Sara-Blue Baker is a surface pattern designer based in Plymouth, UK who specializes in fashion-focused prints. She combines traditional and digital design methods to remain hands-on while allowing creativity. With experience managing her own brand and launching a fashion line, she is seeking project and collaboration opportunities. Baker has skills in digital design, print techniques, interpreting briefs, and garment production. She has run multiple businesses and held leadership roles while obtaining qualifications in fashion, business, and technology.

1. Sara-Blue Baker
www.roughdesigns.co.uk
4 St Judes Road, Plymouth Devon, PL4 9BR
Telephone: 07972048380 Email: info@roughdesigns.co.uk
As a surface pattern designer specialising in fashion-focused prints, I love to
combine traditional and contemporary methods in my design process. This
allows me to remain hands on whilst giving me the freedom and expanse of
creativity that technology allows. After developing my own brand and launching
my first fashion line I am eager to complete projects and to collaborate with
other creatives.
Key Skills
 Fluent use of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator for digital design
 An extensive knowledge of wide ranging print techniques including silk
screen, linocut and sublimation processes
 Ability to interpret briefs to create designs that are both innovative and
client focused
 Skilled within pattern cutting, garment construction and industrial
sewing
Experience
19/04/2013-Present | Rough Designs | Plymouth
Proprietor/Designer
 All aspects of business management including building and maintaining
the website, advertising through multiple channels, ordering and
accounts
 Design surface patterns for clothing, accessories and stationery ranges
 Negotiated contract for retail distribution of clothing line
09/2013-2015| PCA Student Union | Plymouth
Vice President for Higher Education/Student Governor/Lead student for QAA
review (volunteer)
 Successfully campaigned for position and voted in by peers
 Regularly attend and contribute to Student Union meetings
 Ran Student Voice meetings allowing student reps to feedback from
courses
 Attended board meetings as both Vice President and Student Governor
 Wrote the colleges’ student submission for the QAA report

2. 09/2011-2015 | Voodoo Lounge LTD | Plymouth
Waitress/ Bar Staff
 Constantly multi tasking and prioritising duties
 Work contrasting environments during the daytime and night time shifts
 Managing and diffusing difficult situations
06/2008-08/2011 | Everything Everywhere | Plymouth
Connectivity and Multimedia Technical Support
 Delivered second line technical support
 Ran motivational and informative meetings
 Regularly coached and developed colleagues from various departments to
help increase their knowledge, confidence and customer service
01/2005 – 02/2008 | Strangely Blue Body Piercing | Plymouth
Proprietor/Body Piercer
 Managed all aspects of the business including advertising and accounts
 Completed all body piercings for customers with the help of an
apprentice
 Trained new staff
Education
Plymouth College of Art | Present
Fashion BA: Present
Level 0 Fashion: PASS
NCFE Level 2 certificate in Creative Craft: PASS
Trendemi | 2012
Trendemi Personal Shopper Course: PASS
Saltash Learning Centre | 2006
CLAIT certificate in File management and e-documentation: PASS
Plymouth High School for Girls | 2005
GCSE’s: English Lit (A), English Lang (B), Science Double Award (CC),
Maths (D)
References available on request