1. JESSICA
BURKE
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APPAREL DESIGNER
EXPERTISE
SWEATER DESIGN
CUT AND SEW KNIT DESIGN
TECHNICAL FLAT ILLUSTRATIONS
TEAM LEADERSHIP
BRANDING AND SOCIAL MEDIA
TECH SKILLS
PLM
ILLUSTRATOR
PHOTOSHOP
EXCEL
WEB PAGE DESIGN
TREND SITES AND MARKET RESEARCH
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Apparel designer with strong sweater and knitwear design abilities.
Graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design, interned in
London with Alexander McQueen and currently designs womenswear,
contemporary and menswear for KBL Group International. With my
learned market knowledge and innovative problem solving skills, I
am able to develop garments that embody an overall vision of trend
influence and lifestyle branding.
EXPERIENCE
KBL GROUP INTERNATIONAL, LTD.LEAD DESIGNER
2013 - PRESENT Lead designer on proprietary and celebrity brands;
four direct reports. Head designer for Nouveaux, a price driven Missy
brand which retails at Macys, Dillard and Boscovs. Head designer for
Kmart celebrity brands Adam Levine Mens, Womenswear and Nicki
Minaj.
RALSEY GROUP, LF USAASST. DESIGNER [P]
2010 - 2013 Oversaw research, design, salesman sample execution,
presentations and sweater fittings for price driven brands such as
Chico's, Walmart and Steinmart. Directed yarn development team.
Market research, building color story, style allotment, prepare all
market week presentation materials, tech packs, fittings and
production follow up [i.e. lab dips, embellishment approvals].
Spearheaded creation of several other celebrity initiatives such
as Eva Longoria, Wendy Williams for HSN and Whitney Port at QVC.
Point person for yarn and color trend development. Collaborated
in the rebrand and rebuilding of company website.
Proposed PLM transitional initiatives.
Collaboratively worked to evaluate and elevate in-house design
process efficiency.
Alexander McQueenDESIGN INTERN
2009 Created experimental hand knit and unconventional fabric
manipulation samples for Fall 2009 Womenswear Collection: "Horn
of Plenty".
Lutz and PatmosKnitwear Design Intern
2008, 2009 Illustrated line sheet flats, researched redesign and
anniversary ideas and updated company's website. Interacted with
sample makers and yarn vendors. Assisted with Spring 2009, 2010
Gallery Show and Photo Shoots.
EDUCATION
RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN
[RISD]
BACHELOR OF ARTS
2005-2009 APPAREL DESIGN
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