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FASHION INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL WITH 5 YEARS EXPERIENCE EXCELLING IN DESIGN, ARTWORK AND BRAND DEVELOPMENT FOR KNITWEAR, WOVENS, AND CUT AND SEW PRODUCTS. Designer for a billion dollar off-price retailer. Experienced in Product Development of Children’s Sweaters, Dresses and Play-wear and Women’s wear. Ability to skillfully design responding to trend development, style concept, cost and selling goals. Strong knowledge of garment construction and textiles. Excellent Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop skills. Organized self motivator who consistently meets deadlines. Thrives in a fast paced, interactive, creative environment; passionate about the ever changing world of design and business.

Jenna Wells attended Framingham State College, graduating with a B.S. in Fashion Design and Merchandising, Minoring in Studio Art, and also spending some time abroad at Lorenzo de Medici in Florence, Italy studying painting, jewelry making and illustration. She received her Masters in Multidisciplinary Design from University of Ulster in Belfast, Ireland.

Manages, designs, develops and constructs an innovative, commanding and unique start-up women’s wear line consisting of original fabric designs and silhouettes. With an important focus on sustainability J LENORE Designs offers limited edition and custom order merchandise.

Plans, monitors and completes daily shop operations. Responsible for creative works, including advertising, marketing, promotion and business profile development. CAD related artwork development, audience promotion and social media. Maintains scheduling and appointments. Assists artists with tattoo artwork preparation. Establishes and maintains shop merchandising and visual standards. Builds strong client relationships through verbal communication, interpersonal skills and meetings client needs; inspiring long-term, return customers. Maintains the stability and reputation of the shop by providing a safe and clean environment and complying with legal requirements.

Creative Manager

Dept. 70 and 40, Girls and Boys Sweaters. Assisting the Senior Designer in the development of private, in house label knitwear apparel design and artwork according to strategic merchandising plans, and thorough market and trend research. Assisting in development of concept boards and seasonal trend direction. Communicate and interpret conceptual design ideas. Work with in house and out of house freelance services. Complete all detail flat sketches using Illustrator. Assist with design, development and execution of technically accurate, full scale artwork, embroideries, jacquards and intarsias using Kaledo Knit, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Create presentation boards for buyer as well as monthly ladder plan linesheets. Attend concept, strategy, prototype and copyright meetings. Performs special projects for other departments such as Dresses and Play wear and Newborn-Toddler sweaters as assigned.

Contract Designer: TJX Corp Girls and Boys Sweaters

Dept. 71, Children’s Play wear and Dresses and Dept. 70, Girls and boys sweaters. Developing and maintaining all ladder plan sketches for play wear and dress styles using Abode Illustrator. Filling mini bodies with completed garment style and print, created using Illustrator and Photoshop. Creating line art and embroidery art using Adobe Illustrator. Researching and documenting upcoming trends. Organizing line-sheets of styles by monthly ladder plan. Organizing and naming prints for styles. Assisting with sketches of girls and boys sweaters, creating cables and stitch patterns.

In House Contractor: Product Development

Seamstress. Assisting in layout and design in personalizing clothing in store. Sewing on patches,and tailoring clothing. Assisting customers in shopping, answering phone, register checkout.

Sales associate

Maintaining & updating selling information, Organize and set up Ladder Plan review for buyers,
Communication with overseas vendors, Work with design team to update sketches and prepare artwork
packages for vendors, Work with Technical team to measure samples & revise technical sketches for
Costing packages, Style call outs on sketches, Work with Production team to review fabric quality
submits, Tracking for Art work and submits status by ladder plan, Maintain filing system for Fabric
Qualities, Proficient in Web PDM & Adobe Illustrator.

Design Intern

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