e
Designer & Educator
Josephine Jee
New York, NY
Available Now
- Contact
- Save to list
-
About
email: jozjosephinez@gmail.com
-
Education
-
Specialist Diploma in FootwearArsutoria School, Milan2021 - 2022Completed Arsutoria's 1-year shoe diploma program for shoe professionals, focusing on pattern making, prototyping, shoemaking, digital design (2D & 3D), and merchandising.
-
Certificate in Business/Managerial EconomicsHarvard Business School Online2021 - 2021Obtained a certificate in HBS CORe (Credential of Readiness), a 180-hour, 12-week program on business fundamentals covering Business Analytics, Economics for Managers, and Financial Accounting.
-
Master of Design ManagementPratt Institute2017 - 2019Studied product development and management, operations and value chain management, marketing, team building, and the tools to lead a design team. Valedictorian, Merit Scholarship
-
Bachelor of Industrial DesignPratt Institute2005 - 2009Studied product aesthetics focusing on transportation design in regards to forms, colors, patterns and textures. Summa Cum Laude, Presidential Scholar, General Motors Scholarship
-
Courses for Accessories DesignFashion Institute of Technology2007 - 2009Studied shoemaking, drawing and rendering accessories, the history of footwear design, and foot anatomy.
-
-
Experience
-
Footwear Design Adjunct InstructorFashion Institute of TechnologyAug 2022 - Present (2 years 3 months)Introduce basic concepts, history, and types of footwear and teach
draping, patternmaking, sewing, and shoemaking. -
Continuing Ed. Visiting ProfessorPratt InstituteNew York, NYJul 2019 - Present (5 years 4 months)• Develop and teach product design programs for adult professionals,
such as Color, Texture, and Patterns, Product Design, Drawing for Product
and Spatial Design, and Visual Merchandising. -
Post-Graduate Teaching FellowMilwaukee Institute of Art & DesignMilwaukee, WIAug 2020 - Aug 2022 (2 years)• Designed and taught a new transdisciplinary course to combine personal
branding, fashion & design management. • Taught color theory, screen
printing, prototyping, and 3D modeling to undergraduate college students -
Footwear Design FreelancerCaleres, Inc.New York, NYFeb 2019 - Dec 2019 (10 months)• Provided market research, hand and CAD sketching, and PLM management
services for women's sneakers, dress, and casual shoes. -
Footwear Design FreelancerMadewellNew York, NYJul 2019 - Oct 2019 (3 months)• Provided market research, hand and CAD sketching, and PLM management
services for women's sneakers, dress, and casual shoes. -
DesignerPayless ShoeSourceNew York, NYJan 2018 - Aug 2018 (7 months)• Expanded collab lines by proposing licensed merchandise for Snoop
Dogg, Sofía Vergara, and Martha Stewart for North and South America,
Canada, and Asia markets. • Partnered with Christian Siriano for an
inclusive runway footwear collection. • Streamlined and published internal
and external reports for seasonal color, material, and key details.
• Refreshed bestsellers and added newness for branded and private labels. -
Creative DirectorYeojiNew York, NYFeb 2016 - Dec 2017 (1 year 10 months)• Provided creative direction from conception to in-store delivery of a
novel brand featuring unisex shoes with removable outsoles.
• Conceptualized and managed to budget and build a showroom. -
Owner/DesignerAdorned in AugustNew York, NYNov 2010 - Dec 2017 (7 years 1 month)• Launched and produced a locally sourced line of accessories sold online.
-
Senior Footwear Designer, Adrianna PapellThe Silverstein Company (Licensee)New York, NYApr 2015 - Dec 2017 (2 years 8 months)• Increased product depth and won new retail partnerships and sales.
• Improved design workflow and streamlined development processes.
• Authored drawings and technical specs for a patent. • Partnered with PD
to improve product fit and comfort. • Promoted to a senior design role
after being a designer from Jan 2014 - Apr 2015. -
Assistant Footwear DesignerNina FootwearNew York, NYApr 2013 - Dec 2013 (8 months)• Sketched women’s special occasion and private label styles using CAD
and hand drawing. • Made mock-ups & tech packs. • Communicated daily
with the overseas team for product development. • Produced itemized
trend/market reports and studied in-store retail presentations.
• Improved tracking and record-keeping system.
-
-
Awards
Post-Graduate Teaching Fellowship, The Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design, 2020
Valedictorian, Pratt Institute, 2019
Merit Scholarship, Pratt Institute, 2017-2019
Takifuji International Art Award, Japan, 2008
General Motors, Women Artists Scholarship, 2007, 2008, 2009
Summa Cum Laude, Presidential Scholarship, Pratt Institute, 2005-2009 -
Affiliations
Academic Advisor, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, 2020-current
Editorial Advisor, Catalyst Review, 2017-2019
Leadership Development Advisor, Wedu Global, 2016-current -
Industries
-
Skills
-
Elsewhere on the Web
-
On Coroflot@josephinejee, member since 2012
-
-
Following 10
-
Followers 3
-
