Transcript Fashion A: Standard 6

Objectives
0 Students will understand different types of career
opportunities in the fashion industry.
0 Objective 1: Describe key careers in the textile industry.
0 Objective 2: Describe key careers in the fashion
promotion industry.
0 Objective 3: Describe key careers in the design and
manufacturing industry.
0 Objective 4: Describe key careers in the retail industry.
Types of Careers in Fashion
0 The fashion industry encompasses more than design
and buying careers.
0 Careers opportunities exist in each of the four
segments of the fashion industry:
0 Textiles
0 Fashion promotion
0 Design and manufacturing
0 Retailing
Textile
0 Research Scientist:
0 Develops new synthetic fibers
0 Textile Designer/Artist:
0 Creates new patterns and designs that are
used in making fabrics.
0 Textile Colorist:
0 Decides which colors consumers will buy.
0 Converter:
0 Responsible for how the finished fabric
will look.
0 Marketing Analyst:
0 Conducts marketing research and
evaluates information.
0 Sales Representative:
0 Presents the company’s products and
services.
Fashion Promotion
0 Art Director/Designer:
0 Develops advertising that will be
placed in all forms of media.
0 Graphic Designer:
0 Produces the advertisements based
on direction from the art designers.
0 Fashion Copywriter:
0 Writes advertising material for
fashion-industry clients.
0 Display Designer:
0 Creates displays and is usually
involved with special events and
promotional activities.
0 Fashion Model:
0 Models clothing on the catwalk, for
ads or for mail-order catalogs.
0 Photographer:
0 Photographs models, fashion apparel,
and accessories.
Design and Manufacturing
0 Designer:
0 Designs clothing, etc.
0 Sample Maker:
0 Sews the designer’s sample.
0 Pattern Maker:
0 Makes the design into pattern
pieces that can be used to produce
garments.
0 Production Manager:
0 Oversees the design, manufacture,
selling and delivery of fashion.
0 Piece-Goods Buyer:
0 Purchases the fabrics and trims.
0 Sales:
0 Sells products and provides
service to retail buyers.
0 Market-Research Analyst:
0 Studies consumer habits.
Retail
0 Buyer:
0 Buys clothes and accessories for a
store or department to sell
0 Associate Buyer:
0 Assists buyer in presenting
merchandise to staff, tracking
shipments, and calculating
markdowns.
0 Merchandising Coordinator:
0 Makes sure retail stores are fully
stocked.
0 Trend Researcher:
0 Analyzes and forecasts trends, makes
purchase recommendations.
0 Store Manager:
0 Oversees all aspects of the store’s
operation.
0 Sales Associate:
0 Sells fashion apparel and accessories
in a retail store.