Emily Landsman: in Boston, MA
Emily Landsman
Boston | United States
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Fashion
Work experience
Clarks
Senior Footwear Designer/Lead - Clarks Premium | 01/2016 - 01/2019
Design and Develop 4 collections per year from conception to production - liason to CBO’s creative vision
• Mentor, lead and manage Design and Product Development teams for entire Artisan Division
• Create fully operational tech packs including full to-scale cross-sections etc drawn on last, saving time/resources
• Collaborate with sales to ensure volume opportunities and have more than delivered on sales goals already at Clarks
• Frequent travel to China and Europe for design and development allows for seamless progress to be made
• Technical/Fit expertise allows streamlining of design process/more accurate prototypes/samples up front
Schwartz & Benjamin - Alice + Olivia and DVF
Design Director/Senior Footwear Designer | 01/2014 - 01/2016
Design and Develop 4 collections per year
• Manage design and product development operations/teams creatively and technically
• Work to interpret inspiration from Alice + Olivia/DVF offices and serve as liason
• Collaborate with sales to ensure volume opportunities
• Frequent travel to Italy for leather sourcing/development - sourcing expert for the entire company
• Manage/oversee all technical fit/production operations
Caleres (Brown Shoe) - Via Spiga/Vera Wang/Vince.
Footwear Designer/Product Development Manager | 01/2010 - 01/2014
Brown Shoe Company: Designer and Product Development Manager - Via Spiga
• Designed six core collections, two mid-tier collections/year of both dress and casual shoes
• Lead and managed design/pd operations from inspriation through production
• Collaborated with Creative Directors Edmundo Castillo and Paul Andrew to capture creative vision
• Frequent travel to China and Italy to oversee all leather sourcing/design/pd processes
• Gave creative direction to accessory liscensees/liason for sales teams, press, customer presentations
• Worked with fit/tech team to ensure fit and aesthetics are approved for production