Experience

Graphic Apparel Designer - Aerie (American Eagle Outfitters)
2025 – Present

• Design graphics across 6+ categories per season for Aerie's global stores and e-commerce, a brand recognized as AEO's fastest-growing segment with double-digit comp sales growth

• Design for screen printing, embroidery, jacquard knitting; collaborate with design teams to sample new techniques

• Build and maintain detailed tech packs and production-ready artwork files for each season

• Create graphics for licensed partnerships and collaborations (e.g., Dr. Seuss, Peanuts), ensuring brand and licensor guidelines are met

• Review strike-offs, samples, and embroidery sew-outs to ensure design and color accuracy prior to production

• Collaborate with design, merchandising, and production teams to ensure graphics align with garment construction and vendor requirements

Lead Graphic Apparel Designer/Founder - Heck Studios
2022-2025

• Designed 1,000+ custom print-ready graphics annually across apparel, accessories, and digital goods, tailored to client needs across screen print, embroidery, and digital

• Advised clients on garment construction, print feasibility, and production techniques, translating creative vision into production-ready output

• Researched contemporary and vintage trend references to keep client work culturally relevant and on-trend

• Built and maintained partnerships with production facilities, offering clients seamless end-to-end printing solutions

• Managed client relationships and cross-functional communication from initial concept through final product hand-off

• Implemented systems and processes for project management, improving turnaround time and client experience

• Designed and maintained digital brand assets across website and social channels, ensuring visual consistency

Lead Graphic Apparel Designer - University Tees
2019-2021

• Led the apparel design initiative for the company’s new e-commerce website that launched in 2019 and drove $2M in annual sales by its second year

• Streamlined design and production workflows to increase speed and reduce error costs for monthly design drops

• Collaborated with production team to enhance DTG print process and quality, elevating product standards

• Managed licensing compliance for Collegiate and Greek designs, aligning products with brand standards and legal requirements

• Managed influencer custom collab collection projects from start to finish

• Conducted trend research and collaborated with affiliates to identify emerging styles, ensuring product relevance and appeal

• Led and trained part-time designers​