Coroflot
  • Hire Designers
  • Sign In
  • Sign Up
  • Jobs
  • Designers
  • Discover
  • Salaries
  • Jobs
  • Designers
  • Discover
  • Salaries
  • About Us
  • FAQ
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Contact Us
  • Create Portfolio
  • Hire Designers
  • Sign In
e
Freelance Assistant Designer at Kalaa

Erik Ingeman

Oceanside, NY
  • Follow
  • Contact
  • Stream
  • Portfolio
  • About
  • Education
    • Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Fashion/Apparel Design
      Virginia Commonwealth University
      2009 - 2013
  • Experience
    • Stylist
      EXPRESS
      Falls Church, VA
      Sep 2013 - Present (12 years 9 months)
      Selling
      +Created sales through uncovering customer need and suggesting items to compliment
      +Assisted customers with elevated product knowledge
      +Provided a unique ability to create and coordinate outfits for customers
      Visual Merchandising
      +Designed and executed floorset for merchandising flow and displaying new products
      Customer Experience
      +Managed register and cash wrap to give an efficient and positive experience for customers
      +Kept sales floor neat and shoppable throughout shift
      +Closed store and prepared sales floor for the next day
    • Freelance Designer
      Kalaa
      Falls Church, VA
      Aug 2013 - Present (12 years 10 months)
      +Sketched designs for Thari Couture including dresses, suits, tops, and skirts
      +Created illustrations and sketched designs for Kickstarter rewards
      +Attended and spoke two runway events
    • Design Intern
      Angela Bacskocky
      Richmond, VA
      Aug 2012 - Present (13 years 10 months)
      +Developed looks for collection, including a cardigan, dress, skullcap, bolero
      +Introduced use of knits to collection, draped cut & sew knit pieces
      +Assisted in creating installation and maintaining booth for COAST Shows NYC Trade Show +Dressed and accessorized models at COAST Shows NYC and VA Fashion Week Runway Show
    • Book Repair Assistant
      VCU
      Richmond, VA
      Aug 2010 - Aug 2013 (3 years)
      +Repaired books, from simple page repairs to full book binding/recasing
      +Included spine repair, sewing signatures, page repairs, tightening hinges, recasing
      +Worked on books in general collection as well as special collections, rare books from 1700s to 1900s
      +Entered thousands of books into database and streamlined data entry system
      +Fixed and took measures to prevent damage to the music collection in the future
      +Organized and cleaned book repair work place
    • Costume and Textiles Intern (Fur)
      Valentine Museum
      Richmond, VA
      Jan 2012 - May 2012 (4 months)
      +Catalogued numerous items not in the database, with a specific focus on fur garments
      +Photographed items to be put in database and linked photos to matching entry in database for ease of access
      +Wrote blog posts for museum on fur or menswear
  • Awards

    +Entered in Saga Fur Competition (2011)

    +Represented VCU Fashion Department in Geoffrey Beene CFDA Scholarship Competition (2012)

    +Achieved Dean’s List status (2009-2012)

  • Skills
    • Character Design
    • Fashion Design
    • Illustration
  • Elsewhere on the Web
    • n
    • 2
  • On Coroflot
    @tromperie, member since 2012
    • Following 12
    • Followers 2
|

Design-driven companies worldwide use Coroflot to recruit exceptional talent.

Connect with us to get new jobs and projects daily.

  • 7
  • q
  • R
  • I
  • n
  • Coroflot

    • About Us
    • FAQ
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms of Use
    • Contact Us
    • Blog
  • Hiring Tools

    • Post a Job
    • Find Designers
    • Job Network
    • Design Salary Guide
  • Latest Design Jobs

    • Industrial Design Project Manager (Fractional / Part-Time)

      Hatch Duo

    • Sr. Industrial Designer

      Lorien Global

    % Design Jobs RSS

© 2026 Core77, Inc.