Rini Merdjanova: Freelance Designer in Los Angeles, CA
Rini Merdjanova
Freelance Designer
Los Angeles | United States
Skills
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Industries
Fashion
Work experience
Rinime Design
Freelance Designer | 06/2019 - Current
-Worked closely with clients to execute their vision for one of a kind, custom made garments from concept to final product.
-Created vision boards for color, pattern , styling and overall look of each piece so client can visualize completed looks.
-Freehand illustrations to ensure creative direction is clear for client.
-Selection of all fabrications and trims. Custom fittings, pattern drafting, all pre-fit sampling and final garment construction.
SALICK PRODUCTIONS
Costume Designer and production Design Assistant | 09/2019 - 02/2020
-Worked as 1st assistant under Production Designer/ Art Director to ensure all details of job were organized.
- Shopped for all materials needed for completion of each job in very short time frame to execute timely delivery for quick turn around.
-Assisted in all research for mood boards to showcase in all production meeting with client and Production teams.
-Staging and organization of all sets to be ready for early morning shoot calls.
-Organized all rental house pick-ups and merchandise returns.
-Close out paperwork for entire job.
FAM Brands
Associate Designer | 03/2018 - 05/2019
Design:
-Worked closely with Creative Director & VP of Sales to execute design direction and maintain as well as
elevate brands name for several private labels.
-Responsible for all market and trend research reports and trend boards to lead in Buyer Presentations.
-Daily communications w/ PD team, Tech Design, Production, & Graphic teams from proto to TOP sample development.
-Responsible for creating tech packs, construction/ artwork/ trim detail and all call out detail pages, as well as generating style numbers for all new styles and updating BOM daily using PLM system.
-All technical flat sketches, CADS & line-sheets for all new conceptual working styles and updates for all running styles.
-Sourced & developed new fabrications/wash/treatment testing & sampling both locally & overseas for quick SMS turnaround to show buyers and potential clients.
-In charge of Lab dip requests for all seasonal palettes. Finalized color and fabric quality for production and bulk fabrics.
-Generated Buyer & Licensor tracking approvals for all styles.
-Scheduled fittings w/fit model & Production/ Tech teams from 1st fit proto to PP/TOP stages, as well as pre-lim & production
meetings with PD/Production teams for all new styles.
Sustainable Apparel Group
Assistant Designer/ Cut & Sew Knits, Woven's, & Active-wear | 09/2014 - 10/2016
Design:
Worked directly with Head designer/Creative Director. Created all line sheets & CAD's. Developed SMS request
logs and fabric logs for clear overseas factory communication. Created all specialty details pages & hand-off pages for tech design and factories for both development as well as production & bulk fabric approvals.
-Worked closely with local dye & wash-houses as well as overseas factories on SMS development including trying new wash
treatments, wash tests, and new fresh fabrication tests samples with overseas mill.
-Responsible for all Brand Market research, trend research, sample shopping & returns, as well as expense reports for both head designer and myself.
-Responsible to manage small office team of 4 employees to keep on calendar and meet all required deadlines.
BCBG MAX AZRIA GROUP
Design/ Product Development Assistant, Women's Knit & Sweater Departments | 12/2013 - 09/2014
-Close collaborative work with R & D Color team, as well as Digital Design team for flawless engineered print placement & new fresh textile designs.
-Fee hand loose sketches, CADS, Line sheets maintenance.
- Responsible new draping samples to show Creative Director every morning in design meetings.
-Updating tech packs,scheduling fittings,& also was the stand in fit model in design meetings.
-Responsible for replenishment orders of fabrics for each monthly delivery and overseeing PD assistant in SMS sample tracking.
-Created mood/ inspiration boards, as well as conducting brand research weekly to keep on market trend.
-Generating Design cards, and all line-sheets for each monthly delivery for several lines.
VINCE
Design Intern, Women's Woven, Knit, & Sweater Departments | 01/2012 - 01/2013
-Spec'd, photographed, & logged all sample garments to log measurements and all design details for factory.
-Organizing mood boards, fabric cards, look-books, & conducted brand research.
-Manipulated and copied patterns in photoshop and illustrator, matched yarns and placed fabric and thread orders directly to yarn mills overseas.
-Sample purchases and returns.