Launer Johnson
Branford
Summary
Creative fashion design professional with eighteen years of experience in managing clothing design operations. Expertise in detail-oriented design processes and artistic skill application. Seeking a position that leverages extensive industry knowledge and operational capabilities.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Freelance Senior Designer
Centric Brands
New York, NY
01.2017 - 01.2025
- Designed tops, sweaters, and bottoms for Kenneth Cole Young Men’s, Nautica Boys, Timberland, Tommy Boys, and Tommy Girls.
- Worked closely with production team and review changes and revisions due to cost.
- Supervised the graphic artist with fashion suggestions to create a presentable line to boost sales.
- Created and set up art sheets and sizing for all garments.
- Made revisions on tech packs in PLM data base, including revising and updating images in Illustrator. Then uploaded those changes to PLM.
Freelance Senior Designer
Sante Fe Apparel
New York, NY
01.2014 - 01.2019
- Responsible for the designing from conception to production & conducting research on market trends and presenting concept and inspiration boards. Working on Outerwear for Kids, Women’s Junior, and Missy lines.
- Developing style details, creating mood boards, tech packs, line sheets, flat sketches, & CADs.
- Creating specs and measurements for outerwear, grading, and conducting fittings.
- Communicate with overseas for counter samples and new fabric/trim sourcing.
- Working closely with merchandising team to help create the line.
Freelance Senior Designer
Hanes
New York, NY
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Produced designs of tops and bottoms for Hanes girl’s sizes 2-16 and boy’s sizes 4-20 for Walmart stores. And Champion performance for girls sizes 2-16 for Target stores.
- Shopped the market for new trend ideas. Making shopping comparisons reports and trend boards for meetings.
- Facilitated great ideas with Merchandising Team on production, fabrics, proto samples & trims.
- Created wire frames, story boards, user flows, process flows, and site maps to communicate interactive and design ideas.
- Conducted phone conference meetings with out of state departments.
- Tech packs and art sheets for production.
Senior Designer
Parigi Group
New York, NY
01.2007 - 01.2012
- Executed new designs for DKNY Baby line (boys and girls). Which includes dresses, sets, woven, and knit tops, sweaters, and bottoms
- Devised trend boards for forecasting the latest fashions for future seasons.
- Researched the market for samples to source for production.
- Developed tech packs for overseas to produce designs.
Education
BA - Fashion Merchandising
Post University
Skills
- Advanced knowledge & proficiency in:
- PLM
- Illustrator CSS, Photoshop CSS
- 3D Browzwear
- InDesign
- Microsoft Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Microsoft Outlook
Timeline
Freelance Senior Designer
Centric Brands
01.2017 - 01.2025
Freelance Senior Designer
Hanes
01.2016 - 01.2017
Freelance Senior Designer
Sante Fe Apparel
01.2014 - 01.2019
Senior Designer
Parigi Group
01.2007 - 01.2012
BA - Fashion Merchandising
Post University