Fashion Designer, Graphic Designer + Creative Professional.
CV.
Professional Summary
Experienced Graphic Designer expanding into the Fashion Industry. Jimmy Phung is a unique creative professional who has a demonstrated history of providing innovative, bold and empathetic design collateral. He is multi-talented, showing strong artistic inclinations through his creative direction, analytical abilities, and attention to detail. He graduated with the Top Student Award in both the Fashion Business & Creative Arts and the Core Fashion Design programs at the John Casablancas Institute, He was also awarded the Fashion Creative & Designer of the Year, Best Construction & Sewing Award, and the Perfect Attendance Award.
Proficient with Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign, he completed his multimedia design education at Simon Fraser University (SFU) in the innovative program Interactive Arts & Technology. He also has a Certificate in Environmental Literacy from SFU and is trilingual, having attended French Immersion (English, French & Cantonese). He has designed marketing materials and packaging that can still be seen in stores across North America and online. He has also helped design a fabric print design for John Fluevog Shoes that was produced for their FW23 collection. Lastly, he has designed bespoke outfits for various clients.
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Looking for my next opportunity to make beauty - the creative way.
Call me Jimmy Phung, Fashion Designer, Graphic Designer + Creative Professional.
Skills.
Fashion Design · Pattern Drafting · Sewing · Styling · ​
Graphic Design · Packaging Design · Branding · Illustration ·
Content Creation · Creative Direction · Photography · Copywriting ·
Visual Display · Trend Forecasting · Market Research ·
Data Analysis · Planning · Ideation · Concept Development
Work Experience.
Oct 2022 - Mar 2023
Design & Development Intern | John Fluevog Shoes
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Assist Design & Development team with various tasks.
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Draw technical line drawings for spec sheets, create custom fabric print designs and product mockups
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Sample management & shipping
Mar 2022 - Present
Studio Assistant | Atelier Elise
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Assist with the creation of delicate bridal accessories such as veils, headpieces, and jewelry.
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Cut and sew according to patterns using hand and machine
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Help with daily duties such as shipping, production prep, graphic design, and any other errands
Jun 2021 - Present
Consignment Sales Associate & Alteration Specialist | Grand Central Consignment
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Style & assist customers by providing advice, maintaining product knowledge, and clothing alterations.
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Maintain and develop client relationships, analyze consignor’s clothings, tailor & alter clothing
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Visual merchandising such as styling mannequins & window displays
Sep 2017 - May 2019
Head of Design Department | scentuals natural + organic skin care
Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Designed packaging, branding, graphics, & photographs; provided customer service & outreach; overlooked all aspects of design.
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Designed 40+ packaging & labels, wrote bilingual copy, styled photoshoots, & communicated with factories
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Ensured branding is consistent across all media channels and was highly trusted by all departments
Sep 2016 - Apr 2017
Film & Marketing | SAP
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Created marketing materials in print, digital, & video format for the Global Analytics Marketing department.
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Adapted to UI/UX designer role to help the team, along with providing graphic and media design
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Redesigned their marketing fact sheets used globally & animated a video posted on their YouTube channel
Education.
2019 - 2021
John Casablancas Institute
Diploma, Core Fashion Design: Fashion Designer of the Year, Top Student + Best Sewing & Construction Awards
Diploma, Fashion Business + Creative Arts: Fashion Creative of the Year, Top Student + Perfect Attendance Awards
2011 - 2018
Simon Fraser University
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Interactive Arts + Technology
Certificate, Environmental Literacy
2006 - 2011
École Kwantlen Park Secondary
High School Diploma, French Immersion
Interests.
Jimmy’s eclectic tastes and interests give him a multifaceted look in life. His personal style can fluctuate between boho, punk, quirky, edgy, and experimental. Outside of his creative pursuits, he can be found keeping up with pop culture through his favourite daytime talk show The Social, watching the latest reality talent show, reading graphic novels, tasting novelty treats, listening to music, and playing games.