Bike

Lifestyle

Outdoor

Sr. Designer

Creative & Design

I have been designing product in outdoor/active industry for 15+ years - I have a passion for it.

Clients: Merrell/JDK Design, Prisa Polo, Sol Republic, Jessie Steele Inc
• Product design lead consultant, apparel, footwear and accessories 
• Color palette creation, trend forecasting and product line merchandising 
• Communication and product development of all products with overseas manufacturers 
• Develop product concepts for licensing and presentations for key accounts 
• Branding and trim development 
• Technical specifications, materials specifications, product line building

Design Director

• Designer of prints and apparel
• Manage design department and workflow in coordination with marketing and production
• Communication and product development of all products with overseas manufacturers
• Develop product concepts for licensing and presentations for key accounts
• Branding and trim development
• Technical specifications, materials specifications, product merchandising

Lead Designer

Clients: The North Face, adidas, OluKai, Hush Puppies, Sebago, Cushe, Tecnica
• Designer of apparel ,footwear and accessories
• Creative direction and color and trend specialist
• Branding and trim development
• Technical specifications, materials allocation, colorway merchandising
• Concept development for brand specific needs

Owner/Designer/Color and Trend Director

• Course instruction of Technical Design, Fashion Innovation, Fashion Forecasting, and CAD for Fashion
• Mentor students for ultimate career placement
• Local design community enrichment through project management
• Field instruction

Instructor, Fashion Design

Clients: Merrell, Sebago, Patagonia, Burton Snowboards
• Creative direction and management of Color Design Team
• Brand development for clients, including brand-specific seasonal trend direction and color palettes
• Materials concept development including textiles, leathers and synthetics
• Trim design and development for apparel and footwear
• Design of communications materials and seasonal trend presentations

Color/Trend Director

• Management of footwear color design team
• Print concepts and development
• Global brand color palette development and design direction
• Trend research and reports for sports-specific categories and key accounts
• Maintain departmental budget and planned growth
• Design communications materials, graphics and seasonal trend presentations

Footwear Color/Trend Manager

• Design, research and development of technical snowboard and lifestyle apparel
• Develop graphic concepts and trim development
• Technical Design for all technical outerwear and accessories
• Create specifications, pattern blocks, technical flats and build all tech packs
• Sourcing, on-site development and vendor communication

Apparel Designer

• Management of all specialty and technical apparel development
• Categories include Performance Running, Cycling, Tennis and Equipment
• Trim and fabric development
• Wear test coordination, tech pack creation and vendor communications
• Special project management for elite athletes and sponsored teams

Apparel Development Manager

Clients: Santa Cruz Snowboards, Teva, Lands’ End, Colours by Alexander Julian
• Design and development of specialty apparel per clients’ needs
• Fabric and trim development and sourcing
• Vendor communications
• Color palette development and presentation board creation

Associate Apparel Designer

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Jennifer Birch: Sr. Designer in Oakland, CA

Jennifer Birch

University of Cincinnati