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Freelance Designer/Consultant

I can coordinate, supervise and effectively handle difficult situations by negotiating, developing, and implementing creative solutions. I pride myself as an inspiring team leader with strong artistic talents, excellent apparel design, graphic design and production skills.

Work with start up and established companies both in and out of the action sports industry.

Create complete corporate identity packages, apparel lines, custom tee graphics, back packs, accessories, custom label stories, brochures, direct mail, advertising campaigns, pop, billboards, websites and any other client needs.

I Hire and manage any additional staff / freelancers pending a client needs on a project by project basis, insuring on-time delivery of all materials. 

Trend-spotting, interpretation, and application.

Team building and management

Marketing strategy and implementation

Manage all creative aspects of the company.

Design and produce apparel line which includes denim, casual pants, walkshorts, boardshorts, wovens, jackets, knits, printables, and accessories.

Recruit, inspire and manage staff of freelance graphic designers.

Create seasonal creative briefs, color palettes and graphic direction for design team.

Responsible for adherence to development, production and sales calendar.

Build annual product line plans, including product SKU rationalization and assessment.

Daily communication with China based developer and vendors world wide.

Negotiate prices with vendors.

Manage product inventory through quarterly buying strategies.

Seasonal analysis of sales and possible market changes.

Design all print and marketing materials which includes catalogs, advertising and POP.

Organize and manage website and social marketing strategies.
 
Trend travel in order to build upon key successes and anticipate future direction.

Meet regularly with co-founder of company to ensure that all creative stays on target with the initial brand identify.

Design Director and Partner

Designed all men’s denim, walkshorts, and casual pants.

Extensive travel to vendors in Canada and Hong Kong.

Managed all category design and development activities.

Responsible for executing designs and complete tech packs for product development cycle.

Combined market sales information and production data to forecast product-line matrixes.

Developed annual product line plan from inception to completion.

Adherence to product specific price points.
 
Effectively communicated product line to sales force at sales meetings.

Trained new development hire in all aspects of product line.

Trend travel to New York, Europe, and Asia.

Part of creative team that created seasonal color palettes, graphic, and general design direction.

Men's Designer

Key member of the team that designed, merchandised, branded and built the company.

Developed and implemented all apparel design direction, which included creative briefs, color story, category specific logos/graphics, and line lists.

Collaborated on price negotiations with vendors and production time lines.

Designed and produced all advertising campaigns, POP, and promotional materials.

Worked directly with all sales reps to help promote and build key relationships with core surf/skate retailers

Communicated on daily basis with worldwide licensees to insure that their special market needs were being addressed. These markets included Canada, Japan, Europe, and Australia.

Sales Meeting product presentation.

Managed creative staff

Senior Designer

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Jay Mitchell: Freelance Designer/Consultant in Capistrano Beach, CA

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California State University-Long Beach

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