​                              Klkelly87@gmail.com 

                             kristikellyfashion.com

                  Fashion and Costume Designer

                                  Objectives
    My objective when applying for this position is to take my extensive knowledge of the both the Costume and fashion industry and combine it with my unique design skills in order to provide new exciting products for a great company. I have skills in all aspects of design from illustration to completion. I'm also very proficient in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.  I’m an outgoing and fun person to be around and will be a very valued member of your team because I’m a very driven and hardworking person. I would love to have the opportunity to share my skills with your company and land my dream job!

                                  EDUCATION
           The Art Institute of California- Orange County
          Fashion Design- Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts

                          RELATED EXPERIENCE

         FUN.com  2080 Lookout Drive, Mankato MN    

                     Costume and Apparel Designer   

                         November 2016 –Present   

       My major roles at FUN.com are to design costumes for Halloweencostumes.com, oversee production of our costumes in China, and oversee all photoshoot styling notes for our costume shoots. It’s a very large costume and apparel company so I perform a lot of tasks such as sketch design, fabric sourcing in China, doing tech sketches for my designs and tech packs to send to China. I also help style photoshoots and assist with print requests for our digital printed costumes.

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      Cheryl Fudge Fashion Camp    Santa Monica, Ca
      Designer/ associate            August 2012- Present
Duties: I started as an intern and quickly got hired as an employee. I get to design, sew, run fashion camp, help out with birthday parties, open and close the store and change visuals!
           Mackingwell Productions  Los Angeles
    Costume designer and wardrobe               June 2010 
Duties: I designed costumes and took care of actors wardrobes for a music video for my friends production company in LA.
       Abercrombie and Fitch Co  Mall of America
      Lead Stock            March 2005 – December 2008
Duties: Dress store forms with the latest trends, manage the stockroom and impact team, process all new shipments and help customers create amazing outfits with great customer service.
                                     SKILLS
 Extraordinary design skills.
 Proficient in Sketching both freehand and in Adobe Photoshop
 Ability to take an idea from a sketch to a completed garment
 Proficient at creating Tech Flats in Adobe Illustrator.
 Knowledge of all Microsoft office programs.
 Extremely high rendering skills.
 Knowledge of the fashion industry and current trends.
 Great personality with the ability to build fulfilling long term relationships.