Experience

Weird Fish Clothing

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

• Assistant Designer

  • Dec 2021 - Present



Waitrose & Partners

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Supermarket Assistant

  • Sep 2020 - Dec 2021

  As part of the checkout team, I am helping to ‘feed the nation’ during the current Covid-19 pandemic, whilst looking for a permanent Design role in the fashion industry. Alongside operating till points and handling cash and card transactions, my responsiblities include managing the self-service checkouts, answering all customer queries knowledgeably and replenishing stock when required. As part of the checkout team, I am helping to ‘feed the nation’ during the current Covid-19 pandemic, whilst looking for a permanent Design role in the fashion industry. Alongside operating till points and handling cash and card transactions, my responsiblities include managing the self-service checkouts, answering all customer queries knowledgeably and replenishing stock when required.



Tara Khorzad

• Freelance Womenswear Design Assistant

  • Jan 2021 - Jan 2021

  Worked from 14/01/2021 - 16/01/2021Assisted the Director with the early development of the SS21 range. Prepared detailed CAD flats of the SS21 range in Illustrator from the Director’s initial hand sketches. Worked from 14/01/2021 - 16/01/2021Assisted the Director with the early development of the SS21 range. Prepared detailed CAD flats of the SS21 range in Illustrator from the Director’s initial hand sketches.



John Lewis & Partners

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Selling Assistant - Ground Floor

  • Oct 2019 - Sep 2020

  As part of the ground floor selling team, I provided excellent customer service by advising and serving customers, and answering all customer queries knowledgeably and quickly. I was also responsible for operating EPOS till points, handling cash and card transactions and managing queues during busy periods. As part of the ground floor selling team, I provided excellent customer service by advising and serving customers, and answering all customer queries knowledgeably and quickly. I was also responsible for operating EPOS till points, handling cash and card transactions and managing queues during busy periods.

• Fashion Studio Intern

  • Sep 2019 - Oct 2019

  Worked closely with the Director in the research, development and design of the SS20 range across multiple product categories including soft wovens, separates, jersey and swimwear. Also assisted with the early research, development and design of the AW20 range. Helped to manage the critical path successfully and deliver the SS20 range within a specified time frame.Created detailed CAD flats and colourways of SS20 designs in Illustrator from the Director’s initial hand sketches. Researched and sourced imagery for market trends including key products, colour, print and fabric using catwalk images, street style, social media and competitor brands.Researched, created and maintained stylish mood boards focusing on key products, colour, print and fabric in Illustrator and Photoshop to deliver strong and clear design messages and to distribute to the Director.Supported the Director in preparing for key design meetings with external clients when required with seasonal trend research, collating catwalk images, building mood boards and CAD’ing up range boards with print artworks.Updated the range plan in a timely manner following changes made during external client meetings.Recoloured prints and rescaled print compositions for the Director in Photoshop.



Stuart Peters

• Apparel & Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Design and Merchandising Associate Intern

  • Nov 2018 - Dec 2018

  Provided support to the Design team through delegated tasks including PLM support, CAD support and general research for the Designers.Created clear and detailed CAD flats for the Designer in Illustrator to support Tech pack creation. Researched and sourced imagery for market trends including key products, yarn, and colour and using catwalk images, street style, social media, fashion bloggers and competitor brands.Created stylish design boards in Photoshop to deliver strong and clear design messages and to distribute to the Design team . Produced and collated in season catwalk reports and built research packs for the senior Designers. Documented, labelled and photographed all bought and original samples daily and logged samples in to keep the sample logs up to date. Shopped for bought samples under guidance and direction from the Design team. Set up and prepared rooms for design presentations and meetings by steaming garments, racking up product, organising fabric swatches and matching Pantone colour swatches.Updated the BOMS for styles when required. Provided general department administration for the design team by creating and maintaining mood boards in Photoshop, filing tech pack sheets, scanning and photocopying documents and organising the Tech pack folders.Collected daily post from couriers for the department and distributed them to the design team accordingly.Managed and organised sample storage in the design room.



Graduate Fashion Week

• Retail Apparel and Fashion

• Assistant Dresser (Voluntary Work) 05/06/2016 - 08/06/2016

  • Jun 2016 - Jun 2016

  Duties included:• Assisting De Montfort University students with pressing of garments and organisation of accessories.• Helping De Montfort university students dress models in their final collections backstage at Graduate Fashion Week 2016.• Helping to prepare the catwalk with De Montfort University brochures. Duties included:• Assisting De Montfort University students with pressing of garments and organisation of accessories.• Helping De Montfort university students dress models in their final collections backstage at Graduate Fashion Week 2016.• Helping to prepare the catwalk with De Montfort University brochures.



John Lewis

• United Kingdom
• Truck Transportation

• Selling Assistant

  • Jul 2014 - Sep 2015

  Duties Included:• Providing excellent customer service and answering queries knowledgably• Operating tills and managing queues during busy periods• Helping to maintain a clean and professional customer environment• Merchandising stock Duties Included:• Providing excellent customer service and answering queries knowledgably• Operating tills and managing queues during busy periods• Helping to maintain a clean and professional customer environment• Merchandising stock