Gretel Saiyed
South Morang
Summary
Deadline-driven Graphic Designer focused on overseeing projects from concept through final delivery. Successfully creates brand messages, strategies and key graphic productions. Hardworking with expertise in creating commercial garments and building brands with almost 20 years of industry success.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Graphic Designer
Mitch Dowd
02.2015 - Current
- Garment design for Infants, Childrens, Ladies and Mens across categories for sleepwear, outerwear, underwear & socks
- Designing ranges to pitch for new licenses and opportunities
- Designing styleguide assets and new poses for some of our licenses
- Training new or junior designers
- Packaging design
- Attending online meetings using Teams
- Trend research
- Finished artwork packs for factories
- The Wiggles, Cocomelon, Dr Seuss, Disney, Warner Bros., My Little Pony and many more
Senior Graphic Designer
Caprice
10.2013 - 02.2015
- Duties as Casco Blu below
Senior Graphic Designer/Product Developer/Assistant Account Manager
Casco Blu
04.2005 - 05.2013
- Licensed garment design for Infants, Children's, Ladies and Menswear across categories for sleepwear, outerwear, underwear & socks
- Strong emphasis on creating a point of difference between retailers by creating innovative & unique licensed products
- Focus on increasing sales through designing for target markets using previous season sell through and future trends as a guide
- Designing range boards for presentations to license companies and buyers
- Overseeing other designers
- Working drawings using illustrator
- Working with QA and patternmakers to check production from initial design, strike off & pre- production through to shipment
- Briefing freelance designers
- Participating in meetings with the buyers
- Approving lab dips and trims
- Liaising with license companies
- Communicating with factories in China
- Working closely with patternmakers on fittings and garment specifications
- Finished art packs for factories
- Overseas buying trips
- Trend Research
- Trips to China to meet with factories and approve production – (including 3 months of living and working there for the company in 2011) Licenses include – Disney, Thomas, Simpsons, Lego, Dora, Ben 10, Star Wars and many more
- Cost Sheets and other sales forms
Field Assistant Patternmaker
Track
09.2004 - 04.2005
- Measuring patterns for overseas specifications Pattern maintenance and alterations Grading
Education
Diploma of Clothing - Textiles and Footwear
Box Hill Tafe
2004
Short Course in Jewellery Design and Construction -
Box Hill Tafe
2003
Skills
- Working collaboratively with other designers
- Adobe Creative Suite, specializing in illustrator
- Trend Research
- Commercial design
- Time management
- Good communication skills
- Competent under pressure
- Excellent eye for detail
- Conscientious
References
Anastasia Kotis 0411 096 839
Amanda Ryan 0412 532 269
Dora Bakasetas 0411 161 603
Kent Ewers 0419 347 227
Timeline
Senior Graphic Designer
Mitch Dowd
02.2015 - Current
Senior Graphic Designer
Caprice
10.2013 - 02.2015
Senior Graphic Designer/Product Developer/Assistant Account Manager
Casco Blu
04.2005 - 05.2013
Field Assistant Patternmaker
Track
09.2004 - 04.2005
Diploma of Clothing - Textiles and Footwear
Box Hill Tafe
Short Course in Jewellery Design and Construction -
Box Hill Tafe
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