1. Careers in the Apparel & Textile Industry

2. Designed Delivered Sold 0 Youtube Youtube 0 1 st time just watch 0 2 nd time take notes on what stand out to you and/or that you did not know about The Apparel Process

3. Apparel Production Categories 0 Try to match up each career with the correct category 0 Take a pic of the correct categories. 0 Choose a partner. 0 Find a clothing item in one of the fashion magazines. 0 Cut it out neatly and glue to sheet of paper. 0 Identify & List the Apparel Design & Production workers who most likely contributed to the apparel item’s creation.

4. Fashion Designer 0 A person who designs and sets the one of a clothing line using silhouette, line, color, & textile choices

5. Sketcher 0 A person who provides drawings of ideas that fashion designers have draped onto mannequins using fabric

6. Sample Maker 0 A person who sews sample garment designs together to represent what the fashion designer created

7. Textile Designer 0 A person who artistically creates textile patterns that can be incorporated into fabric design

8. Market Researcher 0 A person who researches the apparel market for new buying trends and reports back to the apparel manufacturing company concerning what, where, and why consumer are purchasing

9. Textile Chemist 0 A person with a chemistry background who works to develop new manufactured fibers and/or blend different fibers together to create new textile effects

10. Marker Maker 0 A person who designs the fabric layout of pattern pieces for a particular design based on available sizes

11. Pattern Maker 0 A person who creates a pattern for the apparel design from a fashion designer

12. Pattern Grader 0 A person who uses a computer to grade an apparel pattern for different sizes, cutting instructions and fabric amounts

13. Cutter 0 A person who cuts out garment parts from fabric using patterns

14. Sewing Machine Operator 0 A person who sews apparel on fast industrial sewing machines

15. Finisher 0 A person who does any required hand- sewing work on better quality, higher-priced apparel to complete a more finished appearance

16. Inspector 0 A person who removes all loose and unnecessary threads and removes lint, and checks apparel for quality.

17. Costing Engineer 0 A person who determines the overall price to produce each apparel item

18. Showroom Salesperson 0 A person who works in the apparel manufacturer’s showroom displaying apparel designs to potential buyers

19. Outside Sales Representative 0 A person who works outside of the apparel manufacturer’s showroom showing apparel designs to potential buyers

20. Apparel Design & Production Activity 0 Choose an apparel item from a magazine. 0 Cut it out and glue to a sheet of paper. 0 Identify all the apparel design and production workers who most likely contributed to the apparel item’s creation.

21. Advertising Account Executive 0 Develop advertising campaigns to inform consumers about a company’s designs to create sales 0 Advertising

22. Fashion Illustrator 0 Produce drawings of apparel designs created by fashion designer 0 Advertising

23. Fashion Director 0 Determine the fashion direction a company will take 0 Display

24. Visual Presentation Director 0 Plans all displays of apparel and accessories for a company/store 0 Display

25. Fashion Model 0 Wears a fashion designer’s creation in order to advertise them and promote sales 0 Advertising

26. Mannequin Model 0 Work as a model for a fashion designer to check how garments fit. 0 Display

27. Runway Model 0 Wears fashion designer’s creations in front of a live audience at fashion shows 0 Publicity

28. Fashion Photographer 0 Take pictures of designs and related accessories to promotes sales 0 Advertising

29. Fashion Writer 0 Reports on anything related to fashion for a particular publication 0 Advertising/Publicity

30. Copywriter 0 Write descriptions of apparel designs for all types of advertising materials 0 Advertising

31. Audiovisual Communication Specialist 0 Coordinate all radio, TV and media communications for an apparel manufacturer 0 Publicity

32. Public Relations Specialist 0 Relate an apparel company’s story to current and potential investors as well as to the press 0 Publicity

33. Retail Buyer 0 Select and buy apparel items, accessories, etc. for their company to sell for a profit 0 Display

34. Apparel & Textile Industry Careers 0 3 Career Categories 0 Advertising 0 Display 0 Publicity 0 Stand near the Career Category that you think your career matches.