Week 6 EOC: Modcloth, Print Designer

I am qualified to be a Print Designer, I have experience in Photoshop, Illustrator, and various types of Art rendering skills. I have knowledge in Digital Textiles Design, Surface Design, and Fashion Sketching. I am very knowledgeable of Modcloth and its Community, for I am a loyal customer. I also have knowledge in Vintage, and trends from ever time period. One of my favorite Pin-up artists is Gil Elvgren.

Print Designer
 Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Company: ModCloth

ModCloth, is a digital-first lifestyle brand that promotes inspiration from personal styles and helps its customers feel like the best version of themselves. ModCloth offers a unique design aesthetic that features feminine silhouettes, bright, and colorful prints. The company designs, as well as sells its own exclusive lines of apparel in a full range of sizes. Modcloth carries a wonderful assortment of fashion and home decor from over a hundred independent designers.

ModCloth is looking for a talented individual to be a Print Designer to join our LA team. The person who qualifies for this role will work along side with the Design team on all aspects of print and pattern design development. This is a new role that will regularly report to the Fashion Director and will collaborate with our Designers for a direct impact on our seasonal print and pattern offerings.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Designers to create original prints and select/update bought and vintage prints as needed to support our seasonal trends and concepts
• Create seasonal and trend appropriate color palettes with our Fashion Director
• Create print packages for all artwork needs for tech pack and product development
• Manage and meet deadlines for artwork development
• Create and subsequently manage the print and pattern library

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in print design within the fashion industry
• Extremely talented hand and computer artist
• Ability to find or create repeats as needed
• Excited to create artworks in a variety of styles and from various inspiration
• Uncanny ability to research trends, techniques, and market changes in print design
• Deep understanding of and interest in vintage periods of prints
• Must have understanding of the ModCloth brand and community

Week 3 EOC: Workplace Fairness

Workplace Fairness would be sponsored by the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA), because they can assist in protecting your right as an employee against a company of unfair discrimination. NELA can help build a case and evaluate it, as well as offer any other legal actions one may need in the future as a worker.

Working with Employment Lawyers:

• Do I Need a Lawyer?
• Will a Lawyer Take My Case?
• Find an Employment Attorney

Working with Government Agencies:

• Filing Claims with Government Agencies
• Federal Agencies
• State Agencies

Going to Court:

• Attorney Fees
• Class Actions
• Damages
• Employee Bankruptcy and Lawsuits
• Employer Bankruptcy and Lawsuits
• Mitigation
• Settlements
• Taxation

This is only one out of many options and opportunities that Workplace Fairness offers on their site. They also list information of the following topics that apply to your rights as an employee. Such information as Hiring & Classifications, Discrimination, Harassment & other Workplace Problems, Unpaid Wages/Wage & Hour Problems, Benefits & Leaves, Privacy & Workplace Surveillance, Health & Safety/Workplace Injuries, Whistleblowing & Retaliation, Unions & Collective Action, Termination, And lastly Unemployment.
Termination & Unemployment

Saving Your Job

Leaving Your Job

Wrongful Termination

At-Will Employment

Plant Closings / Mass Layoffs

Severance

References

Coping With Job Loss

Sample References

Federal Employees - Discipline / Removal

Personnel Files

General Information About Unemployment Insurance

Unemployment Eligibility

Unemployment Amount Calculation

Unemployment Appeals

Unemployment Discrimination

Filing an Unemployment Claim in Your State

Another feature Workplace Fairness Offers is Programs, Which state their Publications, Products and Services, Website Tools, Other Programs, and Former Programs.

Job Hunting Resources

"Workplace Fairness understands how difficult a job search is in today’s ever changing economic environment.

We have found some job hunting resources you may wish to consider using in your job quest. We have negotiated with many of these vendors to give you a 10% discount on the services or products you may need in your job search. Not all have agreed at this time; however, we are continually working on this arrangement.

We have also put together a collection of some complimentary services for your review."

I believe that most individuals who visit Workplace Fairness would utilize it for Unemployment Benefit purposes. Since employees and employers can now leave a job without two weeks noticed and without reason. Which happens a lot in many businesses and companies. Definitely a very helpful cite to use in case. 

Week 4 EOC: Hiring, The Main Appealing Factors

Physical attractiveness can be a major factor for the companies branding, for example casinos on the Strip would want attractive women and men for front positions. Depending on the job, I will cover some controllable and uncontrollable situations and ways to manage them. Such issues like tattoos, hygiene, and scars. These are all things we come into contact to when looking for a possible job or position.

"Physical characteristics are defining traits or features about your body. The first thing you see when you look at someone could be their hair, clothes, nose, or figure."

For starters, tattoos could be appropriate if an employee was applying to be a tattoo artist at a local tattoo shop. In other cases, jobs tend to require a employee with ink to cover the tattoos. Same for scars, this would apply if the employee works closely with the customer and clients on a regular basis. Otherwise if an employer were to turn down an employee for scars or tattoo's I suggest looking into the companies policy on these subjects. So one can avoid applying to such a place who ave restrictions.

"There are actual companies who have manufactured and designed tattoo cover-ups for full sleeves."

As for hygiene, it can be a sensitive subject when confronting employee's with. This is usually brought up during orientation, Supervisors are the ones to go to if any question involving the topic of how an employee should look. Supervisors can give gentle reminders is to employee's to keep up with personal grooming. Some could say it is common sense to keep oneself in good condition.

"Dress to Impress."

These are some ideas and examples of handling these factors effectively in the workplace. Ways to fix and avoid certain situations without confrontation. Remember these are things covered during orientation, employee handbooks, and interview. But it is always good to ask questions with your supervisors on such topics. They are always a reliable source, and more informative.