Experience

House of Quirky

• Australia
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staple The Label - Senior Designer

  • May 2015 - Present



Longina Phillips Designs

• Australia
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Executive

  • Nov 2014 - May 2015

  Managing and building on existing relationships with retailers (chains and independents) Presenting seasonal and trans seasonal ranges working from the Sydney showroom Building on existing business, targeting new accounts between ranges Ongoing servicing of clients and their design needs Setting up showroom for new range showings Working out Social Media initiatives to increase exposure of the company's brand Developing product ideas, relaying information to designers, helping designers with product development and providing feedback to designers on customer demands and requests Show less



Sara Phillips

• United States
• Design Services

• Design & Production Manager

  • Nov 2011 - Oct 2014

  Joint creative direction of the Sara Phillips Womenswear line. Forecasting and trend analysis, interpretation and application Determining print direction & commissioning direct with textile design studio Product development management - overseeing fittings and the development process Managing a local and offshore team of suppliers, technicians, fabric technologists and interns Developing collection costing’s and working to wholesale price structures Develop spec sheets, tech packs Negotiating cost prices and working to an OTB plan Creative direction for lookbook photo shoots and campaign imagery. Develop and contribute to new concepts in relation to shapes and silhouettes Develop storyboard and seasonal range presentations Managed and lead the brand and company autonomously for 2 years Created systems and processes that improved development operations and profitability of Sara Phillips Made executive decisions on the creative direction of the brand of Sara Phillips Interviewed and hired 35 Interns in the space of 4 years Supervised, coached and developed interns in a short time frame Ensured that collections met budget guidelines Forecasted collection budgets for 10 collections Show less



Christopher Esber

• Sydney, Australia

• Design Assistant

  • Aug 2010 - Nov 2011

  Design consulting with Head Designer Liasing with local suppliers & technicians. Patternmaking on paper, creating toiles, sewing samples, creating runway pieces. Drape on the stand to create patterns, organising sampling, pattern and sample cutting. Working towards a sampling budget and adhereing to pricing framework. Design consulting with Head Designer Liasing with local suppliers & technicians. Patternmaking on paper, creating toiles, sewing samples, creating runway pieces. Drape on the stand to create patterns, organising sampling, pattern and sample cutting. Working towards a sampling budget and adhereing to pricing framework.



Louise Gray

• London, United Kingdom

• Fashion Assistant

  • Nov 2009 - Jun 2010

  Design consulting Develop spec sheets, tech packs and liasing with makers Pattern Making on paper, drape on the stand, creating toiles, execute fittings, manual grading Sewing samples & creating runway pieces Checking samples and Quality Control Design consulting Develop spec sheets, tech packs and liasing with makers Pattern Making on paper, drape on the stand, creating toiles, execute fittings, manual grading Sewing samples & creating runway pieces Checking samples and Quality Control



WGSN

• United Kingdom
• Information Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Content Analyst (Ongoing Contract)

  • Aug 2008 - Oct 2009

  Processing fashion images through content management systems Using hierarchal trend based tagging with keywords to appear on WGSN website interpreting & classifying trends, key seasonal shapes, cuts & colour palettes working with images from catwalks, tradeshows, street shots and store windows Processing fashion images through content management systems Using hierarchal trend based tagging with keywords to appear on WGSN website interpreting & classifying trends, key seasonal shapes, cuts & colour palettes working with images from catwalks, tradeshows, street shots and store windows