Fashion

Outdoor

Senior-level design leader with strong history of strengthening brand identity through product. Achieve strategic growth and financial targets by leading highly motivated teams through the development and execution of long range, scalable product collections. Experience in managing all facets of product development from providing creative vision and direction, defining color and print strategy, fit development and analysis, through quality control and production. 

Accountable for developing and executing seasonal product strategies. Oversaw bottoms category sales growth by 18% through launch of an exclusive denim collection designed for inclusive sizing. Co-led the expansion of plus size assortment to 80% of the line. Managed the research and execution of fit/sizing, and competitive analysis of this market segment.

Initiate growth opportunities; implemented scalable product collections to offer diversity within the assortment, providing a testing ground for new product, and a platform to build on successes. Launched the first loungewear collection for the company that utilized deadstock fabric. 

Responsible for defining aesthetic pillars to distinguish brand identity within the market. Elevated the top 10 business-driving styles by leveraging data, analyzing price/value strategy, and through consumer engagement which generated 2% margin improvement. Top 10 styles attribute to 22% of total revenue for the business.

Manage Design, Product Development, Sourcing, and Quality Control teams; hire and develop highly motivated team members to achieve company wide initiatives, financial targets, and professional development. 

Improve and implement processes; specializing in lean team management and cross functional coordination for optimal efficiency and collaboration.

Integral role in managing brand direction through collaboration with marketing, e-commerce, and visual merchandising.

Senior Design Manager

Lead, facilitate, and inspire apparel design and development team to produce innovative designs that align brand and company-wide initiatives.

Consumer expert for the brand with an in-depth understanding of fit and fabrication, consumer expectations, and product performance to continually seek out new ways to develop strong customer focused strategies based on these insights.

Develop creative briefs to communicate design vision and direction of the brand to internal and external team members.

Drive innovative ways to strengthen brand identity and presence in the marketplace.

Collaborate and build relationships with cross-functional team members to achieve harmonious design, merchandising, and marketing vision.

Oversees department budget with a focus on maximizing productivity and development opportunities. Reduced product development costs by 40% in one year.

Manage creative operations and processes to ensure my team is proactively meeting project deadlines, performing high productivity, and generating creative design.

Leverage external relationships with colleagues and vendors to facilitate various opportunities in relation to merchandising and design goals.

Continually seek opportunities above and beyond my role to escalate personal and team development.

Manager of Design

Manage our design, technical design team and contractors with a focus on building a collaborative and aspirational environment

Analyze market trends and develop inspirational storylines and color palettes to bring harmony to brand and design visions

Conceptualize and design upwards of one hundered new styles a year including sourcing fabric/trims and illustrating technical sketches

Design and develop all print, embroidery, graphic, and various surface artwork

Designer

Design graphic artwork for tops and bottoms in conjunction with seasonal trends and various market collaborations

Develop unique repeat print designs in conjunction with the brand story and seasonal themes

Create and maintain complex visual line plans, hang tags, and promotional workbooks

Manage color approvals for production

Apparel Designer - Contract

Manage all RTW Sportswear styles in product execution, fittings, fabric/trim selection, and all design components

Travel Europe, China, and U.S. to attend premiere fabric/print shows, and shop important stores for trend research and inspiration

Lead designer of our exclusive Activewear, Footwear, and Accessories from initial concept through fabric selection, artwork/print development, and fittings

Create and present trend recaps to merchants/key partners, and translate trend ideas and inspiration to develop a salable product

Associate Designer

Find out detailed information about Megan Krajco,  in Arvada, CO

Megan Krajco: in Arvada, CO

Megan Krajco

American InterContinental University

University of Wisconsin - Stout