Fashion designer/Illustrator

Heejung Jenny Hong

Portland, OR

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Passionate about illustration (animals, people, fashion and style, whimsical characters) + design in apparel across women's, men's and kids. Looking for freelance projects and possibly design/illustration work.
Education
- BFA Fashion Design
  
  Parsons School of Design
  
  1997 - 2001
Experience
- freelance Designer
  
  Anaak
  
  Oct 2014 - Present (10 years 2 months)
  
  Create design sketches as per Anaak creative director.
  Create technical packages for India factory.
  Update changes to design sketches.
- freelance technical designer
  
  Proenza Schouler
  
  New York, NY
  
  Jul 2007 - Dec 2017 (10 years 5 months)
  
  Flat sketching.
  Create technical sketch packages for Italian factories.
- freelance illustrator
  
  Amour Vert
  
  Feb 2013 - Mar 2014 (1 year 1 month)
  
  -flat sketch
  -illustrations of looks
- freelance
  
  Rosel
  
  Apr 2011 - 2013 (2 years 8 months)
  
  Spring 2012 style sketching / outfit sketching
- freelance designer
  
  Greylin Collection
  
  Mar 2012 - May 2012 (2 months)
  
  designing blouses+dresses & specs
- freelance illustrator
  
  Monique Pean
  
  Jun 2011 - Jun 2011
  
  jewelry sketches
  (*not a 1 month gig)
- freelance designer
  
  Kelly Wearstler
  
  Jan 2011 - Jan 2011
  
  design/create t/p, fit
- freelance designer
  
  LK
  
  Jan 2010 - Feb 2010 (1 month)
  
  This was a very short project but I helped designing Spring and Summer 2011 of a new bridge line under Lee Kwang Hee in South Korea.
- designer
  
  LEIFSDOTTIR (Anthropologie)
  
  Jul 2007 - Dec 2009 (2 years 5 months)
  
  *fabric/trim sourcing initially
  *designing wovens, knits and briefly in sweaters
  *inspirational travel and pv trips
- Freelance designer
  
  DKNY Intl/CK Jeans
  
  May 2007 - Jun 2007 (1 month)
  
  specs
  flat sketching
  design sketching
- Designer
  
  Forth & Towne
  
  Apr 2005 - May 2007 (2 years 1 month)
  
  *fitting
  *brief specing details
  *designing
  *pv and inspirational trips
  *factory visits in HK
- associate designer
  
  Michael Kors
  
  2003 - 2005 (2 years)
  
  *making design boards
  *helping w/looks
  *working w/outsourcing of refitting showroom samples
  *trim sheets
  *sketching flats
  *fit note taking
  *assisted design director
  *trips to HK factories to better communicate on sample making
- assistant designer
  
  DKNY JEANS
  
  Dec 2002 - 2003 (1 year)
  
  *making design boards
  *Stylemanager sketching
  *in-house style making
  *fit note taking
  *designing denim styles
  *cmmting on lab dips
  *seasonal mood illustrations
- assistant designer
  
  Theory
  
  Dec 2001 - Nov 2002 (11 months)
  
  *sketching for the company fit Dictionary
  *color card making
  *updating cutting tickets
  *taking fit notes
  *assistant to the Wovens designer
  *making design boards
Awards

*Scholarship for 4 yrs of schooling

*Dean's List, '97 - '01

*CFDA Design Scholarship Award, 2000

*Coach, Gap Inc., Tahari - finalist for all design competitions
Industries
- Apparel
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