zhimin zhai
Fashion Designer, Graphic Designer, Artist
Work Experience
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
- 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
- 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
- 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¬
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
- 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
- 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,