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Contract Color, Print, and Concepts

I'm an inspired, passionate, and adaptable creative with 15+ years of industry experience and proven
commercial success in both the fashion and active arenas. I identify opportunities for brands to elevate
and focus their market space through a holistic approach that unifies concept, product, and messaging.

Currently balance multiple projects, varying from print, branding, and color, with a variety of different brands and clients, with a focus on small female-owned businesses.

Lead for all aspects of high-level color research, management and communication, with a focus on the highly creative and deeply analytical aspects of color trend forecasting. Created and managed brand-right seasonal color palettes for 12+ private brands. Collaborated with the entire organization to offer crucial insight into the color and trend landscape, providing thoroughly researched and clearly presented information.  

• Handled Core Neutral Palette, maximized sales, and reduced over-dipping and off-palette dips.
• Managed and negotiated entire trend forecasting materials budget for the creative team.
• Helped introduce CSI color standards and negotiated a substantial discount on updating Pantone library.
• Worked directly with CEO/Owner to problem solve seasonal application of color across all brands.

Color Trend Specialist

Created world-class graphic art and a print strategy across the entire women's business through awareness of current trends, color, technology, and sports-related products.  Developed and directed trends along with VP of Design, creating an entire print and colour strategy tool for color application across the design teams.  Instrumental in mitigating risks and failures in the application of colour and print to our various materials.  Created and received fabric and trim briefs, which resulted in exciting innovation throughout our tried-and-true fabrications as well as our new.
 
•  Notable projects have been leading the creative direction for many innovative drops like the Women's Specialized Cycling Kit, Wanderlust, and Seawheeze.

Women's Lead Textile Graphic Artist

Responsible for the graphic development of garments, trims, and packaging for the menswear department at Stitches, Urban Behavior, and Urban Planet.  Collaborated with category buyer, general manager, and junior graphic designer each season to develop conceptual direction for the total print and artwork assortment, as well as the creative direction of the product assortment. 

• Expanded and continuously surpassed sales in our graphic t-shirt assortment, which was also a quick to market category (graphics designed, printed, and in-store within 3 weeks) 

Senior Menswear Graphic Designer

Worked with a large range of licensees and retail partners, while mainly producing inspirational material including trend forecasting documents, as well as property overviews. Created inspiration pages/ property visuals for licensees & retailers as well as assisted with retailer presentations.

• Worked on cross promotions with other Disney divisions and assisted with comp shops, resulting in an increase in sales, specifically in the tween market.

Apparel, Accessories, and Footwear Associate

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Noemie McGovern: Contract Color, Print, and Concepts in OTTAWA, ON

Noemie McGovern

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Aritzia

lululemon athletica

Urban Planet

Disney Consumer Products (Walt Disney)

Ryerson University