Marian Anderson

London-based fashion designer with a passion for sustainable design and ethical manufacturing processes. Experience in women’s ready-to-wear, footwear design, product development, merchandising, and multimedia + social media marketing. 

Inspired to contribute fresh, innovative design solutions, I’m enthusiastic to work and collaborate with passionate industry professionals. I am a dedicated lifelong learner with the ability to quickly adapt and assimilate new concepts, ideas, strategies, and technologies with proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, Optitex, Backbone PLM, and Excel.

•Purpose fuels passion
•Detail-oriented designer
•Team relationship builder

Clifton Strengths: Ideation, Woo, Futuristic, Communication, Developer

Herbie Mensah London, Kensal Green, West London June 2023 – Present

Assistant Designer

• Collaborate closely with head designer in creating original reconstructed design concepts.
• Source secondhand materials and assemble designs for seamstress to finish.
• Analyze weekly sales and performance to guide design and production decisions.
• Assist with Instagram posting, taking learnings from performance to improve reach and engagement.

Material Design Co., Austin, TX September 2022 – June 2023

Project Manager

• Created pitch decks, working closely with the principal designer, from concept to final review.
• Supported design team in building client budgets, time & action calendars, and bill of materials.
• Reconciled invoices helping with efficient and accurate accounting across various projects.
• Collected and organized crucial information for project start and progress.
• Successfully managed critical path dates to ensure projects consistently moved ahead on schedule.

Lady James Atelier, Nashville, TN January 2022 – April 2022

   Junior Designer

• Assisted head designer with market research for A/W 22/23 formal-wear and bridal consumer trends.
• Attended fittings taking fit notes to communicate to head designer.
• Maintained expert understanding of fabric selections while helping source new seasonal fabrics and trims.
• Completed adhoc tasks including organizing the collection and delivery of fabric samples.
• Altered multiple ready-to-wear and formal-wear garments using Brother industrial machine.
• Repaired beaded gowns, zippers, and damages through machine and hand sewing.

ABLE, Nashville, TN August 2021 – December 2021

   Design & Product Development Intern

• Owned and delivered trend analysis using WGSN, detailed Adobe Illustrator technical sketches, and Backbone PLM tech packs for selected styles within A/W 22/23 footwear collection.
• Worked with product development team on time & action calendar, line sheets, sample sizing, and market samples for A/W 22/23 ready-to-wear collection.
• Completed a range of adhoc tasks, including updating vendor WIP database. 
• Aided design team in communicating with international vendors regarding submits of fabric, trims, sample orders, and packaging options.
• Delivered research on vendors for sustainable material sourcing options for use with new products.

Anomalie, Globally Distributed May 2021 – August 2021

   Marketing Intern

• Worked closely with marketing manager, strategizing, planning, and executing brand partnerships, that were utilized to grow social media following.
• Implemented an efficient system of filing user-generated content to be used more effectively for social media posts, promotional campaigns, and blog posts.
• Designed and executed posts, stories, banners, and promotional content.
• Utilized Trello to calendarize social media content plan, improving planning processes.

Belmont University, Nashville, TN August 2018 – December 2022
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fashion Design: 3.8 GPA (Equivalent 2:1)