Careers in the Apparel & Fashion Industry

Careers In the Apparel & Fashion Industry

Textiles, Manufacturing, Sales, Merchandising, Design & Retail

Name ______

The eight Career Areas are:

1. 2.

3. 4,

5. 6.

7. 8.

1. Careers in the Primary Level

·  Trend & ______Forecasters

·  Who decides what the Latest ______, Colors or ______will be popular for next year?

·  How far ahead of the retail season are these trends determined?

·  The person responsible for ______what fashions will be the next year. They combine their ______of fashion design, ______, consumer research & business information to predict the trends that will ______consumers next year.

·  Under the ______are many Assistants & Employees.

2. Careers in Textiles

·  Textile Product ______& ______

o  Textile ______, Textile ______& Textile ______

o  Who ______the floral print on your dress or teacup print on your bathrobe?

o  Who ______how designs can be applied to a fabric?

·  Textile Designers – Create ______designs in fabrics.

·  Textile Stylists – Modify ______textile goods by altering & ______fresh new products.

·  Textile Colorists – Choose the color ______that will be used in creating new designs.

·  Under the Textile Development & ______are many Assistants & Employees.

3 & 4. Careers in Manufacturing & Design

·  Design ______, Merchandisers, ______Designers, ______Designers, ______Makes, ______Managers, ______Planners, ______Buyers, ______Buyers & ______Control Managers.

o  Who designs product & ______the materials that are used in your favorite ______?

o  Who decides ______these clothes items will be ______?

o  Who ______out how much a product ______to manufacture?

·  Directors of ______Development – Are responsible for the ______plan of product development in the ______company.

·  Design Directors – Do the same for a design/______firm.

·  Merchandisers – Work with the Directors to decide what will be ______& then ______the product development process.

·  Creative Designers – Are responsible for the ______design direction of the ______.

·  Technical Designers - ______the creative design concept into the development of a ______.

·  Pattern Makers – Develop the ______for the apparel products by either ______or flat pattern methods.

·  Sourcing Managers – Determine ______a product will be produced, they ______a contract.

·  Production Planners – Determine all of the ______that will be needed to make the ______product.

·  Piece Good & Trimming Buyers - ______the fabrics, zippers, threads, linings, interfacings & trimmings for the ______.

·  Quality Control Mangers – Are responsible for the final ______of garments from he manufacture.

·  Under all the careers in ______& Design are many Assistants & Employees.

5. Careers in Sales

·  Manufacturers’ ______Reps, ______Sales Rep, ______Sales Associates, ______Coordinators & ______Sales Associates.

o  Who actually gains the ______of the customer?

o  Who determines customers’ ______& desires?

o  Who sales the product, a ______, the concept or the ______?

·  Manufacturers’ Sales Rep – Are independent ______owners that sell the product lines of many ______.

·  Company Sales Rep – Work a given ______under a Manufacturers’ Sales Rep to sell the ______lines to retail buyers.

·  Showroom Sales Associates - Works under the Sales Reps ______how to set up the ______for the retailers.

·  Merchandise Coordinator – Work with the ______. They service their accounts.

·  Retail Sales Associates – Perform the ______functions of maintaining the store.

·  Under the Careers in ______are many Assistants & Employees.

6. Careers in Retail Merchandising

·  General ______Mangers, ______Merchandise Managers, ______, Assistant Buyers, Planners & ______.

o  Who decides which brands & ______of jeans will be sold at the store in your neighborhood?

o  Who decides the ______the consumer will pay for the particular clothes?

o  Who really ______the customers & what they want?

·  General Merchandise Mangers – Are over the ______merchandising division within a ______store & manage everyone under them.

·  Divisional Merchandise Managers – Are over a division or ______area. They set up ______& manage profits & losses.

·  Buyers – Are responsible for all of the product ______of a particular dept. in the company.

·  Assistant Buyers – Work under the ______& the many duties that they have.

·  Planners – Work with the Buyers to set sales ______, inventory plans & ______budgets.

·  Allocators – Are responsible for ______& managing merchandise ______received from vendors to retail locations.

·  Under the ______Merchandiser are many Assistants & Employees.

7. Careers in Retail Management

·  ______Store Managers, Assistant Store ______& Area ______Managers.

o  Who loves the retail store ______?

o  Who craves the ______of the hustle & bustle of ______shopping?

o  Who ______in a retail environment?

·  Retail Store Managers – ______all of the activities of a retail store’s operation including: ______, sales, merchandising, ______, personnel & profits.

·  Assistant Store Managers – Work under the Store Manager, may handle ______, payroll & other duties.

·  Area Department Managers - Are over ______areas or departments in larger department stores.

·  Under the Retail ______are many Assistants & Employees

8. Careers in Sales Promotion

·  ______Directors, ______Directors, ______Relations Directors, Special Event ______& Visual ______.

o  Who writes the ______releases?

o  Who develops the Ad ______?

o  Who makes the store ______fantastic?

o  Who ______about the newest fashions?

·  Promotion Directors – Guide the ______activities of the retail store.

·  Advertising Directors - ______& implement the company’s advertising ______for the purpose of increasing sales.

·  Public Relations Directors – Find cost ______ways to promote the company & put it in a favorable ______.

·  Special Events Coordinators – Plan & ______special events such as trunk shows, ______shows, bridal shows, parties, ______events, & book signings that increase the companies visibility.

·  Visual Merchandisers – Design, develop, ______& install merchandise displays that enhance the environment of the store, whether it be displays, ______, fixtures, mannequins or décor that adds to the ______appearance of the store.

·  Under the Visual Merchandiser are many Assistants & Employees.