Katie Fagan
Apparel Designer I, Bras
Baltimore | United States
Skills
No information
Interests
Calligraphy
Fashion design
Graphic design
Sports performance
Oil paintings
Museum conservation.
Industries
Lifestyle
Outdoor
Run
Snow
In my own words
— KatieApparel Design Professional: My work can be viewed here: http://www.theshewolffromchicago.com/
Trajectory
Sep 2019 — Now
Apparel Designer I, Bras · Under Armour
• Researching trend, silhouette, fabric and trim innovation to further enhance bra product offering.
• Working closely with design manager to utilize seasonal concepts in design direction.
• Creating initial designs, merchandising pages, setting up tech packs.
• Working closely with tech design, materials and trims team to source and develop seasonal materials.
• Responsible for commenting on fit samples during fit sessions, and making tech pack adjustments.
• Working with product, merchandising, and color teams to apply colors that align with business strategies.
• Traveling with the category domestically for market research.
• Connecting with athletes to collect consumer insights relevant to the product created.
Dec 2016 — Sep 2019
Manager- Creative Services and Product Design · Elevate Brand Marketing
• Design apparel and unique products for clients such as the Dallas Cowboys, the Philadelphia Flyers, Phillips 66, San jose sharks and more.
• Worked with crossfunctional partners and clients through product ideation.
• Utilized client assets to create on-brand client messaging.
• Created company assets used for web, print, and hard collateral.
• Trained and managed two designers workload and full project life cycle.
• Responsible for tech pack creation and testing pre-production samples for clients, collaborating with product development and marketing to consistently meet client timelines, supplier lead times and factory deadlines.
Jan 2016 — Nov 2016
Freelance OEM Lifestyle Sportswear Designer · Harbor Group, LLC
• Researched trends, colors, silhouettes, fabrics, and textile treatments for OEM clients such as VF brands, Harley Davidson, as well as others.
• Translated design research into formal presentations, working cross-functionally with the design, marketing, and product development departments.
• Designed fleece apparel collections for both male and female consumers for FW16 and SS17.
• Responsible for tech pack creation and fittings for allotted collections, collaborating with product development and marketing to consistently meet fabric lead times and factory deadlines.
Sep 2015 — Jan 2016
Graphic Design/Production Assistant · FanPrint
• Worked crossfunctionally with multiple departments to brainstorm design direction for English Premier League, NFLPA, MLB, NHL, NCAA, and entertainment licensed apparel designs.
• Utilized adobe illustrator and photoshop to expand concept designs and deliver a high number of graphic designs for apparel across multiple channels in accordance with the sports licensing departments requirements.
• Created ad sheets and publication files that showcased designs on the company website, as well as social media.
Sep 2014 — Mar 2015
Tennis Sports Performance Design Intern · adidas
• Researched trends, colors, silhouettes, fabrics, and prints for the SS16 and FW16 tennis collections.
• Translated design research into formal presentations for the design, marketing, and product development departments.
• Chosen to design looks for the SS16 Galaxy men, women, and childrens collection, as well as the women’s and
childrens’ Response Classic SS16 collection.
• Responsible for tech pack creation for allotted collections, collaborating with product development and marketing to
consistently meet fabric lead times and factory deadlines.
Jun 2013 — Jun 2014
Archival Intern · University of Texas Historical Textiles and Apparel Collection
• Accessed and formally processed artifact donations using standard archiving procedures.
• Catalogued artifacts in an online database accessible to the public on School of Human Ecology website.
• Maintained and further strengthened donor relations.
• Packaged and stored artifacts properly to maintain the health of the artifacts while maximizing space allotted.
Aug 2013 — Mar 2014
Sales Associate · Langford Market
• Used customer service strategies to move product and maximize stores profits.
• Planned store color stories and visual merchandising designs that identified with the stores core brand.
• Developed store look-book for spring 2012 that was representative of the store.
Jun 2012 — Dec 2012
Merchandise Planner · SRV LLC
• Created over 500 merchandise Plan-O-Grams unique to each store location.
· Aided in driving sales margins and inventory turns based upon computerized sales.
· Managed inventory to maximize store’s profitability with attention to volume and physical space.
· Identified promotional opportunities based upon trends and consumer history.
· Coordinated shipping regarding plan o grams and visual merchandising instructions between the corporate office and stores.
· Worked closely with marketing team on product placement based upon marketing research
Activity
Education history
University of Texas
Bachelors of Science | 2010 - 2014
