What motivated you to switch career paths? It was like a three month long audition, and also a chance for me, as a sheltered young girl from Oklahoma, to really see if this location and career path were right for me.ĭuring college you made a major degree change, from pre-med Biology to Fashion Design. I really believe getting into a company and showing them my work ethic and trying to learn and contribute as much as possible during that time was the reason I got hired right away after I graduated. I was offered an internship there during my junior year of college and met some wonderful people who taught me a lot and eventually offered me a job after graduation. Also, they offered paid internships, which was important to me since I was putting myself through college and didn’t have the resources to move to New York without any money to support myself. Because they were such a large company with a huge variety of brands, I thought that would give me a good chance to get my foot in the door. My college had an internship program for credit, and I applied for a position through the Liz Claiborne, Inc. What was your first job after college, and how did you land it? She figured it out ok.”Ĭurrent Title/Company: Design Director, Express Denim and CasualĮducational Background: Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design from Oklahoma State University, minor in French Melody’s belief in a solid work ethic and a team-focused approach have been the cornerstones of her success, and we’re completely charmed by her advice to herself at 23-“If I tried to tweak it, I’d probably screw it up for her.
She has worked for several big names in the business since launching her career (Liz Claiborne, DKNY, Nautica), and her love of a challenge has lead to promotion after promotion and hard-earned respect from her industry peers.
Today, Melody is here to walk us through her journey from pre-med major to Design Director for Express, a multi-million dollar brand.
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