As a product designer specialising in Footwear and Accessory Design, I have gained extensive skills in high street retail footwear design, product development, and trend forecasting. My academic achievements include graduating in MA Design Innovation from De Montfort University with a Distinction and being a finalist for the Drapers Awards 23. I am currently seeking junior positions in design, buying and product development. At present, I have a Graduate Route visa which entitles me to work in the UK until 2025.
- Designing kids' footwear & accessories for UK retailers - Working on briefs, CADs, technical packs and trend boards - Attending design meetings and presenting concept pitches - Developing samples and liaising with overseas factories - Working on Critical Path
- A part time role in assisting the Design, Merchandising and Accounting teams in day-to-day activities for a smooth workflow - Sketching garments for design department's pattern marking - Sample checking, packing and mailing to different clients - Creating bills and invoices using Quickbooks - Giving fabric orders to factories in the East for production - Keeping track of incoming orders and pending shipments
- Working with a team of passionate leaders to help co-create and enhance the student experience at DMU. - Designing communication strategies and events for current and prospective students
- Range building with buyers to design footwear for men, women, and kids' brands and ensure that the brand's value was kept - Spearheaded the 'Artisanal Collection' for Women's range with detailed market research, trend forecasting, embroidery, and color study - Re-designing Artisanal Collection Product tags with sustainable materials that reduce costs - Designed graphics for Men's various open and closed footwear categories - Formulating Trend and Colour forecasting with leading tools like WGSN and Pantone books - Worked on detailed technical packs to communicate product concept, final sketch, colorways and material choices - Building and maintaining vendor relations while overseeing sampling for the department - Working with buying team to understand best and worst seller analysis, conduct market research and competitor analysis
- Initially started working with Trent Ltd. as an Intern for my final year of Graduation studies - Promoted to the full-time role of the team's first Design Trainee for Men's, Women's and Kid's categories - Learnt the basics of Footwear Designing for the Indian Retail market, including understanding commercial trends, best/worst seller analysis, re-inventing repeats and more. - Designed Trend, Mood, Colour and Material boards for a SS19, AW19 and SS20 - Worked on hand-illustrated sketches, doodles, and graphics for open and closed footwear for all brands - Designed tech packs for vendors in India and China - Working closely with Indian vendors and artisans to build a new sub-brand under the women's footwear category - Artisanal Collection.
- Designing graphics, and GIFs as a part of the social media activity - Designed Gush Lookbook 2018
- Designing customized shoes for clients - Creating graphics posters for social media - Working on set design and photoshoots of new collections