Emma Brown

Experience

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  Rutherford Hall

  Nov 2013 - Feb 2015

  Sports Secretary

  • Organised and processed kit orders through to Kukri sportswear ahead of deadlines, resulting in new members receiving playing kit ahead of the season.• Created new designs and outsourced to companies to produce pre-season kit, tour kit and social clothing for members to promote the lacrosse club throughout the season. • Successfully advertised and sold my designs through social media, resulting in increased purchases and income for the club funds.

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  Loughborough Students Lacrosse Club

  Mar 2015 - Apr 2016

  Kit Secretary

  • Strong communication skills to campaign and successfully promote myself as a candidate.• Communicated with the students in person and over social media to get them involved in sporting events for inter-hall competitions, resulting in increased participation in a range of sports.• Improved playing results by organising weekly training sessions for teams in multiple events.• Successfully managed time to attend regular meetings with the Hall Committee and Sports Secretaries to gather key information about upcoming events. Increased number completed events due to organisation of increasing player participation. Show less

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  Swimzi

  Aug 2015 - Aug 2015

  Design Intern

  • Identified gaps in women’s swimwear market for high street fashion.• Collated design research into mood boards to communicate and present findings.• Designed new garment shapes for swimwear. • Worked independently to create a range of digital graphic prints and visualisations.• Analysed and evaluated Swimzi jacket in order to develop new garments.

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  VM Fabrics

  Aug 2016 - Sept 2016

  Design Intern

  • Successfully designed to a customer’s brief, using Photoshop and hand drawn skills, resulting in customer sample orders.• Developed a strong understanding of the processes within sales and design meetings.• Worked with the design team to provide support throughout design process.• Strong communication and research skills for weekly fashion trend reports.• Organised and thorough with tasks, for example checking designs were in repeat and filling out specification forms for sample orders. Show less

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  Next Ltd

  Apr 2018 - Jan 2019

  Sales Floor Team Member
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  EB Garms

  Mar 2019 - Aug 2022

  Founder & Designer

  • Establishing key brand values and goals surrounding the environment and sustainability. • Outsourced to a company with similar values, to produce quality products.• Successfully evaluating cost breakdowns and organising spreadsheets to manage the project timeline. • Obtained desired quality and feel of print on the chosen fabric.• Colour matching digital designs and sample products.• Researching trends and comparing competitors stock to ensure designs meet the target market.• Marketing through different social media platforms to promote sales and pop-up Swap Shop events.• Up-cycling by repairing, altering and customizing ‘pre-loved’ garments and giving them a new lease of life. Show less

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  Boden

  Mar 2020 - Mar 2022

  Buyers Admin Assistant - Wovens
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  The Bulmershe School

  Sept 2023 - Sept 2024

  Design & Technology Teacher
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  Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre

  Sept 2024 - now

  Design and Technology Teacher