Menswear Designer @ Featured in the following publications: Collezioni Sport &Street, Rough/Rough Italia, Notion Magazine, Kaltblut Magazine, Client Magazine, SID Magazine, Drama Magazine, Bite Magazine and many more.
Benjamin Bertram has produced commissioned pieces for The Hunger Games Films. From July 2012 to September 2015 (3 years 3 months) London, United KingdomAssociate Fashion Lecturer @ RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE: Presentation to 40 second year students on my work experience to date, Q&A, Planned and executed a research based group task and critique, One on one tutorial with individual student work. From March 2014 to March 2014 (1 month) Leicester, United KingdomAssociate Fashion Lecturer @ RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE: Presentation to 45 first and second year students on my work experience to date, Q&A, Planned and executed a research to design based group task and critique, One on one tutorial with individual student work over 2 sessions.
Alexandra Barnes, Course Team Leader:
Benjamin truly inspired the students whilst being a visiting lecturer at New College Nottingham. As a result the students work became much more focused and creative. In fact after his sessions a number of students mentioned how they felt truly motivated as a result of his workshops. From February 2014 to February 2014 (1 month) Nottingham, United KingdomFreelance Menswear Design Assistant @ RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED: Trend researching, Presentation boards, Design detail research, Strategizing social media including Twitter, Facebook and Blogger, Email send- outs, Website promotions and PR links, Styling and photographing items for online shop, Initial design ideas for Griffin Menswear Spring/Summer 14. From November 2012 to January 2013 (3 months) Studio Assistant Internship @ RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED: Constructing Samples, Copying and adjusting patterns for garments to be sent to factories, Liaising with factories in person regarding samples to short deadlines, Sourcing trims and having adjustments made to them, Completing spec packs, Attending fit meeting and assisting on castings, Picking up and dropping off samples and spec packs. From August 2012 to September 2012 (2 months) London, United KingdomAttitude Magazine Fashion Assistant Internship @ RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED:
Researching product to fit within a brief set by the fashion editor, Calling in pieces to be shot in the magazine from PR companies and ensure they were sent back to the correct correspondence, Tracking of products and meeting short deadlines, Dealing with all emails sent to the office, Assisting on shoots, Attending industry events and fashion shows in and outside regular working hours. From June 2011 to August 2011 (3 months) London, United KingdomTrend Forecasting Internship @ RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED:
Researching trends, Up and coming designers, Cool finds, Graduate jobs and internships, Contacting and building relationships with various art directors, artists and designers for press access to images, Writing reviews on exhibitions and uploading information to the website. From June 2010 to July 2010 (2 months) Topshop Senior Visual Merchandiser @ RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED:
Trend awareness, Visual awareness, Delegation, Time management, Organisation and prioritisation skills, Full awareness of all Health & safety legislation, Training, Performing team briefs, Working within and leading a team, Reacting to weekly trade reports, Analyzing sales figures and forecasting future sales volumes, Working on model/new store set-ups across England and Scotland. Organising effective and efficient utilisation of store space, Rearranging, remerchandising & replenishing new stock as it arrives, Coordinating store display in line with brand guidelines and strategy. Delivering weekly floor moves, window installations and mannequin styling. Reporting on current performance and market trends. From August 2008 to October 2009 (1 year 3 months)
Bachelor's Degree, Menswear Fashion Design, 1:1 @ Sheffield Hallam University From 2009 to 2012
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