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Grace Cooke

Grace Cooke

Los Angeles,CA

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Fashion Designer

Freelance
Manhattan Beach, CA
08.2022 - Current
  • Creating original designs on Adobe Illustrator and Procreate. Hand sewing specialty pieces for clients.
  • Repurposing tired garments to refresh clients wardrobes.

Assistant Technical Designer

Johnathan Simkhai
Los Angeles, CA
05.2022 - 07.2022
  • Attended SMS Fit, PPS, and TOP model fittings. Created Tech Packs based on fit comments to submit to vendors. Measured fit samples and documented measurements within Excel and Google Drive. Compared samples against product specifications to assess construction, measurements and overall appearance.
  • Brainstormed with peers and other members of design and technical team to determine enhancements and product features. Managed multiple projects effectively in demanding environment with tight deadlines.
  • Created and managed tracking logs, located late samples from vendors and submitted weekly sample status reports.

Fashion Design Tutor

Self-employed
Los Angeles, CA
05.2021 - 05.2022
  • Taught design development, sewing, patterning making, fashion illustration, and draping to adults and children.
  • Prepared lesson plans to meet students' individualized design goals.

Research, Graphic Design, & Branding Intern

Pullquest
Los Angeles, CA
07.2020 - 07.2021
  • Created design work for print and digital sales and marketing campaigns. Designed graphics for website, instagram, brochures and promotions for marketing purposes.
  • Created an ongoing excel sheet reviewing over 1200 emerging designers and brands including summary of designer/brands, contact information, and location.
  • Utilized trend forecasting books I projected brands that were on track to gain attention and profits.

Design & Product Development Intern

Hello Fashion World
Los Angeles, CA
06.2018 - 10.2018
  • Created over fifty technical sketches for clients to be used in prototype tech packs.
  • Fit prototype samples on fit model and relayed comments to domestic vendors.
  • Created & produced three original designs.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Fashion Design

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
Los Angeles
03.2022

Associate of Arts - Fashion Design

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
Los Angeles, CA
06.2019

Summer Intensive - Textile & Apparel

Oxbow School of Art
Napa, CA
2016

Skills

  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Procreate
  • Stoll M1plus® Knitwear Software
  • Rhinoceros 3D Modeling
  • Gerber AccuMark
  • Microsoft 365
  • CAD
  • Tech Packs
  • Garment Construction
  • Draping & Pattern Making
  • Fabric Identification & Manipulation
  • Hand and Digital Illustration
  • Trend Forecasting
  • Colorways

Accomplishments

  • Winner of the 2021 California Fashion Foundation Scholarship
  • Honor Roll Student / 3.76 GPA

Interests

  • Fitness, Yoga, Mindfulness, Gardening, Cooking, Baking, Knitting, Film, Reading & Traveling

Timeline

Fashion Designer

Freelance
08.2022 - Current

Assistant Technical Designer

Johnathan Simkhai
05.2022 - 07.2022

Fashion Design Tutor

Self-employed
05.2021 - 05.2022

Research, Graphic Design, & Branding Intern

Pullquest
07.2020 - 07.2021

Design & Product Development Intern

Hello Fashion World
06.2018 - 10.2018

Bachelor of Arts - Fashion Design

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising

Associate of Arts - Fashion Design

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising

Summer Intensive - Textile & Apparel

Oxbow School of Art

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