Curriculum Vitae

Rick Graven

Education

1993 Thornbury Design InstituteGraphic Design1994 Royal Melbourne Institute of TechnologyAdvertising and Art Direction

Relevant Professional Experience

Specialty Fashion Group- (Feb.2016 – Current)

- Line Manager/Senior Textiles Designer Managing textile designers workload & delegation of daily tasks/projects,

mentoring & personal development. Liaising with Head of Design with all projects for all in-house brands:

Katies/Millers/Crossroads/Autograph/Rivers Managing ‘Rivers’ Menswear & Womenswear design & product development

requirements. Liaising with brand managers/designers across all projects.

Universal Music/Bravado- (4 month contract Aug. 2015 – Dec. 2015)

- Head of Design/Product Developer Studio Director/Product Developer/Designer. Management of a small team &

delegation of daily tasks/projects. Liaising with the GM across all projects and presenting all projects to retailers. Designing licensed music & pop culture brands product for retailers across all

commercial Mens, Womens & Kids apparel & homewares. Marketing and Promotional projects for retail partners. Initiated Creative Schedule development for financial year strategy. Brands worked on- The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Ramones, Guns n’ Roses,

The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, The Simpsons, Volkswagen, Good Year, Maui & Sons.

408/188 Chalmers Street, Surry Hills, Sydney Mobile: 0402 326 569 gravenimages@gmail.com

Kmart Australia- (Jun. 2012 – Jul. 2015)

- Senior Menswear Product Developer/Designer Team Leader/Designer/Trend Forecasting-

Developing Menswear Knits/Jersey/Wovens seasonal ranges (150 Summer items/200 Winter items) working directly with two menswear buyers.

Develop seasonal range plans and review the financial year’s critical time path.Review current shapes & colour and forecast emerging trends/early indicators in the global & local markets, bi-annual buying trips to Europe & US retailers to validate forecasted trends, present findings/purchases to head of menswear/head of apparel.

Design/develop tech packs for manufacturing current/ongoing shapesas well as newly developed product working closely with internal QA team for fittings and quality.

Sabre Studios- (Nov. 2011 – Jun. 2012 )- Director/ Freelance Senior Graphic Designer Freelance apparel & graphic design/illustration for various brands.

Studio-1 (Feb. 2007 – Nov. 2011)- Project Manager/Product Development/Senior Graphic Designer Team Leader/Designer Client liaison from conception to completion of garment ranges including concept

art, illustration & design Designing main graphics, yardages and trims for apparel

Graven Images Design (2004- 2006)- Freelance Graphic Artist Producing designs from concept to final art for corporate identities including

Levi’s Strauss, Rip Curl, Globe International, Paul Frank, Mooks, Mossimo, Stussy, Independent, Anger Management, World Industries, Carlton & United Beverages, Whyte House Productions, ‘Holly’s Heroes’ Children’s Television Production (ass. Film Australia).

HARDCORE/Globe International (2002-2004)- Head Graphic Designer/Production Coordinator Management of T-shirt & Accessories Programs. Responsibilities included the design/production and specification details for all

finished art for an International skate label. Design for t-shirts, denim programs and accessories ie. trims, yardages and accents for seasonal apparel and accessory ranges.

Co-ordination of manufacturing, measuring and dying of garments. Liaising with international suppliers ie. garment makers, film/screen printers, embroiderers,

etc.

Idea Studios (2000-2002)- Product Manager/Art Director, Senior Designer Graphic Design, illustration, animation and event co-ordination. Concepts and advertising campaigns designed for clients such as Phillip

Murphy, Sony Music, PlayStation 2. Other tasks included liaising with clients for all in-house presentations,

organisation of product launches, and quality control of all in-house production of television, radio and print advertisements.

Relevant Skills

-Very proficient using design programs including Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, In Design CS2, Microsoft Office and hand drawn illustration.

Professional Referees

Rosie MarsigliaKidswear Team Leader- Kmart0419 390 772

Mathew FoxDesigner Piping Hot0403 320 030

Matthew HutchinsonKidswear Senior Designer- Kmart0423 384 439

Warren Sherwin-Freelance Designer (Ex-Universal Music/Bravado Head of Design)0413 422 407

References

13/5/16

To whom it may concern,

I confirm that I have known Rick Graven for nearly 5 years.

Rick reported to myself when I was acting Design Team Leader for Menswear apparel.

I confirm that Rick Graven was employed as the Menswear knit/jersey designer with Kmart from 2012 to July 2015

His job of Menswear Knit/Jersey designer carried the following responsibilities: Apparel trend forecasting, setting up colour palette for the season, range building/ mapping out flow, tech pack development, briefing to pattern technicians, graphic art work and final production set up, account management on daily basis and manage work load.

Rick is skilled in the ability to identify key trends and translate/create ranges which are commercially appealing to the broader market. Rick is also reliable, a good communicator, open and honest, hard working and a great team player.

I would happily re-employ Rick as I considered him to be a valuable member of the team, who consistently achieved good results and delivered all expectations.

I'm happy to provide further information if required

Yours faithfully,

Rosie Marsiglia

Contact – 0419 390 772