NOREEN EDDY
411 Bleeker St #201, Delafield WI 53018 noreeneddy@gmail.com 917-687-9293
EXPERIENCE Kohl’s - Concept Artist - March 2016 — Present Women’s Ready to Wear Croft & Barrow, Women’s Sleep Croft & Barrow, Sonoma, Apt 9, S.O. Establish seasonal creative tone to inspire innovative print and color usage for multiple brands Direct art team in creation of original print, pattern and graphics Create original art, concept displays and visual tools for use by art, design and merchant teams Present seasonal concept to merchant, brand and product development leadership and teams Communicate directional trends to design and merchant partners while adhereing to brand profiles Use brand and customer analytics to deliver relevant product and drive sales
Kohl’s - Advanced Artist - July 2014 — March 2016 Women’s Ready to Wear Sonoma, lead print designer for woven categories Created original artwork and colorways for wovens, knits, sweaters, and graphic tees Responsible for color merchandising woven tops, bottoms, dresses and skirts Presented color merchandising to brand and design teams
Aeropostale - Associate Designer - Print, Color and Concept - August 2012 — July 2014 Lead print designer for women’s fashion tops, dresses, skirts, denim and Bethany Mota collection Developed seasonal color palette and strategic color usage Presented concept to executive and design teams Partnered with design and merchants to fast track new trends Managed assistant designer, freelance and intern staff
Aeropostale - Associate CAD Designer - August 2011 — August 2012 Designed original artwork, embellishment, yarn dye pattern, sweater intarsia and techniques including sublimation, tie dye, dip dye and discharge print Worked with design team to color merchandise artwork for multiple categories Managed project direction for freelance and intern staff
Aeropostale - Assistant CAD Designer - August 2010 — August 2011 Designed original artwork, developed purchased art, created color reductions, colorways and repeats Responsible for technical packaging for production
Peace Corps Volunteer - Guatemala - Rural Youth at Risk- May 2001— July 2003 Youth group coordinator for municipality of San Martin Jilotepeque, Chimaltenango, Guatemala Created and managed community projects including nutrition seminars, community gardens, art and self-expression, library introduction and self-esteem workshops Translated for Doctors Without Borders and other visiting non-governmental organizations
EDUCATION
Fashion Institue of Technology, State University of New York Associate in Applied Science, Textile and Surface Design August 2009 — May 2010 GPA 3.91, Dean’s List Exhibited at the Museum at FIT
John Carroll University Bachelor of Arts, Humanities August 1996 — August 2000 Art History Minor
SKILLS & INTERESTS
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, NedGraphics Weaving, screen printing, painting, drawing, embroidery, knitting, sewing Biking, running, hiking, camping, canoeing