Maggie Camarillo
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Highly creative, multitalented, and efficient Senior Apparel Designer with a strong aesthetic and background in apparel, concept design, print design,and working within an extensive variety of fabrications and trims. Exceptional collaborative and interpersonal skills, dynamic team player with well-developed written and verbal communication abilities, as well as leading line and shop presentations to leadership teams. Management experience with managing and leading full-time employees as well as freelancers to meet team and personal career goals. Skilled in vendor relations, communications, and over seas travel. Passionate and innovative individual, accustomed to performing with in a multi deadline environment while keeping true to the designs intention and concept.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Freelance Designer
Bel Kazan
2024.02 - 2024.05
- Demonstrated strong attention to detail when creating designs from concept through completion.
- Conducted research on competitors' websites to develop innovative ideas for unique designs.
- Analyzed customer feedback data collected from surveys or focus groups to inform future design decisions.
- Communicated effectively with client throughout the design process to maintain a positive relationship.
- Collaborated closely with client to understand project requirements and deliver customized design solutions.
- Modifyed designs according to client feedback.
- Worked directly with Owner/ Creative director as the sole Freelance apparel designer and shared my expertise as a designer offering input and bringing forth new ideas to elevate the brand and add to growth of the business.
Senior Apparel Designer
Gap Inc- Old Navy Division
2016.01 - 2018.09
- Senior designer for all categories of toddler girl apparel (knits, sweaters, wovens, denim, swim, outerwear, etc).
- Worked in all aspects of the design process: concepting and presentations.
- Lead design direction for toddler girl as well as baby girl apparel, (pulling together concept, color palettes, print/ pattern direction, fabrics for each season, working on apparel placement in shop and making sure concept threads through and stays true to story as well as protecting business needs, and working with technical designers on the fit of each garment while keeping true to the design aesthetic, and lastly the production phase of getting the final product to the stores).
- Participated in seasonal international overseas travel for costing with factories as well as inspirational concept trips.
- Managed both full-time employees and freelancer designers.
- Worked collaboratively with merchandise team to consolidate and clean up the number of silhouettes and styles in our shop to present clear messaging to customers.
- Actively participated in weekly design leadership meetings working to better streamline our process with in the design dept.
- Denim representative for entire Toddler/ Baby division met cross-divisionally with other design leads to concept and align denim fabrication, washes, and styles for the entire brand.
Presented in concept meeting shareouts to entire design division for the company. - Worked closely and collaboratively with design Director and VP of design.
Apparel Designer
Tea Collection
2013.05 - 2015.11
- Head designer for all categories of girl apparel (this includes knits, sweaters, wovens, swim, outerwear, etc).
- Worked in all aspects of the design process including creating print and pattern artwork for garments.
- Actively participated in marketing overviews of the catalogue lay downs to make sure all final product displayed is accurate and keeping to the integrity of the design vision/ concept.
- Traveled seasonally on overseas costing trips (being sole representative for the entire design team on these trips with merchant counterpart).
- Managed full-time freelancers as well as a full time Assistant Designer.
- Lead design team to help manage and oversee efficiencies with in the way we work with in the design division.
- Design representative for the cross-functional committee to explore new future business opportunities with in Tea's apparel offering in the children's apparel market.
Associate Designer
Gap Inc, Old Navy
2010.07 - 2013.05
- Head designer for the categories of Boy's Knits/ Sweaters/ Activewear/ Swimwear.
- Worked within all aspects of design process.
- Collaborated closely with my global sweaters team to create new styling and yarns to introduce into the growing boy's sweaters business.
- Began my management experience managing our Design Apprentices/ full time Design Freelancers. This included managing their schedules, delegating their needs with in the team, supporting them in their experience with in Old Navy and helping them reach their own personal goals in moving into a design role.
Assistant Designer
Gap Inc, Old Navy
2008.01 - 2010.07
- Assisted within all categories of Boy's Design including: Knits/ Sweaters, Active, Graphic T-shirts, Accessories/ Lounge, Woven tops/ bottoms, Denim, and Outerwear. This included at sketches, researching trends, inspirational travel, collaborating and passing of artwork direction to the graphic and print designers, product development, BOM's, and presenting product to merchandising team and Old Navy leadership team.
Merchandise Assistant
Gap Inc- Old Navy Division
2006.07 - 2008.01
- Created trend boards for Woven Tops and Dresses & Outerwear which were used to inform pre-season product development strategies for 2008.
- Owned the Wear Test process.
- Completed comprehensive research on specific competitors with-in the Woven Tops dressy business.
- Assisted 6 merchandisers with daily business needs as well as presenting current selling of in-season product with in our weekly business meetings.
- Trained new hire Merchandise Assistants.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Apparel Design And Merchandising
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CASkills
- Design and Management
- Skilled vendor relations and effective communication
- Strong Fabric and Style Development knowledge
- Concept, Trend, Aesthetic
- Strategy and Sales Analysis
- Adobe Suite, Tech pack/ BOM, PLM, Excel, Microsoft Applications, Print design experience
Timeline
Freelance Designer
Bel Kazan
2024.02 - 2024.05
Senior Apparel Designer
Gap Inc- Old Navy Division
2016.01 - 2018.09
Apparel Designer
Tea Collection
2013.05 - 2015.11
Associate Designer
Gap Inc, Old Navy
2010.07 - 2013.05
Assistant Designer
Gap Inc, Old Navy
2008.01 - 2010.07
Merchandise Assistant
Gap Inc- Old Navy Division
2006.07 - 2008.01
Bachelor of Science - Apparel Design And Merchandising
San Francisco State University
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