Caroline Bates 201 Main Road, Duston, Northampton, NN5 6RD m 07957378571 e [email protected] Personal Statement * Versatile Print Designer with over 18 years experience working for various brand identities within retail & supply. * A varied background of jobs in the fashion industry that compliment each other & add to the knowledge I have gained in the design & technical side of womenswear. * Diverse expertise in Photoshop & Illustrator, digital manipulation, hand drawing & painting. * Great understanding of printing with Indian/Chinese factories & suppliers, travelled to Delhi twice yearly whilst full time at Debenhams. * Good retail understanding & true commercial eye, high hit rate of best selling prints. * Trained different levels of competence in Photoshop from basic to advanced. Career History Freelance Print Designer - London & UK. Sept 2011 to present * Recent freelance roles include New Look core wovens, Bonmarche jersey & Debenhams womens. * Beyond the Skies - Designing contemporary trend driven prints for the Manchester based studio from digital prints to hand drawings, printing onto silk habotai, prints sold in the UK and worldwide. * Debenhams - Design 12 colour screen/digital print ranges and colour palettes. Rework digital prints for swimwear, this includes retouching, manipulating, layering, colour separation, recolouring etc for Swim & Accessory brands such as Butterfly by Matthew Williamson, Reger by Janet Reger, Gorgeous, Ultimate Beach, Beach Collection & Principles by Ben de Lisi. * Jon Adam - Developed prints for the young fashion market such as Star by Julien Macdonald, Miss Selfridge, Forever 21 & DP. * Maxella - Reworked & manipulated bought hangers into factory ready fabric lengths. * Courtaulds - Prints for M&S. * Print Design at Monsoon - Daywear wovens & Jersey, Smartwear & Beachwear. Designed new prints, recolours, reworked bought hangers & vintage prints. Converted digital prints into 12 colour screen prints. * Stuart Peters - Developed trend driven prints for knitwear working with Far East factories for M&S and supermarkets. * Embellishments & Embroidery Designer for Monsoon Accessorize * Debenhams Childrenswear prints. * Debenhams Womenswear such as Ben de Lisi, Julien Macdonald, Maine & Casual Club. * Print Design at Dewhirst, developed new ranges for both casual & formal brands at M&S. Worked in a fast-paced environment to tight deadlines and specific briefs. * Various studio ventures including Made in Brighton & Jack Jones. Print Designer - Debenhams London. March 2005 to late Aug 2011 * Sole print & embellishment designer for Rocha.John Rocha range within Debenhams. * Drove strong global print trends within casualwear & created brand-focused trends that react to global trends yet retain brand identity. * Full responsibility for range building prints, producing hero, sister prints & ditsy prints to create a dynamic succinct print range. * Repeats, recolours, colour separation using Photoshop & Illustrator.