Elise Roy
Freelance Designer · Elise Roy Designs
Vancouver, British Columbia
In My Own Words
Creative and motivated designer with various skill sets within the fashion industry. Action sports enthusiast. Supporter of big community brands and smaller businesses geared towards making a difference.
Work Experience
Freelance Designer
Elise Roy Designs2017 – Present
Freelance Apparel Designer working with various brands to assist in Creative and Photo-Art Direction. Textile Repeat and Color Designer.
Creative Director
Stitch and Feather2016 – 2017
Graphic Designer overseeing and creating all media content Ecommerce and Web Manager Ecommerce and lifestyle photographer Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Administrator Graphic Designer Apparel Designer Trims Designer Stylist
Lifestyle and Outwear Design Assistant
The North Face2015 – 2015
Assisting Lifestyle and Outerwear designers with: Fittings Techpack edits Design presentations Grid updates Coloring CADS Trims submits Fabric lab dips
Designer
Rikshaw Design, LLC2013 – 2014
Designing and creating all seasonal color boards Product development sourcing for upcoming seasons Translating found inspiration into company brand CAD designer responsible for rendering all apparel, accessories, and bedding Responsible for editing and creating technical packs for women’s apparel, children’s apparel, and bedding Color specialist managing all strike-off approvals Organization of development processes Written and verbal communication to development team overseas with fit comments and quality control Assistant textiles and print developer Marketing assistant Order processor Operations assistant Production assistant during lifestyle and silo photo shoots Makeup and hair dresser for catalog and lifestyle photo shoots
Design Assistant
ASICS America Corp2013 – 2013
Assistant to senior women’s and menswear designers with: Technical packs Organization of merchandise boards Created seasonal color boards Freelance graphics and textile designer Graphic design assistant for inline apparel, team t-shirt designs, and packaging for accessories Organization of fabric library Attended fittings and seasonal handovers to production and management teams Seasonal color development within apparel and footwear design Reported to pattern maker and sample sewer with technical packs for mock-ups Fabric sourcing for seasonal lines via fabric mills and in-house fabric library Extra small fit model
Senior Customer Associate
Anthropologie2012 – 2013
Assisted costumers on the floor, in dressing rooms, and at cash register Assisted in placing orders via Mobile POS systems as well as over the phone In charge of online sales operations for shipments and orders Staying on top of current trends specific to Anthropologie and throughout the industry Participated in the Personal Shopper program which benefits customers as a personalized shopping experience. Clothing and styles are chosen to accommodate clients wants and needs. Restocked all apparel and home products Merchandised sale room floor
Intern Design, Merchandising and Print
Billabong USA2012 – 2013
Assistant Junior's designers with CAD editing Assistant merchandiser and dresser for catalog photo shoots In charge of seasonal line presentation during and outside of budgeting meetings Assistant to Textiles Designer with repeat pattern creation and color editing Assistant to Graphic Artist for T-shirt and other apparel designs Managed and edited product specs on global PLM website Organized merchandise grids for Junior's accessories line Created all Excel spread sheets for final budgeting of accessories for the Junior's department Organized Senior Merchandiser's CAD layouts and merchandise grids
Photography Assistant
Billabong USA2012 – 2013
Coordinated clothes and styles for catalog photo shoots Model dresser Color corrected photos via use of Adobe Lightroom Assisted in final review of catalog photos
Assistant/Makeup Artist/Wardrobe Stylist
William Perls Photography2010 – 2012
Assisted photographer/owner with on location and studio work Assistant to set dressing Makeup artist for clients onset at art shows and personal photo shoots Wardrobe stylist for several shoots including work that has been featured in CMYK magazine In charge of model/client wardrobe
Intern
PiecexPiece2012 – 2012
Managed fabric showroom and apparel Assistant to pattern maker with cut-and-sew projects Assist in pattern making, cutting, and fabric sourcing Cleaning of sewing and show room Assisted in fittings Administrator of company blog and Twitter account
