Ioana Dobrin
Leicester
Summary
Innovative Fashion Designer with flair for creativity and keen eye for current trends seeks role to bring fresh perspective and originality to your team. Develops on trend collections that align with brand identity and market demands, coupled with excellent communication and collaborative abilities.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Fashion Graphic Designer
Fashion UK
Leicester
2025.01 - Current
- Childrenswear Licensed Graphic Designer for Character.com, LC Waikiki, Defacto, Mavi, and Vanilla Underground working with entertainment and gaming licenses.
- Participated actively in brainstorming sessions; contributed valuable inputs towards seasonal themes.
- Developed harmonious, comprehensive designs encompassing technical, functional and aesthetic considerations.
- Generated new design ideas to maintain freshness in collections.
- Ensured all design decisions aligned with strict licensing guidelines
- Liaised with colleagues across multiple departments to ensure design goals were clearly understood and successfully achieved
- Maintained rigorous licensing compliance throughout the design process, supported by transparent communication with buyers and creative interpretation of design briefs
Graphic designer
Elite Labels Ltd
Leicester, Leicestershire
2019.05 - 2024.12
- Designed engaging brochures, catalogues, banners and business cards for internal business requirements.
- Delivered client projects on time, within budget and to strict deadlines for licensed apparel brands.
- Creatively interpreted client briefs to develop and produce unique, engaging design packages, accessories and garment embellishments for bespoke clientele.
- Oversaw design development from concept to completion, including communication with external/international suppliers to ensure product quality and consistency for samples and full production.
- Adhering to strict brand design guidelines when creating
print ready designs for manufacturing. - Employed design fundamentals when selecting typography, colour and layout.
- Met client deadlines through excellent workload planning and prioritisation.
- Advised printers on required techniques to fully achieve project requirements.
Illustrator
Freelance
Remote
2017.06 - 2024.06
- Developed ideas to fulfil client brief with available resources.
- Defined scope of work with project stakeholders.
- Researched trends to generate new ideas for projects.
- Presented drafts, prototypes and project updates to clients.
- Demonstrated expertise in varied artistic methods and techniques to achieve client wishes.
- Modified work based on client feedback and requests.
- Created illustrations for children's apparel.
Education
Adobe Certification - Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop
Certitec Training
London 2018.10 - 2018.11
Master of Arts - Art Conservation
UAGE
Iasi, Romania 2012.10 - 2014.07
Bachelor of Arts - Fine Art
UNArte
Bucharest, Romania 2009.10 - 2012.07
Skills
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe InDesign
- Microsoft Office expertise
- Excel proficiency
- PC and Mac platforms
- Visual design
- Illustration
- Print graphics
- Social media graphics
- Project coordination
- Adobe Creative Cloud
Timeline
Fashion Graphic Designer
Fashion UK
2025.01 - Current
Graphic designer
Elite Labels Ltd
2019.05 - 2024.12
Adobe Certification - Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop
Certitec Training
2018.10 - 2018.11
Illustrator
Freelance
2017.06 - 2024.06
Master of Arts - Art Conservation
UAGE
2012.10 - 2014.07
Bachelor of Arts - Fine Art
UNArte
2009.10 - 2012.07