Joy Jakpa

I am creative, diligent and organized. I strongly believe I will be valuable to any organization that gives me the opportunity to unlearn and relearn new skills. A self-motivated achiever with an ability to plan and execute.

Fashion Production Manager at TWENTY SIX (2024-11 – 2026-08)

As a production manager at Twenty Six, I manage the small team I work with ensuring a timeless and smooth production process that meets the company standard / brand.

• Internal quality score report
• General report (Customer complaints/returns, order progress, embellishments tracking)
• Production tracker for tailors
• Monthly Performance report (best selling style, average internal quality score, number of returns & complains)
• Pattern making and Garment construction
• Design development
• Finished quality control including timely delivery
• Material quality control – Fabric and accessories
• Team management including the tailoring team, operations team and inventory team
• Sample development for manufacturing
• Conduct intensive quality check for every clothes sewn
• Finding an immediate solution that arises during production

Manager/ Team creative leader at Zhoneby (2024-08 – 2024-09)

• Managing and maintaining store inventory
• Communicating with clients about their preference and request
• Studying and identifying fashion trends
• Reviewing textiles and fabrics
• Managing the styling team
• Managing the tailoring team
• Leading the boutique employee
• Prepare Photoshop area using appropriate props
• Maintaining high standards of visual merchandising
• Conducting performance review and appraisal
• Arrange promotional materials and indoor display

Production Manager and Pattern drafter at River and Mara (2024-06 – 2024-08)

• Interpreting designs and taking the right measurements necessary for each design
• Developing patterns for mass production and quality control check
• Suggesting improvement in the existing design
• Working one on one with the tailors providing sewing techniques and instruction
• Taking Procurement for every new collection

Pattern Drafter at Stitchesbywemo Fashion School (2019-01 – 2024-12)

• Ensuring meetings are effectively organised and minutes duly taken
• Worked with clients to solve problems
• Having a virtual and onsite one on one consultation with clients
• Takes records of the day to day activities
• Draft fashionable patterns to style our client's
• Create timeless design for our clients

Intern / Sewist at OSC Fashion school and One Garments Production Factory (2018-01 – 2018-12)

• Making sure all cloth are neatly sewn according to the order of the client
• Worked with the time frame given
• Worked under pressure
• Worked with all types of fabric provided
• Draft patterns for design given by client

Teacher at Kingdom Life Christian Model Nursery, Primary and Secondary School (2015-01 – 2016-12)

National Youth Service Corp (NYSC)

Intern at Lakefield Construction on oil and gas org (2013-07 – 2013-10)

• Quality coordination and ability to work under pressure since the job required high speed processes
• Trained in safety procedures and implemented the new skills adapted in various departments posted to

Intern: Asst. Storekeeper at A&E Ultimate Landmark Nigeria Ltd (2012-01 – 2012-12)

• Directs warehousing activities for commercial or industrial establishments
• Inspect physical condition of warehouse equipment and prepare works order for repairs requisition for replacement of equipment
• Verify incoming and outgoing equipment and handling disposition of materials
• Keeping and taking store records
• Participate in planning personnel-safety plant- protection activities

Female Sports Coordinator (Student Youth Group) at Caleb University (2012-01 – 2014-12)

I organized exercise sessions using sports, where the goal actualization was to meet the fitness of students and have fun.

BSc. in Economics – Caleb University (2010-01 – 2014-12)

Senior School Certificate (SSCE) – Ukavbe Secondary School (2002-01 – 2008-12)