BRITTNEY REILLY


DESIGNER

Women’s wear designer applying a keen eye for market trends and concept direction. Creative and detail-oriented project leader adept at sourcing style inspiration, fabric, and trims in collaboration with design directors. Technical professional proficient in utilizing Adobe Illustrator to create detailed flat CAD sketches and 3D CAD, effectively communicating design concepts and ensuring timely sample delivery.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Republic Clothing Group, New York, NY |  June 2024 – Present

Designer

Design ownership over women’s soft woven tops, bottoms and jackets for Elie and Jason Wu license. 

JOE FRESH, New York, NY |  March 2021 – December 2023

Designer

Design ownership over women’s soft woven tops and dresses. 

  • Collaborated with the Design Director and providing recommendations regarding seasonal themes and edits to line.

  • Shop the market for fabric and trims to counter source each season with the materials team.

  • Proficient in Adobe Illustrator for creating detailed flat CAD sketches for market presentations.

  • Managed quarterly development tech pack hand off schedule with cross-functional teams to ensure timely sample delivery and meet buyings line plan expectations.

  • Create detailed tech packs, attend fittings to ensure proper fit execution, and maintain sales awareness for data-driven design decisions.

  • Meet 3D Clo quarterly goals and working with tech design on virtual fits for selected styles. 

Corin DeMarco, New York, NY  |  Jan 2021 – March 2021

Freelance Designer

Collaborated with the CEO on cut and sew development, managing design portfolios.

  • Created detailed illustrator sketches, linesheets, logo artwork and tech packs to send to factory.

  • Created detailed CADs, tech packs, logo artwork, and linesheets for all the company's development.

KOHL’S, New York, NY |  May 2017 – September 2020

Associate Designer

Design ownership over tops, dresses, bottoms and jackets for Nine West, Rock and Republic, and Candie’s. 

  • Worked closely with Design Director and merchant partners on initial concept and big ideas.

  • Conducted market research and trend analysis, staying updated on fashion trends.

  • Created detailed illustrator sketches and tech packs. Worked with tech design during hand-off to review all necessary design details, fabrics and execution.

  • Selected prints and collaborate on 6-month color palette with Graphic Designer.

  • Managed all daily design communications with domestic and international vendors, PD partners, and fabric mills to ensure all design needs were fulfilled.

  • Created and updated line sheets, brand profiles, and mood and color decks for monthly market meetings.

  • Attended fittings to ensure proper fit and design intent was maintained.

  • Worked with merchant team and reviewed sales weekly to effectively interpret trends that align with our customer base.

Jordan Louis, New York, NY | September 2015 – May 2017

Associate Designer

Collaborated with the Design Director on market trends, color, and seasonal silhouettes.

  • Maintained thorough line knowledge and communicated changes to sample rooms after line review to ensure the proper look was achieved.

  • Researched and attended fabric shows for print, color, fabrics (Kingpin, Renovazio, and Premiere Vision).

  • Managed seasonal product design execution at sample room and ensured production timelines were met.

  • Conducted fit sessions.

Victoria’s Secret, New York, NY | January 2015 – September 2015

Art Director Assistant

Collaborated with the Director on style guide and e-commerce edition to achieve on-trend styling and meet merchandise assortment strategy.

  • Created style guide for the catalog division which involved strong InDesign skills, creative eye, and strong follow through with cross-functional teams.

  • Worked directly with Director, photographers and models on photo shoots assisting in styling and ensuring key details were captured while maintaining product salability.

ECI New York & Label by Five Twelve, New York, NY | July 2012 – September 2014

Design Assistant

Oversaw technical packages, sketching dresses, fabric details and garment specifications.

  • Served as a liaison between design and production team to ensure all departments had accurate product information throughout the process.

  • Managed creative teams for lookbook and ecom photo shoots.

  • Created and managed database to efficiently track large volume of print artwork and sample yardage.

Jump Apparel, New York, NY | August 2010 – July 2012

Import Production Assistant and Piece Goods Buyer

  • Assisted piece goods buyer in purchasing and finalizing bulk fabric and trim orders to meet delivery.

  • Responsible for following up and ensuring ETA of goods was always up to date, and maintained status of all open orders.

  • Managed strike off and lab dip approvals for bulk orders.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science Degree: Apparel Design Degree

University of Wisconsin Stout, Menomonie, WI

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Tech Packs, Line Sheets, CAD, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Excel and Microsoft Word, Garment Construction, Print Re-Coloration, Clo 3D