freelance fashion illustrator / designer

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OBJECTIVE: G R A P H I C A R T I S T / F A S H I O N D E S I G N E R seeking Entry Level Position in Graphic / Fashion related Fields SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN Bachelor of Fine Arts; Fall 2011 Fashion Design, GPA: 3.3 [email protected] 423.762.5451 SKILLS: A L I C I A R E N E E B A L L Sales Associate / Cashier GUESS? Inc, King of Prussia, PA (2006) Responsible for Greeting Customers and Assisting with Sales Maintained Top Sale Goals Weekly and Reached Selling Quota Daily Managed Store Front Windows and Met Visual Merchandising Criteria Regulated 9 Fitting Rooms and Fuilfilled Inventory Control Commands Fashion Designer SCAD Jury Show and Static Exhibition, Atlanta, GA (2010) Participated in Senior Collection by Designing 6-Looks for SCAD’s Annual Fashion Show Collection chosen for Jury Show, SCAD Annual Fashion Catalog, and SCAD First Annual Static Exhibition Show, Savannah and Atlanta Please see Portfolio and/or Press Link for Collection EXPERIENCE: Temporary Store Operations Anthropologie, Atlanta, GA (2011) Responsible for assisting Corporate Visual Merchandisers and Store Managers in the Opening of Westside Atlanta Store #150 Fulfilled tasks such as Product Sorting, Organizing, Censoring and Tagging, Stocking, and Visual Placement of all Merchandise Worked with in a Team and alongside Visual Merchandisers and Art Directors to Produce Crafts and Visual Displays for Store Ambience Fulfilled Light Lifting, Cleaning, and Occassional Sewing for Position Fashion Editor, Contributing Blogger Greedmontpark.com, Greedmont Park Magazine, (2010-2011) Contributing Fashion Blogger on GreedmontPark Fashion and Graphic Editor for Greedmont Park Magazine’s Product page, The Fix Fulfill Online Media and PR requests as needed Textile House Design Intern Print Fresh, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (2007) Performed requirements of Studio Aide which included the following: Shadowing In-House Graphic Designers as they make Repeat Prints and Patterns Clean Silk Screen and Dying Studios, Learn Hands on Silk Screening Process Run Errands, Pick up Lunch, Pick up and Drop of Sewing Machines for Repairs Managed Fabric, Print, Pattern, and Trim Inspiration Boards Responsible for sewing, constructing, and preparing prototypes for Trade Shows INTERNSHIPS: Technical Design Intern to Contract Chilly O Apparel, Atlanta, GA (2009, 2011) Responsible for Brand and Target Audience Research and Development Managing and Forecasting Trend, Colour, and Pattern Visual Boards Fabric and Trim Sourcing and Development Garment Technical Spec Packages w/ Grading and Flats Vendor Sells of Products at Local Events; Logistics and Distribution Online Media Adminstrative / Personal Assistant NecoleB.com Online, Atlanta GA (2007-2009) 1 ½ yrs. Experience as Executive / Personal Assistant to Online Media and Entertainment Blogger Necole Kane Responsible for Receiving and Sending Incoming and Outgoing e-mail and call, RSVPing Events and Managing Calendar of Events Worked as a Stand-in Event Photographer from Event to Event Transcribed Interviews, Basic Data Entry, and Run Errands Proficient with Microsoft Word and Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint, Google Mail ACHIEVEMENTS: SCAD Fashion SEEN / STATIC Exhibition, Featured Designer, 2010 SCAD Annual Fashion Catalog, Featured Designer 2010 SCAD’s Student Magazine SCAN, Featured Garment 2010 Fashion Illustrator, Annual SCAD Scholarship Gala – 2010 Fashion Illustrator, Ted Turner Captain Planet Event, 2009 Dress Designer, Lions Lighthouse Charity Auction, 2008 PRESS: http://scadfashionseen.scad.edu/students/alicia-renee-ball/ http://www.scadconnector.com/news/kelly-cutrone-shows-scad-atlanta-her-straight-shooter-style/ http://www.philau.edu/fashiondesign/stylelinespring07.pdf ACTIVITIES: SCAD’s Online Magazine, The Connector Article on SCAD Style and Kelly Cutrone, 2010 NecoleB.com Exec. Assistant, Event Photographer, 2007-2009 Shandon Anderson Fashion Show at Nani Senorium hosted by Eva Pigford Dresser, Atlanta, GA 008 Nicky Hilton Fashion Show at America’s Mart Dresser, Atlanta, GA 2007 SCAD -ATL Fashion Haus Photographer; Historian, 2007 Philadelphia University’s Styleline Model Behavior Article, 2007 Philadelphia University Theatre Program Costume Designer for Degas Ces’t Moi , 2006 Philadelphia University Work Study Program Intro to Textiles Teacher’s Assistant, 2006 Philadelphia University’s Ram Squad Media and Graphic Designer, 2005-2007 Illustrator Photoshop InDesign Photographic Edit / Manipulation Digital Photography Fashion Illustration Fashion Technical Specs / Flats Flat Pattern Technique / Draping Graphic Illustration CAD Patternmaking U4ia Garment Construction Dreamweaver

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Page 1: Freelance Fashion Illustrator / Designer

OBJECTIVE: G R A P H I C A R T I S T / F A S H I O N D E S I G N E R seeking Entry Level Position in Graphic / Fashion related Fields

SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGNBachelor of Fine Arts; Fall 2011

Fashion Design, GPA: 3.3

[email protected]

SKILLS:

A L I C I A R E N E E B A L L

Sales Associate / CashierGUESS? Inc, King of Prussia, PA (2006)Responsible for Greeting Customers and Assisting with SalesMaintained Top Sale Goals Weekly and Reached Selling Quota DailyManaged Store Front Windows and Met Visual Merchandising CriteriaRegulated 9 Fitting Rooms and Fuil�lled Inventory Control Commands

Fashion DesignerSCAD Jury Show and Static Exhibition, Atlanta, GA (2010)Participated in Senior Collection by Designing 6-Looks forSCAD’s Annual Fashion ShowCollection chosen for Jury Show, SCAD Annual Fashion Catalog,and SCAD First Annual Static Exhibition Show, Savannah and AtlantaPlease see Portfolio and/or Press Link for Collection

EXPERIENCE:

Temporary Store OperationsAnthropologie, Atlanta, GA (2011)Responsible for assisting Corporate Visual Merchandisers and Store Managers in the Opening of Westside Atlanta Store #150Ful�lled tasks such as Product Sorting, Organizing, Censoring and Tagging, Stocking, and Visual Placement of all MerchandiseWorked with in a Team and alongside Visual Merchandisers and Art Directors to Produce Crafts and Visual Displays for Store AmbienceFul�lled Light Lifting, Cleaning, and Occassional Sewing for Position

Fashion Editor, Contributing BloggerGreedmontpark.com, Greedmont Park Magazine, (2010-2011)Contributing Fashion Blogger on GreedmontPark Fashion and Graphic Editor for Greedmont Park Magazine’sProduct page, The FixFul�ll Online Media and PR requests as needed

Textile House Design Intern Print Fresh, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (2007)Performed requirements of Studio Aide which included the following:Shadowing In-House Graphic Designers as they make Repeat Prints and PatternsClean Silk Screen and Dying Studios, Learn Hands on Silk Screening ProcessRun Errands, Pick up Lunch, Pick up and Drop of Sewing Machines for RepairsManaged Fabric, Print, Pattern, and Trim Inspiration BoardsResponsible for sewing, constructing, and preparing prototypes for Trade Shows

INTERNSHIPS:

Technical Design Intern to Contract Chilly O Apparel, Atlanta, GA (2009, 2011)Responsible for Brand and Target Audience Research and DevelopmentManaging and Forecasting Trend, Colour, and Pattern Visual BoardsFabric and Trim Sourcing and DevelopmentGarment Technical Spec Packages w/ Grading and FlatsVendor Sells of Products at Local Events; Logistics and Distribution

Online Media Adminstrative / Personal AssistantNecoleB.com Online, Atlanta GA (2007-2009)1 ½ yrs. Experience as Executive / Personal Assistant to Online Media and Entertainment Blogger Necole KaneResponsible for Receiving and Sending Incoming and Outgoinge-mail and call, RSVPing Events and Managing Calendar of EventsWorked as a Stand-in Event Photographer from Event to EventTranscribed Interviews, Basic Data Entry, and Run ErrandsPro�cient with Microsoft Word and Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint, Google Mail

ACHIEVEMENTS:

SCAD Fashion SEEN / STATIC Exhibition, Featured Designer, 2010SCAD Annual Fashion Catalog, Featured Designer 2010SCAD’s Student Magazine SCAN, Featured Garment 2010Fashion Illustrator, Annual SCAD Scholarship Gala – 2010Fashion Illustrator, Ted Turner Captain Planet Event, 2009Dress Designer, Lions Lighthouse Charity Auction, 2008

PRESS: http://scadfashionseen.scad.edu/students/alicia-renee-ball/

http://www.scadconnector.com/news/kelly-cutrone-shows-scad-atlanta-her-straight-shooter-style/http://www.philau.edu/fashiondesign/stylelinespring07.pdf

ACTIVITIES: SCAD’s Online Magazine, The ConnectorArticle on SCAD Style and Kelly Cutrone, 2010NecoleB.comExec. Assistant, Event Photographer, 2007-2009

Shandon Anderson Fashion Showat Nani Senorium hosted by Eva PigfordDresser, Atlanta, GA 008

Nicky Hilton Fashion Show at America’s MartDresser, Atlanta, GA 2007

SCAD -ATL Fashion Haus Photographer; Historian, 2007

Philadelphia University’s StylelineModel Behavior Article, 2007

Philadelphia University Theatre ProgramCostume Designer for Degas Ces’t Moi , 2006

Philadelphia University Work Study ProgramIntro to Textiles Teacher’s Assistant, 2006

Philadelphia University’s Ram SquadMedia and Graphic Designer, 2005-2007

Illustrator Photoshop InDesign Photographic Edit / Manipulation Digital Photography Fashion Illustration Fashion Technical Specs / Flats Flat Pattern Technique / Draping Graphic Illustration CAD Patternmaking U4ia Garment Construction Dreamweaver