Jen O'Brien

*Created graphics, textile prints, & trend boards for Junior’s/ Girl’s/ Women’s fashion tops, graphic tops, loungewear, activewear, & dresses. *Partnered with Design Team, Sales Team, & Buyers on merchandising line cads for orders. *Oversaw print production for all orders through to final production, supported by a trained assistant. *Separated & created tech packs for all artwork orders including: sizing, placement, Pantone colors, & screen processes. *Collaborated with companies such as: Rue21, YM, TJMaxx/ Marshalls, Ross, Burlington, Dollar General, Ardene, Charlotte Russe, Wet Seal, Cititrends, Fashion Nova, & Stage.

*Developed a line for each market, incorporating screen tees and 5-10 new fashion silhouettes. *Provided comprehensive tech packs for every new fashion silhouette. *Authorized all fittings for new fashion designs. *Led the creation of core artwork for screen tees and tops for Girls 7-16, 4-6x, & toddlers. *Personally designed select graphics for screen prints and all-over prints. *Developed trend boards for each season and market. *Actively participated in product development, with a focus on Gift With Purchase (GWP) items. *Trained and managed one main Girls Graphic Artist. *Collaborated with other graphic artists in the department on various designs. *Accompanied the Design Team to sales meetings with Kohl’s, JCPenney, Sears/Kmart, Tilly’s, and Walmart. *Maintained close alignment with sales trends and consistently tracked best-selling items.

*Created a line of casual clothing with graphic and print inspiration for every Junior market including: screen tees, tanks, hoodies, sweatshirts, and loungewear bottoms for Bonafide Love. *Worked with my own Graphic Artist and CAD Artist. *Did some of the graphics myself for the screen prints and all over prints. *Played around with some washes, bleaching, tie dyes, and burnouts in house, and also worked with the dye house vendors creating new washes. *Worked directly with the vendors in China via email and Skype. *The main companies we worked with were: Charlotte Russe, Rue 21, Wet Seal, Forever 21, DELiA*s, The Buckle, Torrid, Hot Topic, Tilly’s, Zumiez, Journeys, Alloy, Maurices, Vanity, Macy’s, Nordstrom, Charming Shoppes, Anchor Blue, Gordmans, Mandee, TJ/TK Maxx, Ross, Bealles, Gabriel Brothers, and Belk. *The last few months I worked at Seventy Two, I designed the new denim line for A Fine Mess. I was in charge of designing/preparing the whole line including: fits, specs, etc. *Traveled to Hong Kong and China to see our denim factory, wash/dye house, one of our main vendors office, shopped for fabrics in the stock market, and shopped around the stores for trend inspiration.

*Contributed to preparing and altering photo-real line sheets for every market. *Played around with making new prints for the garments. *Helped organize the line to be sent out for every market and took pictures. *Prepared detailed spec sheets for the garments on the line and for orders. *Corrected specs where needed on garments, and was involved with being the fit model for the line.