mugs, candles, tea towels, cushions, ceramics and seasonal decorations). – Designed prints for accessories, children’s, women’s, and menswear. – Multiple of my designs achieved top 10 best-selling prints. My boy’s nightwear print was the best-selling in range history. – Designed childrenswear for both girls and boys including all over prints, graphic tee placements, and co-ordinating ranges. – Coordinated and distributed colour palettes & colour standards, using the Pantone system, across 8 stories per season to the buying/design teams as well as all suppliers. Researched new trends & catwalk shows for upcoming seasons, creating trend packs to be used by Senior Directors. I conceptualised print stories for each season. – Worked with vintage and brought samples, putting these into repeats and colour separated for screens. I compiled and sent out tech packs to suppliers. Show less



Tom Cody Design

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Print Designer

  • May 2017 - Aug 2018

  – Created digital prints, screen prints and embroideries for women’s fashion. Designing prints reacting to catwalk trends and colours for the European and US markets. – The role involved hand drawing design and painting, alongside digital drawings and advanced use of Photoshop. – Designed embroideries & organised for these to be sent off for production, communicating directions to the supplier. – I mentored all the design work experience students in designing, sewing and styling garments and managing their workload. I also provided them with training and inductions into the company, ensuring both Tom Cody and the student capitalised from the experience. Requiring people management and for me to delegate tasks confidently and on top of balancing my workload. Show less



Made in Brighton

• Textile Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Textile Designer

  • Apr 2017 - Jul 2017

  – Created prints for womenswear and swimwear for the Australian and American market. This enhanced my time managing skills, as I had to balance this alongside my career at Ling Design. – In charge of my communications, invoicing, and setting my briefs. – Created prints for womenswear and swimwear for the Australian and American market. This enhanced my time managing skills, as I had to balance this alongside my career at Ling Design. – In charge of my communications, invoicing, and setting my briefs.



LING DESIGN

• United Kingdom
• Book Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Charity Greeting Card Designer

  • Jan 2016 - May 2017

  – Designed greeting cards and wrap for their charity sector and bespoke charity orders. – Created artworks for Christmas, Easter, and birthday cards, in a large variety of styles. – Ran the charity design team and was responsible for the workflow between the junior designer and me. – Created text and layout design for gift boxes and brochures. – I designed bespoke cards for include; but don’t exhaust, MIND, The Red Cross, Age UK and Cancer Research. – Worked closely with the production team, working meticulously to ensure I tailored ideas to their specifications and made any adjustments they required to their orders.– Attended trade shows, helping to set up and interact with clients, as well as obtaining competitor research. Show less

• Junior Designer

  • Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

  – I edited imagery and create artwork using the Adobe Suite (Photoshop & Illustrator). – I worked in a broad spectrum of styles across many different ranges. – Designed the layout of greeting cards, packaging and brochures both for the in-house ranges and bespoke charity orders. – Worked closely with the production team, creating mock-ups for individual clients always ensuring I tailor my designs to their specifications and make any adjustments they require to their orders.



VOOPRINT LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Textile Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Print Technician

  • Sep 2015 - Jan 2016

  – Collated & sublimation printed designs and distributed to clients. – Pulled together shop reports as well as created artworks for the team to use. This required skills and responsibility of invoicing and finance for these projects, as well as demanding great communication, and the ability to work to tight deadlines.

• Print Design Intern

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Work placement creating texture patterns, mark making and trend/catwalk research. I was also responsible for making hand drawn and painted patterns.



WESTCOTT DESIGN LIMITED

• Retail Apparel and Fashion

• Westcott Print Design Work Placement

  • Sep 2015 - Oct 2015

  Working alongside the design team I created a collection of paisley and floral drawings, organised vintage fabric samples, over locked and finished samples for sales. A number of my drawings were used in multiple fabric sample groups for clients. Working alongside the design team I created a collection of paisley and floral drawings, organised vintage fabric samples, over locked and finished samples for sales. A number of my drawings were used in multiple fabric sample groups for clients.



Provedore Tapas Restaurant

• Falmouth, Cornwall

• Kitchen Assistant

  • Aug 2013 - Jul 2015

  – Fast paced, high pressured role that required high standards to maintain the restaurant's excellent reputation. – I had a close rapport with the owner as well as the rest of the team and the regulars. – I worked well-managing food orders and timings, alongside daily stock takes and orders. – Fast paced, high pressured role that required high standards to maintain the restaurant's excellent reputation. – I had a close rapport with the owner as well as the rest of the team and the regulars. – I worked well-managing food orders and timings, alongside daily stock takes and orders.



Falmouth University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Ambassador

  • Sep 2012 - Jun 2015

  – I was the face of the institution and represented the university for any new and potential students. I took great pride in this role, providing a warm welcome to people visiting for the first time, and attended and supported talk and open days. – I brought personality to the role whilst being informative and passionate about the university and courses. – I was the face of the institution and represented the university for any new and potential students. I took great pride in this role, providing a warm welcome to people visiting for the first time, and attended and supported talk and open days. – I brought personality to the role whilst being informative and passionate about the university and courses.



Lakeland

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Retail Assistant

  • Oct 2009 - Jul 2011



Cafe Loco

• Worcester, United Kingdom

• Kitchen Assistant and Waitress

  • Sep 2007 - Oct 2009