Aimée A. Mitchell New York, NY 10014

Summary

I am a highly creative, dedicated Sr. Designer with substantial technical experience with both men’s and women’s fashion accessories and product industry. I am looking to obtain a diverse, creative position that will utilize my extensive experience and skills. My strengths include creating innovative and sale-tested designs, brand building, and significant attention to details, CADs, technical drawings / flats, inspiration boards, Knowledge of construction and patterns for luxury & mass market products, sourcing, trend savvy, and both building and leading creative design teams.

Skills

• Adobe InDesign • Adobe Photoshop • Adobe Illustrator • Microsoft Excel • Microsoft Word • Microsoft Outlook • PDM • Handbags • Small Leather goods • Gifts • Cold Weather • Pet Accessories • Hosiery • Hardware Design/development • Technical Design • Product Development • Knowledge of Leather, PU-PVC materials • Mood/Trend Boards • Market & Trend research • Graphic Design • line edits • merchandising • CADS • Sketching • Textiles & Print Making • Pattern making • Sewing/constructions • Draping • Merchandising & visual window Display • Photography • Photo styling/ stylist • Experience with licensed graphics • Package design.

Current Freelance / Consulting

AMERICAN ACCESSORIES INC. December 2016 – December 2016

• Sr. Tech Designer: Responsible for creating detailed technical design Packs. Products include small leather goods, gifts, belts and packaging design.

TORY BURCH / TORY SPORT March 2016 – September 2016

• Sr. Tech Designer for women’s handbags and SLG’s: Responsible for technical design and tech Packs, some PDM. Transferring hand sketches to technical drawings/flats & CAD renderings. Designing and creating rendered textile patterns, and HDW design for both handbags and SLG’s.

GAP INC / BANANA REPUBLIC February 2014 – April 2016

• Sr. Designer for men and women’s: Responsible for seasonal trend research, presentation boards, original designs, technical packs for soft and hard goods; handbags and SLG’s, hosiery, scarves and cold weather woven & knits.

SUPERIOR BRANDS LLC / RFA GROUP January 2015 - October 2015

• Design / consultant for men, women and children: Responsible for seasonal trend research, original designs and presentation CADS for both soft and hard goods, cold weather woven & knits, hosiery, neckwear, gifts & small leather goods.

LI & FUNG USA December 2012/2015

• Design /consultant for men and women’s: Market research for global gift trends, created Branding and logos, Marketing concepts, original designs, CAD illustrations and Some product sourcing.

ROFFE ACCESSORIES INC. March 2015–May 2015

• Sr. Designer / consultant for men’s leather goods & gifts: Provided original designs and presentation CADS for off-price department stores.

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Experience

RANDA CORP / SWANK INC, NEW YORK, NY March 2009–July 2013

Tommy Hilfiger | Nautica | Tumi | T-Tech | Guess | Buffalo/David Bitton | Geoffrey Beene | Private Labels Leading Senior Designer for men and women’s • Responsible for trend direction, designing and creating unique collections for multiple global brands and private label accounts for all product categories; belts and small leather goods and gifts etc. • Traveled overseas to source new materials, work with factories and conduct trend and market research. Design team leader for Tommy Hilfiger: Responsible for leading and Maintaining 11 categories and the supervision of 4 associates in the areas of creative direction, design & trend input, brand integrity, Merchandising and line edits, product development and quality improvements. • Expanded the Tommy Hilfiger’s accessories business from a 40 door to a 450-door business. • Designed and developed new Tommy Hilfiger's women’s belt collection for retail and department stores. • Products featured during Fashion Week - Tommy Hilfiger Fall/Winter 2010 women’s fashion show with collaborator Peter Som and Men’s belts featured in Tommy Hilfiger spring/summer 2010 show at Bryant Park.

INTERBRAND LLC, NEW YORK, NY April 2004–October 2008

DKNY | Nat Nast | Timberland | Report Collection | North Sails | RESQ | Private Labels Senior Designer for men and women's • Responsible for multiple brands; Design concepts, presentations boards, technical packs, line edits, merchandising, Product development sourcing & developing new materials and meeting with clients. • Products included: Belts, handbags, small leather goods, hardware design, cold-weather/headwear, hosiery, gifts, pet accessories and package design. • Created and launched in-house brand: RESQ For department stores.

CIPRIANI / MAXLEATHER ACCESSORIES, NEW YORK, NY May 1999–November 2003

Nautica | DKNY | Donna Karan Collection | Sean John | Calvin Klein | Brooks Brothers | Private Labels Designer Men’s • Responsible for designing and creating detailed technical packs, sourcing materials, product development and seasonal product line sheets. Meeting with clients, conducted significant market research on seasonal trends. • Products included: Small leather goods, gifts, pet accessories and package design.

Education

• Parsons design: Continuing education program.

• Fashion Institute of Technology (F. I. T.): Fashion Design, Applied Science Degree.

• New England School of Fashion Design: Fashion Design, Associate of Arts degree.

• Mount Wachusett community college: Photography & Fine Arts major.

Linked In profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/aim%C3%A9e-a-mitchell-3150879b

Aimée A. Mitchell West 11th Street New York, NY 10014 • Phone: 347-220-2699 • Email: Am2me2@gmail.com

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