Costume Designer

Costume Designer — Horizon Film Studios

Atlanta, GA | October 2023 – Present

• Led a costume department of 6 wardrobe assistants and tailors to design 120 custom period garments for a historical indie film, delivering all assets 4 days ahead of the main filming schedule.
• Managed a wardrobe production budget of $120,000, negotiating textile bulk discounts with 4 major domestic vendors to reduce raw material procurement costs by 16% while maintaining design quality.
• Utilized SyncOnSet to build digital costume continuity plots for 35 cast members, reducing visual discrepancies during multi-day reshoots by 100% and saving the production 8 hours of editing revisions.
• Coordinated with the Production Designer and Director on color palette alignment across 14 distinct sets, achieving a 95% approval rating on initial mood boards and character sketches.

Assistant Costume Designer — Vanguard Theatre Group

Atlanta, GA | June 2021 – September 2023

• Assisted the Lead Designer in drafting costume renderings and flat patterns for 4 mainstage theatrical productions, managing fittings for a rotating cast of 25 actors.
• Sourced and dyed 80+ specialty fabrics to meet historical accuracy specifications for a Shakespearean production, finishing all textile prep 1 week before tech week.
• Supervised the physical wardrobe inventory system, cataloging and tracking 300+ costume pieces and props, which successfully decreased department loss and damage rates by 23% over 2 seasons.
• Collaborated with 3 local costume rental houses to lease 50 accessory items, reducing the production's custom fabrication requirements by 30% and saving $8,500 in labor costs.

Costume illustration, Script breakdown, Budget forecasting, Fabric sourcing, Costume continuity tracking, Historical garment research, Fitting room management, Textile dyeing and aging, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Procreate, CLO 3D, SyncOnSet, FileMaker Pro, Excel

Historic Drama 'Whispers of Savannah'

Role: Costume Designer

Tools: SyncOnSet, Adobe Photoshop, Procreate

Designed 45 hand-crafted 19th-century costumes, managing a budget of $50,000 and achieving 100% on-time delivery under a tight 6-week schedule.

Sci-Fi Short 'Neon Horizon'

Role: Costume Designer

Tools: CLO 3D, Marvelous Designer, Photoshop

Simulated 15 futuristic outfits in 3D, reducing physical garment prototyping costs by 30% and shortening fit session durations by 25%.

• SyncOnSet Costume Pro Certification (2022)
• Certificate in Costume and Wardrobe Studies (2021)

• Professional Affiliations: Costume Designers Guild (CDG) – IATSE Local 892 (Active Member)
• Languages: English (Native), French (Conversational)
• Availability: Immediate availability for local and travel productions