Soft Goods Designer & Prototype Engineer

Seth Abrams

New York, NY

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Hello, My name is Seth Abrams. I am an 10+ year Artisan of Soft Goods Product Development spanning, Home goods, Toys, Costumes, Pet Products, and much more. I have a true passion for creating things and designing the means to bring those ideas to life utilizing my experience in Costume Design, Product Design, Technical Design, Graphic Design, and Package Design. I am also Pattern Maker, Sample Maker and Fabricator for Prototypes. I am always trying to evolve and looking for bright new opportunities.
Education
- BFA Toy Design
  
  Fashion Institute of Technology
- AAS Fashion Design
  
  Fashion Institute of Technology
- Internship Special Effects Make-up
  
  Jim Henson, Muppet Workshop
Experience
- Design Manager
  
  Amscan
  
  Elmsford, NY
  
  Oct 2021 - Present (4 years 9 months)
  
  * Manage Team of Designers for Halloween Costumes, Latex Masks and Props
  * Collaborate with Design Team to Build Unique and Cost Effective Designs
  * Create Dielines for Designers to populate with Sublimated Graphics
  * Build Presentation Decks for Internal Design Meetings
  * Work alongside Project Managers to Review Samples, Create Comments and
  Corrective Overlays to Communicate with Overseas Factory
- Designer
  
  Rubies Costumes
  
  Westbury, NY
  
  Nov 2019 - Oct 2021 (1 year 11 months)
  
  * Concept And Build Prototypes For Licensed And Generic Costumes
  * Create Patterns And Graphics For Production
  * Operate Sublimation Printer And Heat Transfer Machines
  * Direct And Work With Team Of Cutters And Sewers To Execute Prototypes &
  Construction Samples For Overseas Team
  * Assist Fellow Graphic Artists By Providing Dielines For Sublimated Costumes
- Costume Designer
  
  Spirit Halloween
  
  Egg Harbor Township, NJ
  
  Oct 2015 - Mar 2019 (3 years 5 months)
  
  * Concept Retail Halloween Costumes For Multiple Adult & Child Categories
  * Present To Internal Buyers And Merchandise Team Future Opportunities
  * Communicate With Licensors For Official Approval Of Designs
  * Give Creative Direction To Factories Through Technical Packets
  * Work Along Technical Team And Fit Models To Create Proper Sizing
  * Create Repeat Patterns, Rendered Dielines & Production Files
- Freelance Soft Goods Prototype Enigneer
  
  Skip Hop
  
  New York, NY
  
  Aug 2014 - Sep 2015 (1 year 1 month)
  
  * Develop Patterns & Construction Methods For Baby Gear Products
  * Construct Samples For Weekly Internal Product Review
  * Advise Hard Lines Team On Integration Methods To Soft Goods
- Sofft Goods Developer
  
  Minds in Sync
  
  Mar 2011 - Jul 2014 (3 years 4 months)
  
  * Brainstorm Soft Good Innovation Ideas For Home, Bath, Kitchen, Pets, & More
  * Draft Technical Images And Specification Call Outs For Technical Packets
  * Lead Technical Team, Patternmakers & Samplemakers
  * Prototype Sturctural Packaging Concepts For Merchandising Opportunities
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