Parsons the New School for Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts Illustration
May 2014
WEST ELM MARKET BROOKLYN, NY
Sales Associate
August 2015 - present
• Overseing the daily operations of the store, such as making sure everything is presentable and in stock
• In charge of calling VIP customers about special promotions
• Assisting customers with their questions and needs, whether in person or over the phone
THE NEW SCHOOL NEW YORK, NY
Office Assistant
September 2011 - June 2014
• Assisted the Admissions Administrators with processing incoming applications for Parsons and Eugene Lang College
• Accompanied administrators with processing over 300 applications a day during admissions season
THE NEW SCHOOL NEW YORK, NY
Peer Advisor
Summer 2013; Winter 2014
• Worked directly under academic advisors, acting as a channel for the incoming freshmen and transfer students
• Responsible for communicating to over 100 students via email, phone, skype, and in-person meetings, from initial greetings to helping them register for classes
NEW YORK AND COMPANY HICKSVILLE, NY
Sales Associate
March 2011 – June 2011
• Oversaw the daily operations of the store and assisted customers in opening credit/rewards cards
• Resolved customer complaints
• Received a certificate of acknowledgement for outstanding results in building the brand in April
MAC & MILK STUDIOS, NY FASHION WEEK NEW YORK, NY
Intern
Fall 2010
• Prepared the stages and outfits for five shows including Altuzarra and Alexander Wang
• Part of a small team that built the stages
• In charge of directing guests and escorting VIP guests at the main entrance
• Managed a booth at Alexander Wang’s carnival themed after- party
• Hand drawn illustration,
watercolor, gouache, acrylic
• MAC/PC, Adobe Creative Suite
(Photoshop, InDesign,
Illustrator), Microsoft Office
(Word, Powerpoint, Excel),
Social Media (Facebook, Twitter,
Instagram, Tumblr, Society6)
• Silkscreening
• Hand knitting
• Sewing (hand and machine)
• Korean
• Society of Illustrators Student
Scholarship Competition -
Nancy Lee Rhodes Roberts
Scholarship Recipient, 2015
• Society of Illustrators Student
Scholarship Competition, 2014
• BFA Scholarship and Dean’s
BFA Scholarship, 2009 - 2014
• Parsons Peer Advisors
Newsletter, Parsons Peer
Advisor tote bags, and Parsons
Accepted Student’s Day tote
bags
• MoCCA, Contributing Artist,
2014
• Dime Bag Show, Contributing
Artist, 2014
Sylvia Jun
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EDUCATION EXPERIENCE
skills
awards and
publications