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Design Vice President

Location:
New York, NY
Posted:
December 27, 2012

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Resume:

Education

Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY

Bachelor Degree in Fashion Merchandising and Marketing G.P.A: 3.5

AAS Degree in Fashion Design G.P.A: 3.8

o F.I.T. Honor Roll

Fall 2008- Spring 2012

o F.I.T. Dean's List

Fall 2008- Spring 2012

New York University, New York, NY 2010

Creative Writing Program

Work Experience

DailyCandy, NBC New York City, NY

Public Relations Intern/Vice President Assistant

May 2012-Present

. Provide administrative and business support to the Vise President of

Public Relations at DailyCandy.

. Maintain Vise President's calendar - plan and schedule meetings,

teleconferences, and travel.

. Negotiated favorable terms and pricing agreements with resorts,

vendors, caterers and other providers for service at special events.

. Professionally answered and directed phone calls as well as

maintaining the contact database.

. In charge of special events/campaigns such as 'Start Small Go Big' and

overlooking 'Wildposting' across New York City.

. In charge of creating relevant contact for DailyCandy social media

such as Twitter, Facebook & YouTube etc...

. Generated monthly fashion trends as well as buying and returning

products for various segments.

. Style for THE TODAY show, access Hollywood, E! NY1etc...

Kai Khune, New York City, NY

Designer

September2008

. Creating/visualizing an idea and producing a design by hand or using

computer-aided design (CAD).

. Keeping up to date with emerging fashion trends as well as general

trends, relating to fabrics, colors and shapes;

. Understanding design from a technical perspective, i.e. producing

patterns and technical specifications for designs.

. Sourcing, selecting and buying fabrics, trims fastenings and

embellishments.

. Developing a pattern that is cut and sewn into sample garments and

supervising the making up of these, including fitting, detailing and

adaptations.

. Helped with fitting of the models preparing for the fashion show.

. Perform business administration responsibilities.

Blush, New York, NY

Full Time Retail Position

April 2005 -

September 2006

. Placed orders to restock merchandise and handled receiving stock.

. Managed reports, and inventory.

. Emailed clients, and maintained client book.

. Remerchandising the store and contacted clients to inform them of new

incoming fashion lines.

Languages

. Fluent in English, Hebrew and Russian.

. Comprehensive in Romanian, Italian and Spanish.

Computer Skills

. Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Power Point, Excel, Outlook),

Mac OS, HTML.

. Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design, Access & Social Media Programs.

Extracurricular Activities

L'Chaim Club, Member (F.I.T.)

Attended and actively participated in numerous business-oriented workshops,

focused on enhancing professional development and a series of finance-

related topics.



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