YUVAL SOROTZKIN   yuv.soro@gmail.com | Linkedin.com/in/yuval-sorotzkin/

New York, NY








SKILLS



Computer


Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

CLO3D

Gerber Yunique PLM

Procreate

Kaledo

Word

PowerPoint

Excel




Design                            
        
Draping

Pattern making

Illustration

Flats

Machine sewing

Hand sewing

Machine knitting




Languages


English *****

Hebrew  *****

French  ***





AWARDS



- FIT FOF 2025 show Critic Award Winner for Special Occasion Design.

- Work of Art capstone exhibition. (Dec 2022)
Room for Movement, 2024

EXPERIENCE




Alon Livné Bridal studio                                                                Tel Aviv, Israel

Atelier and Design Intern                                                        June 2024 - August 2024

    -Handling hand and machine sewing for bridal and evening wear garments.

    -Sewing of embellishments and appliqués.

    -Assisting with collection design, production and pattern drafting.




Melitta Baumeiter                                                                          New York, USA

Atelier and Design Intern                                                            Jan 2024 - May 2024

    -Oversaw sample development and swatches for collections.

    -Handled pattern cutting/drafting, sewing toiles, textile alterations, sewing
     samples.

    -Sourced fabrics and trimmings, research and assistance during the photo
     shoot of collections.




Cyrus Knits                                                                                New York, USA

Knitwear Assistant Designer                                                    February 2023 – June 2023

    -Supported the development cycle from concept to production of Knitwear
     and Cut&Sew garments.

    -Handling tech packs, specking of samples, cads, and line sheets.

    -Managed communications and follow ups with factories and team members
     on product development and design details.




EDUCATION




Fashion Institute of Technology                                                            New York, USA

Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Fashion Design                                                  May 2025

    - Concentration: Special Occasion Design.

    - Minor: French.




Politecnico di Milano                                                                       Milan, Italy

Semester study abroad program                                                 August 2023 – January 2024

    - Major: Fashion design, knitwear.




Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art                                         Ramat Gan, Israel

Diploma in Fashion Illustration                                                                2018-2019

    - Fundamentals of fashion illustration and rendering in different mediums.


Diploma in Advanced Sewing Technics                                                                 2019

    - Advanced fundamentals of seaming, stitching, and trimming.








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