Mandi Clark
Director - Trend & Product Design at Michaels Arts and Crafts
- Role
- Director - Trend & Product Design at Michaels Stores
- Location
- Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Mandi Clark
Over 20yrs of experience in art/trend direction, product design and product development, project management, brand and licensing management and seasonal design line planning. •Product Design & Trend Management: directing teams of 10+ Designers with a focus on innovative, trend-right design and timely project management. Manage product design from initial trend direction and design concepts through sample design execution for final merchant presentations. Currently manage simultaneous design development across 16 Departments (general crafting, papercrafting & fine art categories) and partner/support 13 Product Managers. •Product Design & Development: Product development experience across multiple product categories including private brand development. International travel to visit factory/vendors for product development and design review. Creation of spec sheets and sampling standards, communication with overseas factories for effective cost construction, sampling, pricing, materials, etc. Career Project Examples: •Michaels Arts & Crafts Stores Holiday 2018 Gift Wrap: Managed design development for a NEW $6 million private label gift wrap project with 120+ exclusive designs. •Michaels Arts & Crafts Stores Jewelry Design: Designed and built new design concepts for projects totaling $10-$20 million a year. •Men’s $10 million new tee business: Design Manager for a new men’s licensed tee business beginning in 2010. Programs landed in key U.S. retailers with brands that included: PEANUTS, SESAME STREET, COCA-COLA, BUDWEISER, and FORD MOTOR CO. •Licensed sandal program for Wal-Mart: developed and designed program in 2008 (approximately 90% of their total licensed sandal business) with orders totaling over $3 million •Junior’s retail programs: developed and designed licensed junior tees, headwear / cold weather, bikinis, and sandals for U.S. retailers Claire’s, Journeys, Spencer’s Gifts, and Wal-Mart.
Experience
Director - Trend & Product Design
Aug 2022 — Present
Director - Trend & Product Design
Education
Henderson State University
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.)
1999 — 2004
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