Creative Team Leadership Experience: |
- Designer Director for teams of 14-17 In-House Product Designers (Sr. Designers, Product Designers, Associate Designers)
- Product Design Management Design Development across 20+ Departments / 5,000+ designs a year
- Timeline Management for Trend cycles and Product Design deliverables
- Seasonal Trend Guides Created & Presented 4x a year to management and overseas sourcing office
- Oversee Freelance Contractors for project assignments as needed
- Budget Management yearly team budget ($500,000+) for travel, trend resources, artwork, etc.
- Sourcing/Vendor Innovation collaborative calls with Sourcing/Vendors to create new concepts
- Color Direction creation and management of color palettes for everyday businesses & specific categories
- Sample Review Collaboration with Designers & Product Managers to review pre-production samples
- Overseas Factory Visits / Development Trips to access vendor capabilities, create standards & develop product
- Market Analysis & Competitive Shopping for inspiration, validation, and to identify gaps/white space in businesses
Team Tools:
- Design Project Management (Clickup) - for multiple projects & deadlines via cloud-based project management tool
- Cloud-Based White Board (MIRO) - Trend & Design Project Ideation & Brainstorming
- Internal Trend Website - website to post/share trend reports and travel recaps with internal cross functional teams
Product Design & Trend Color Support: Global & Category Specific Color Palettes
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Timeline Creation & Category Support: Trend Milestones & Category Specific Needs
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Trend Management Tools: TREND SCOUT (internal trend website) & MIRO (cloud based whiteboard for ideation)
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