Jennifer Birch: Sr. Designer in Oakland, CA
Jennifer Birch
Sr. Designer
Oakland | United States
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Industries
Bike
Lifestyle
Outdoor
Work experience
Invisible Garage LLC
Design Director | 02/2012 - Current
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
Jessie Steele
Lead Designer | 07/2010 - 02/2012
• 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
colorswell
Owner/Designer/Color and Trend Director | 11/2006 - 07/2010
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
O'More College of Design
Instructor, Fashion Design | 01/2007 - 05/2008
• 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
Jager Di Paola Kemp Design
Color/Trend Director | 01/2001 - 01/2006
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
adidas
Footwear Color/Trend Manager | 01/1998 - 01/2000
• 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
Bonfire Snowboarding
Apparel Designer | 01/1996 - 01/1998
• 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
adidas
Apparel Development Manager | 11/1994 - 07/1996
• 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
Ideation, Inc
Associate Apparel Designer | 05/1993 - 11/1994
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