MICHELLE SHIN

Young Contemporary & Missy ( Altar'd State, Lulus, Pink Lily, and Dress up)

• Directed and coordinated team involved in drawing and constructing examples of finished products.
• Created designs for seasonal collections, researching trends and fabrics to inform design decisions.
• Managed relationships with vendors to secure materials needed for production runs.
• Meetings with buyers to provide the development samples that were requested.
• Completed day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.

Retail Company

• Continuously updated knowledge of industry trends by researched constantly to create fast fashion/trendy products.
• Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products.
• Collaborated with external vendors to negotiate contracts that met company requirements while minimizing costs.
• Managed multiple projects while meeting tight deadlines and budgets.

Junior/ Young contemporary / Missy ( Nordstrom/ Amazon/ Urban Outfitters, Birdy Grey and Foot Locker PD teams)

• Led aesthetic vision and creation of newest fashion trends and products.
• Coordinated design process for multiple brands from concept sketches through final adoption.
• Supervised design staff through product creation and release.
• Outsourced necessary materials from suppliers to ensure product quality to meet each buyer's standard.

Junior/ Young contemporary / Missy (Nordstrom - BP, Caslon, Abound and Melrose & Market PD teams)

• Researched global markets to identify new trends, fabrics, trims and etc.
• Created new trend samples (through knowledge of fabrication, color ways and trims)
• Email follow-ups for to provide development samples requested from buyers.
• overview and consolidate meeting materials for sales team.

Junior Line (Store, Ross, and TJ Maxx)

• Sourced materials for creating samples.
• Follow-up on each buyers to provide the requested samples.
• Coordinated with vendors regarding fabric availability and pricing information.
• Examined product samples, adjusting designs to achieve desired results.

Import Denim Manufacture

• Research Trends for jeans domestically and internationally.
• Follow up with Chinese vendors to receive correct products from oversea.
• Ensure proper fittings for each samples.