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Ju Han Kim

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Behind every finished product is a great design influenced by innovation and execution. My goal is to become a designer who develops great ideas with amazing concepts.

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  • Category

    Apparel
  • Market Segments

    Mens
  • Availability

    Freelance
    Permanent
  • Hourly Rate

    negotiable
  • Relocation

    No
  • Technologies

    CS5
    PS5
  • Schools/Training

    SVA

More Information

I’m aware of the immense amount of creativity and energy that goes into a successful clothing company and I want to be a part of it.

Specialties
Designer specializing in menswear, and accessories.
Build line, Creative Concept, Seasonal fashion Direction, Trend Forecasting and Merchandising.

Experience

Technical Designer
ABG Accessories, Inc.
February 2012 – Present (6 months) Elizabeth, NJ

Creating art package for Brand and License Accessories accordingly in ensuring all garments meet Licensor, company, buyer and designer standards.
Developed accurate product specifications within calendar deadlines.
Packaging design and model construction for products in development.
Attending fit sessions and reviewed all fit samples to ensure all specs and design details are as per development package.
Communicated comments, corrections and detailed illustrations to production team and all accounts.

Designer
Baik Kwang Corp- DBA City Hunter Cap
November 2009 – March 2012 (2 years 5 months) Carlstadt, NJ

Created seasonal concepts through color, print, pattern, fabric and silhouette.
Interpret seasonal fashion direction, and merchandise trends for the brand.
Provided seasonal presentations, including mood boards, tear sheets and samples.
Created and reviewed tech packs, print combo, strike offs, artwork size and print technique.
Worked with production team on all fabric, prints, trims, and styling development.
Communicated and traveled overseas to factories to ensure all product qualities are met.
Shopped stores regularly to identify key items and worked closely with designer to ensure market trends are being worked into concept and product design.

Co Founder & Design Manager
5 Pointz Clothing
January 2005 – October 2009 (4 years 10 months) New York, NY

Founder, created the logo, concept and mascot of the new start up brand.
Responsible for setting the brand\'s direction, seasonal creative concept themes and trend direction.
Provided direction to designers, product teams, sales, and marketing through fashion trend expertise.
Developed merchandise strategies and utilized trend information to develop into collection.
Shopped stores to Inject new ideas, design inspirations, merchandise and concepts to expand fashion capsules as well as solidifying a strong key item business.

Research & Development designer
Big Brother Sportswear
April 2003 – January 2005 (1 year 10 months)

Created and developed new logos, tags, labels, and graphic treatments for the products.
Created tech packs with design team and ensure details are correct.
Handled all phrases of development including fabric, color palettes, strike offs, trims, washes, pre-proto samples

Assistant Designer
Tony Jones Apparel- Clench
June 2001 – March 2003 (1 year 10 months) Carlstadt NJ

Creation and maintenance of tech packs.
Created style detail sketches, presentation boards, mood boards, and mock ups.
Updated style sketches, trim pages, line sheets for sales presentation.
Assist in fittings; choose threads, trims, fabrications.
Participating in weekly meetings with design, merchandiser, and product development team

SKILLS/SOFTWARES
Adobe Illustrator CS5, Adobe Photoshop CS5, and QuickBooks.

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