Jason is currently Vice President of Design & Development at Creative Source Designs/Greensource Brand Apparel, based out of the San Francisco Bay Area. Though previously focused on apparel design, he is now expanded into developing apparel & novelty consumer goods (home goods, sporting goods & novelty giftables). His role now includes creative brand strategy, branding, packaging & brand marketing, creative direction & development process strategy.
Prior to relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area, he was previously designing outerwear at DKNY in New York.
Before moving to New York, he was creating monthly collections for BCBGeneration (2013-mid 2018). Before designing for BCBGeneration, he designed for Manoukian (2012-late 2013) which is also under the BCBGMaxAzria Group. Jason was recruited to BCBGMaxAzria Group in January 2012 after finishing his Fashion Design A.A. earlier than his degree program at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles, CA.
Working at BCBGeneration and Manoukian, along with the normal trajectory and duties as a designer, Jason presided over all fabric development and honed his skills as a designer from inception to precise production. Helping bring BCBGeneration to become a $65 million dollar brand with his colleagues on the BCBGeneration team. Jason's designs for BCBGeneration are found across the United States in its eponymous Retail Stores and Partnershop Department stores such as Macy*s, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, Dillard's, Hudson Bay and Lord&Taylor nationwide.
As a very hands on designer, he transfers ideas from concept to design, all through digital medium from Adobe Creative Suite. Using his background in hand fashion illustration and rendering technique, Jason welcomes the fast growing digital era to find the happy "medium" in Fashion Figure Sketching, Technical Flat Sketching, Color-Pattern Rendering, Trim Illustration + Design, and Graphic Design.
Before Attending the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Jason earned his Bachelor's degree at the University of California, San Diego, majoring in Political Science: Pre-Law and minoring in Visual Arts and Urban Design.
With the flexibility of his career, Jason currently lives in the Los Angeles Area with his Shiba Inu, Sir Artemis.
Employments/Internships
Creative Source Designs / Greensource | Vice President of Design & Development
DKNY: Outerwear | Senior Designer
Tommy Hilfiger (G-III): Sportswear \ Senior Designer
BCBGMaxAzria Group: BCBGeneration Modern Tailored Collection | Designer
BCBGMaxAzria Group: BCBGeneration Collection, Wovens & Cut-Sew Knits | Designer
BCBGMaxAzria Group: Manoukian, Wovens & Cut-Sew Knits | Senior Design Associate
Armani Exchange: Apparel + Non-Apparel Sales + Visual Merchandiser
YOTAM SOLOMAN: Apparel & Footwear | Design Intern
Decades Inc.: Vintage Consignment Sales Intern
La Jolla Fashion Film Festival: Art Director
San Diego Model Management: Graphic Design Intern
San Diego Model Management: Agency Intern