Experience

Hillarys

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Product Manager

  • Oct 2017 - Present

  Product Manager lead for the Softs category, selecting ranges and brining these to launch. Specialising in roman blinds, curtains and accessories. Working on B2C and B2B brands within the company. Collaborative projects include working with brands such as Margo Selby, Abigail Ahern, House Beautiful magazine and designer Charlotte Beevor.

• Junior Product Manager

  • Oct 2016 - Oct 2017

• Assistant Product Manager

  • Sep 2014 - Oct 2016

  • Project Management, range Building, fabric sourcing and design development for the core range and capsule ranges dealing with third party collaborations. • Preparing and launching my own designs for Hillary’s first exclusive designer roman blind and curtain collection, ‘Country Retreat’ by Victoria Robinson AW13. Featured in Elle Decoration and other interior magazines. Along with other softs fabric launches including the House Beautiful collection: Origins & Global Textures. These projects have allowed me to have been part of every part of bringing a collection to launch:• Following a critical path, liaising, briefing and sourcing from worldwide suppliers, deciding final designs and colour ways and colour stories.• Knowledge of product development: print weave and embroidery manufacturing processes. • Planning these into a sample book and choosing the cutting plan and fabric names.• Art Direction: Planned, briefed and art direction on the collection photo-shoot and a variety of launch photography for products and campaigns. • Launch event - planning the display, styling and presenting the collection and the story behind the designs to the visitors and bloggers attending.• Researching fashion and innterior trends, creating mood boards to present trends and concepts to the product and marketing team. This led me to assist choosing the product choice for the Ideal Home Exhibition 2013-2015 and Grand Designs, NEC 2014, BBSA 2015. Also assisting on Product choice for national concession stands, pop up shops and bloggers event displays and room arrangement.• Planning and Art directing photo-shoots and campaign photography.• Strong product knowledge by working closely with members in the product team on other products.• Working closely with the buying team.• Project liaison and project management. Show less

• Textile Designer/Product Assistant

  • Jan 2013 - Sep 2014



Designers Guild

• United Kingdom
• Design Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Design Intern

  • Dec 2012 - Dec 2012

  • Working with the export display manager assisting towards the seasonal Sales Briefing Event for Designers Guild’s Spring/Summer 13 collection as well as Sales Briefings by William Yeoward and Christian Lacroix. • Helped the team organise and put together the Head office showroom and prepare fabrics for the presentations. • Working with the export display manager assisting towards the seasonal Sales Briefing Event for Designers Guild’s Spring/Summer 13 collection as well as Sales Briefings by William Yeoward and Christian Lacroix. • Helped the team organise and put together the Head office showroom and prepare fabrics for the presentations.



Hillarys

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Graduate Textile Designer

  • Aug 2012 - Nov 2012

  Developing my own designs and producing a Premium Curtain Collection. This included trend, competitor and colour research as well as creating mood boards for photography styling ideas going towards photoshoots. Loading with suppliers and collegues. Working within the Product Studio assisting Product Managers on Daily tasks as well as assisting on a lifestyle and studio photo shoot. Developing my own designs and producing a Premium Curtain Collection. This included trend, competitor and colour research as well as creating mood boards for photography styling ideas going towards photoshoots. Loading with suppliers and collegues. Working within the Product Studio assisting Product Managers on Daily tasks as well as assisting on a lifestyle and studio photo shoot.



christopher farr

• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Design Intern

  • Dec 2011 - Dec 2011

  Assisting with daily tasks in the London Showroom. Assisting with daily tasks in the London Showroom.



Standfast and Barracks

• Lancaster, United Kingdom

• Design Intern

  • Sep 2011 - Sep 2011

  This was awarded after winning in a live project with Standfast and Barracks. This involved getting an understanding on the manufacturing process of printed fabrics, being shown around the factory and the design studio. While on my placement we had access to the archives, created some artwork and developed these into designs. This was awarded after winning in a live project with Standfast and Barracks. This involved getting an understanding on the manufacturing process of printed fabrics, being shown around the factory and the design studio. While on my placement we had access to the archives, created some artwork and developed these into designs.



TOPSHOP TOPMAN

• United Kingdom
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales Advisor

  • Jun 2011 - Sep 2011

  Assisting customers and working on the shop floor. Our team had to we aware of all the current in store trends and provide great customer service. Assisting customers and working on the shop floor. Our team had to we aware of all the current in store trends and provide great customer service.



Superdrug

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales Assistant

  • Sep 2008 - Sep 2009

  Assisting customers and working on the shop floor. Assisting customers and working on the shop floor.