Assistant Knitwear Designer
Resume:
SOFIA PENN
EDUCATION
Pratt Institute
BFA in Fashion Design
Graduated May 2020
Central Saint Martins,
Uni Arts of London
Textile Design Summer Short Course
June- July 2018
AWARDS
NYU Fashion Show Participant
Finalist in Papyrus Illustration
Competition
Pratt Institute Merit Scholarship
Pratt Institute Dean’s List
SKILLS
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
Crochet
Hand Knitting
Machine Knitting
Illustration
Patternmaking
Sewing
Silkscreen
Textile Manipulation
Print Design
Microsoft Excel
CONTACT
200 Willoughby Ave,
Brooklyn NY, 11205
adinal@r.postjobfree.com
https://www.sofiapenn.com/
EXPERIENCE
Rebecca Taylor, Assistant Sweater Designer Temp
Manhattan, NY/ October 2020- Present
- Assisted Head Knitwear Designer in updating seasonal line sheets, sketching, and creating tech packs.
- Created sweater body layouts, knit downs, and stitch patterns.
-Handled daily edits and changes to artwork, sketches and mood boards.
Adam Selman Sport, Design/ Production Intern
Manhattan, NY/ January 2020- March 2020
- Assisted designers in creating flats, samples, and garments for fittings.
- Curated content for the companies social media.
- Sourced fabrics, trims, beads, and accessories.
- Assisted at companies look book photoshoot.
Pratt Institute Fashion Department, Knit Studio
Monitor
Brooklyn, NY/ September 2019- March 2020
-Oversaw a studio space of 10 knitting machines and assisted other students with operating them.
- Fixed and troubleshot machines when broken
or malfunctioning.
- Maintained an organized and clean studio space for optimal studio use.
Rebecca Taylor, Sweater Design Intern/ Freelancer
Manhattan, NY/ June 2019- January 2020
- Knit swatches for presentations and for factory reference using a knitting machine.
- Created CAD’s to assist in decisions about print use and layout for different garments.
- Photographed clothing and clothing details for archival purposes.
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