Elise Roy
Freelance Designer
Vancouver | CA
Skills
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Industries
Skate
Snow
Surf
In my own words
— EliseCreative 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.
Trajectory
Jan 2017 — Now
Freelance Designer · Elise Roy Designs
Freelance Apparel Designer working with various brands to assist in Creative and Photo-Art Direction. Textile Repeat and Color Designer.
Sep 2016 — Sep 2017
Creative Director · Stitch and Feather
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
Aug 2015 — Feb 2016
Production Artist/Design Assistant · Oakley, Inc.
Production Artist for multiple categories
Feb 2015 — May 2015
Lifestyle and Outwear Design Assistant · The North Face
Assisting Lifestyle and Outerwear designers with:
Fittings
Techpack edits
Design presentations
Grid updates
Coloring CADS
Trims submits
Fabric lab dips
Sep 2013 — Nov 2014
Designer · Rikshaw Design, LLC
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
Mar 2013 — Aug 2013
Design Assistant · ASICS America Corp
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
Mar 2012 — Mar 2013
Senior Customer Associate · Anthropologie
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
Sep 2012 — Feb 2013
Intern Design, Merchandising and Print · Billabong USA
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
Sep 2012 — Feb 2013
Photography Assistant · Billabong USA
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
Feb 2012 — Jun 2012
Intern · PiecexPiece
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
Feb 2010 — Jun 2012
Assistant/Makeup Artist/Wardrobe Stylist · William Perls Photography
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
Activity
Education history
Academy of Art University
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) | 2007 - 2012
Rancho Bernardo High School
GE | 2004 - 2007



