Sam Whitlock
Education
Indiana University, Bloomington—Graduate
August 2020- August 2023
Major: Fashion Design
EXPERIENCE
Member of the Retail Studies Organization, Student Member of the NRF
Skills
- Couture Garment Construction
- Technical Design & Package
Design and conduct reliable marketing projects - Fashion Illustrations
- Social networking
- Maintain social media connections
- Knowledgeable in cultural dress designs
- Strategic marketing planner
- Construct graphs and spreadsheets (by hand and using graphing software)
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Adobe Lightroom
Experience
Mallor Grodner Attorneys- Administrative Assisstant
October 2023- Present
- Interpersonal communication between clients and staff
- Trained new administrative assistants to ensure strict adherence to the company polices
- Scheduling deliveries of products, supplies and critical business correspondence
- Run conflict checks and persons of interest background checks
- Organizing and filing daily and monthly expense reports and deposits
- File, log and organize all new matter and client information and documentation
- Maintained utmost discretion when dealing with sensitive topics
- Communicating with delivery companies, signing for parcels and respecting all vendors.
Formula Iozzi, Milan, Italy — Design and Social Media Intern
May 2022 -July 2022
- Create and edit fashion videos for social media and store website
- Styling and customizing lay-flats and design boards
- Provide sample designs for winter 2023 collection
- Elevate the photography and modeling for Brescia photo shoots
- Creating SWOT presentations and compiling stock for store events
- Managing pop up shop sales
- PR work for launch parties
- Taking and editing concept photos
- Translating Instagram posts from Italian to English for Western market
- Organizing photo shoots and lay flats for marketing
Model and Talent Management, Michigan Rd — Model
March 2018 -Present
- Successfully showcases the designs and garments of the designers
- Brought forth endurance and the ability to stand for long periods of time
- Competed in Launch Showcase and International Modeling and Talent Assoc. Competition
- Modeled in London Fashion Week 2021
- Modeled in Midwest Fashion Week 2018,2019,2020
John Casablancas, Michigan Rd — Instructor and Booking Agent
August 2018 -May 2020
- Lead informative and interactive modeling sessions with clients
- Communicating with other industry professionals
- Negotiating contracts with all clients
- Answering telephone calls, client emails and directing inquires to the appropriate department
- Cooperated with stylists and management to ensure shoots went smoothly
Languages
- Beginner Italian
- Beginner Japanese
- Conversational Spanish
- Conversational ASL
Relevant Classes
August 2019- May 2023
- Textile Science
- Fashion Studio I & II
- Fashion Design I & II
- Materials for Fashion Design
- Dress Studies: Cultural Analysis
- History of Fashion
- Fashion and Social Issues Analysis