Sean Maisano
Footwear Designer · Sean Maisano design
Boston, MAIn My Own Words
Art Center educated with several years of varied, professional experience. Please see provided link for work samples. More information provided upon request. - THANK YOU
Work Experience
Footwear designer
Sean Maisano design2013 – Present
Providing comprehensive footwear design services to a broad spectrum of brands and markets. Services include: creative direction, concept generation, design sketching, line art, photo-real rendering, tech packages, color/material implementation, sample development Clients: - Bobux International - ADDzgn - Olukai - Adidas - Gredico Footwear Limited (Disney licensed product)
Footwear Designer
New Balance2014 – Present
Highly versatile position holding responsibilities with inline “Made in USA” product, Advanced Concepts, and Lifestyle categories. Collaboration and consultation with each category to inject a youthful freshness and newness to a wide range of already strong heritage product - Main objective being to leverage an existing foundation to demonstrate future opportunities within existing markets and open possibilities for new markets.
Footwear Designer
PF FLYERS2014 – Present
Solely responsible for all aspects of in-house footwear design projects. Leveraging consumer insight and brand history to design a heritage product with modern appeal. Utilizing technical knowledge and color/material/trim experience to develop high level design for a broad spectrum of retail spaces.
Footwear Designer (color/materials)
Adidas2012 – 2013
Colaborated with design and marketing to set direction for all Adidas Originals color and material to create line art, color CADs and photoreals for final presentation of products. Utilized internal resources and market research of trends, color, material, and fabrication processes for effective implementation of future product. Collected and shared market/trend information to drive seasonal brand creative direction per season. (contract position)
Product Assistant
Spy Optic2011 – 2012
Worked in-house with Product development, Design, and Brand Manager in the design and development of new product. Responsible for the generation and management of original design drawings/renderings, tech files, and technical drawings for both eyewear and apparel as well as the management and facilitation of prototypes, samples, and production approvals with domestic vendors and overseas factories.
Footwear Designer
Creative Recreation2009 – 2011
Created footwear design and product concepts under direction of Creative Director. Designed seasonal collections and SMU lines; including hand sketches, color illustrations, technical drawings, color/material concepts, mood inspiration boards, and graphic solutions. Handed over all design and technical packages to development, communicating all relevant information needed for the development process.
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