Jermane Miles
Lead designer
ANAHEIM | United States
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Industries
Fashion
Music
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Streetwear
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In my own words
— JermaneI'm a seasoned Illustrator / Designer with years of experience apparel industry .
Some past client / employers include : Ecko Red, Monarchy, Affliction, Sweet & Toxic, Lost girl, Blue Marlin, Disney, Top Heavy, Anchor blue, Serious Pimp, Pac Sun, No Rules and many others over the years. Recently I’ve worked with some great companies heading up the Art direction for Rag apparel where we worked with the Buckle and Hard Rock. Building some amazing programs for both of them. Salvage the number three denim brand in The Buckle Salvage I handled all of the Graphic tees with an average 6 to 8 style per month 600 to 1200 units per style. With Hard Rock I did Fashion Private label for both mens and women’s.
Trajectory
Jan 1998 — Now
Lead designer · J Miles Designs
My freelance design and consulting company
- Clients have included and are not limited to : Ecko Red, Pac Sun, Von Dutch, Jawbreaker, Bravado,
Fox, Disney, Hybrid Tees, Top Heavy, ODM, Kik Wear.
- Work with clients to be there “heavy hitter” the person who can handle the job what ever it is.
- Full package private label development from first sketches to final product. with vendor partners In
China and Mexico for production.
Jun 2014 — Nov 2018
Art director · Rag apparel
- Developed and designed the "Salvage" graphic tee program for the Buckle.
- Designed and handled production on promotional products, in store giveaways, social media
content.
- Organized and lead the creative direction in photoshoots to reflect the brands style and core values.
- Worked with our vendor partners and buyers to execute monthly graphic tee packages
- Worked with Hard Rock’s Product Developers to create new and unique styles and garments to
reflect the look and feel of the brand.
Feb 2013 — May 2014
Art Director · Crash and Burn
- Lead a team of artist and worked directly with the Head Designer to create a new fresh look for this
established brand.
- Over saw screen printed samples to stream line the process for first sample to production.
- Created hand drawn and digital graphics for the women’s line
- Worked with sales reps to ensure I understood what the buyers were looking for & to make sure the
buyers understood what the design team was trying to accomplish.
Mar 2010 — Aug 2012
Graphic Designer · Spektrum
- Creation of graphic tees for their core brands and private label lines such as Khols and Macys.
- Worked with Production team to ensure the quality of screen printed products
- Designed Mens cut & sew products
- Developed branded lines for boutiques and mid size chains.
Mar 2009 — Mar 2010
Designer · Affliction
- Creation of graphic tees for Remetee.
- Designed Mens woven tops
- Designed Mens board shorts
- Worked with production staff to ensure the garments with multiple embellishments were executed
properly.
- Worked with the other designer and Creative Director to develop and execute the brands Image
