Nikole Batista

Nikole Batista is a Senior CAD Artist at ANN INC, managing the CAD team for LOFT Outlet and Ann Taylor Factory since March 2018. With a robust background in textile design, Nikole previously founded a boutique print design studio, Cloth&Curios, and worked as a Brand Design Manager at IMBU Technologies, focusing on rebranding initiatives. Prior roles include being an Apparel Print Stylist at AirDye Solutions, where seasonal collections were crafted, and developing prints for G-III Apparel Group's private labels. Early career experience includes a Display Coordinator position at Anthropologie and an internship at Echo Design Group. Nikole holds a BFA in Textile Design from the Rhode Island School of Design and completed the altMBA program in 2015.