Katie Fagan: Apparel Designer I, Bras in Baltimore, MD
Katie Fagan
Apparel Designer I, Bras
Baltimore | United States
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Calligraphy
Fashion design
Graphic design
Sports performance
Oil paintings
Museum conservation.
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Work experience
Under Armour
Apparel Designer I, Bras | 09/2019 - Current
• Researching trend, silhouette, fabric and trim innovation to further enhance bra product offering.
• Working closely with design manager to utilize seasonal concepts in design direction.
• Creating initial designs, merchandising pages, setting up tech packs.
• Working closely with tech design, materials and trims team to source and develop seasonal materials.
• Responsible for commenting on fit samples during fit sessions, and making tech pack adjustments.
• Working with product, merchandising, and color teams to apply colors that align with business strategies.
• Traveling with the category domestically for market research.
• Connecting with athletes to collect consumer insights relevant to the product created.
Elevate Brand Marketing
Manager- Creative Services and Product Design | 12/2016 - 09/2019
• Design apparel and unique products for clients such as the Dallas Cowboys, the Philadelphia Flyers, Phillips 66, San jose sharks and more.
• Worked with crossfunctional partners and clients through product ideation.
• Utilized client assets to create on-brand client messaging.
• Created company assets used for web, print, and hard collateral.
• Trained and managed two designers workload and full project life cycle.
• Responsible for tech pack creation and testing pre-production samples for clients, collaborating with product development and marketing to consistently meet client timelines, supplier lead times and factory deadlines.
Harbor Group, LLC
Freelance OEM Lifestyle Sportswear Designer | 01/2016 - 11/2016
• Researched trends, colors, silhouettes, fabrics, and textile treatments for OEM clients such as VF brands, Harley Davidson, as well as others.
• Translated design research into formal presentations, working cross-functionally with the design, marketing, and product development departments.
• Designed fleece apparel collections for both male and female consumers for FW16 and SS17.
• Responsible for tech pack creation and fittings for allotted collections, collaborating with product development and marketing to consistently meet fabric lead times and factory deadlines.
FanPrint
Graphic Design/Production Assistant | 09/2015 - 01/2016
• Worked crossfunctionally with multiple departments to brainstorm design direction for English Premier League, NFLPA, MLB, NHL, NCAA, and entertainment licensed apparel designs.
• Utilized adobe illustrator and photoshop to expand concept designs and deliver a high number of graphic designs for apparel across multiple channels in accordance with the sports licensing departments requirements.
• Created ad sheets and publication files that showcased designs on the company website, as well as social media.
adidas
Tennis Sports Performance Design Intern | 09/2014 - 03/2015
• Researched trends, colors, silhouettes, fabrics, and prints for the SS16 and FW16 tennis collections.
• Translated design research into formal presentations for the design, marketing, and product development departments.
• Chosen to design looks for the SS16 Galaxy men, women, and childrens collection, as well as the women’s and
childrens’ Response Classic SS16 collection.
• Responsible for tech pack creation for allotted collections, collaborating with product development and marketing to
consistently meet fabric lead times and factory deadlines.
University of Texas Historical Textiles and Apparel Collection
Archival Intern | 06/2013 - 06/2014
• Accessed and formally processed artifact donations using standard archiving procedures.
• Catalogued artifacts in an online database accessible to the public on School of Human Ecology website.
• Maintained and further strengthened donor relations.
• Packaged and stored artifacts properly to maintain the health of the artifacts while maximizing space allotted.
Langford Market
Sales Associate | 08/2013 - 03/2014
• Used customer service strategies to move product and maximize stores profits.
• Planned store color stories and visual merchandising designs that identified with the stores core brand.
• Developed store look-book for spring 2012 that was representative of the store.
SRV LLC
Merchandise Planner | 06/2012 - 12/2012
• Created over 500 merchandise Plan-O-Grams unique to each store location.
· Aided in driving sales margins and inventory turns based upon computerized sales.
· Managed inventory to maximize store’s profitability with attention to volume and physical space.
· Identified promotional opportunities based upon trends and consumer history.
· Coordinated shipping regarding plan o grams and visual merchandising instructions between the corporate office and stores.
· Worked closely with marketing team on product placement based upon marketing research
Education history
University of Texas
Bachelors of Science | 2010 - 2014
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