Lauren Maher

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About Lauren Maher

Lauren (Lolly) Maher Current Role: Senior Designer at Brand AllianceSkills/About- Experienced in designing licensed and non licensed product (apparel/accessories)- Fashion research and trend forecasting (previous role and current)- Managing a team on multiple accounts- Adobe skilled (Illustrator/Photoshop/InDesign etc.)- Buying experience (Degree in Fashion Buying with Design as well as role within Hochanda)- Sales experience with range builds/ factory relationships and final sale agreements- Range building (retailers such as Primark/ASOS/Inditex/supermarket retailers/River Island/Boohoo etc- Management & Leadership skills - managing a team and leading presentations/strategy- Visual Merchandising - Experienced visual merchandiser for the Arcadia Group- Relationship building - Creating good relationships with customers/licensors/management etc- Tech Packs/Technical drawing - briefing styles for sampling/production to factories/customers- Creative direction - Briefing teams with trends/palettes/product type for initial stages of range building- Travel experience - working as a Fashion Researcher predicting trends in Europe/South Africa/USA/Asia.