zhimin zhai

Fashion Designer, Graphic Designer, Artist

Work Experience

Bailey's Blossoms

Design & Purchasing Supervisor

July 2020 - Texas, United States

Jcpenney

Fashion Designer-Contractor

August 2018 - November 2018 Plano, Texas, United States

GK Elite Sportswear

Associate Designer

My responsibilities are including:
- Creating new design ideas for Under Amour Sideline, Cirque du Soleil, and other design lines
- Create custom designed sports apparel (Cut & Sew, Digital Sublimation Graphic Art, and Embellishments)
- Write development paperwork and sewing notes for new designs, fit samples
- Setup sublimation artwork files for printing; grade artwork for production
March 2016 - September 2018 Pennsylvania, United States

MyHouse Sports Grear

Fashion Designer/ Graphic Designer/ QC

My responsibilities are including:
- Setup sublimation artwork files for printing; grade artwork for production
- Create new design styles for sports apparel
- Grade, Spec, fit garments and write comments to factories
August 2015 - March 2016 Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States

Cyrus Knits

Fashion Designer

My responsibilities are including:
- Worked directly with head designer to create new designs with sketches, tech-packs, linesheets, buy-sheets
- Participated in fitting and write comments
- Communicated with oversea factories and suppliers
- Shopped and explored for new trends and styles
October 2014 - July 2015 Manhattan, New York, United States

Freelance

Freelance Designer

My clients are including: Lacoste, Express, Mignon Dresses
My responsibilities are including:
- Assist Designers with trend research, and design sketches
- Created Fashion Lookbooks
- Organize color card, and swatches
- Prepare presentation boards and setup showroom for presentation¬
March 2014 - September 2014 Manhattan, New York, United States

Faviana Dresses

Fashion Designer

My responsibilities are including;
- Assisted Head Designer with trend research, as well as developing, designing and sketching collections
- Assisted Patternmaker with developing tech packs, fitting samples, and writing comments on the samples
- Assisted Quality Control with checking shipments, fixing samples, and hand beading
July 2012 - May 2014 Manhattan, New York, United States

Freelance Graphic Designer

Graphic Designer

My responsibilities are including:
- Created company logos for clients
- Designed magazine, advertisements
- Retouched images
- Built a new website for the company with Dreamweaver
April 2012 - May 2015 Manhattan, New York, United States

Education

Parsons The New School For Design

Bachelor of Fine Art

My courses include Fashion Design from concepts to finish collections, Fashion Illustration, Pattern making, Draping, Sewing, Couture Technique, Textile Design, Textile History, Digital Design, Fashion Modeling, Fashion Histories, Design Histories,
September 2011 - May 2014 Manhattan, New York, United States

Keystone College

Associate of Fine Art

My course include Color Theory, Art History, Drawings, Graphic Design, Painting, Ceramic, Sculpture, Mammal Biology, Bird Biology, Maple Biology, figure drawing
September 2009 - May 2011 Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States

Languages

Chinese (Fluent),
English (Fluent),

Awards

Parsons The New School For Design

Jason Wu Sponsorship for Thesis Collection

2014

Parsons The New School For Design

Scholarship and Dean's List

2011

Skills

Adobe Creative Cloud, Fashion Design, Graphic Design, Hand Drawing, Microsoft Office, Team Player, Time Management,