Monique Chang: Footwear Designer, CGM (Roxy) in Long Beach, CA
Monique Chang
Footwear Designer, CGM (Roxy)
Long Beach | United States
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Interests
Ceramics
Design
Illustration
Industries
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Work experience
Boardriders
Footwear Designer, CGM (Roxy) | 02/2020 - Current
- Design women & girls' casuals, sandals, and boots for Roxy mainline, family channel line, SMU, clearance, and special collaborations (i.e. Stephanie Gilmore & Cynthia Rowley)
- Manage materialization, trims, color selection, and print/graphic creation for 100+ SKUs per season
- Create new upper designs via hand-sketching, digital CADs, tech pack creation, and prototype revisions
- Design sneaker/sandal soles and molded sandal straps via 2D blueprints and wood/PU mockup review
- Conducted trend research and created shopping reports for seasonal line-building & design insight
- Manage all packaging design
Avery Dennison
Creative Team Assistant | 07/2018 - 02/2020
- Assist creative team in a company that manufactures wovens, heat seals/transfers, and other embellishments for top footwear/apparel/accessory companies
- Prepare material kits and other presentations to showcase upcoming trends and material capabilities
- Prepare sets of materials for clients to use at special customization events
- Design material graphics & technical manuals in Adobe Illustrator
ComunityMade LLC
Merchandising Assistant | 11/2017 - 05/2018
- Assist start-up Los Angeles shoe brand by fulfilling needs in various areas: social media, product development, merchandising, marketing, event planning, cost analysis, and retail.
- Connect the company with local partners such as suppliers/manufacturers for new product, makers and brands to collaborate with, charities and nonprofits to fund and support, and event planners for markets and fairs to sell and market our product.
- Lead discussions on target customer demographics and wholesale channels. Compiled sales and inventory reports to forecast orders for new and anniversary SKUs.
- Learn the physical skill of designing and making a shoe by hand.
Skechers USA
Footwear Developer 1 | 11/2015 - 07/2017
- Manage new footwear development throughout a season. Started from developing new materialways to developing the entire Spring 2018 sandal line and much of the Fall 2018 boot line.
- Review and decide shoe construction, upper material reinforcement, outsole mold and blueprint, and last to achieve desired design, fit, cost, and quality.
- Communicate frequently with merchandising, design, costing, and material teams to deliver the best quality product at the desired cost and delivery time.
- Communicate with developers and factories in China and Vietnam; have travelled overseas to production lines and material vendors.