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Role

Crew Member

Male or Female?

Female

First and Last Name:

Sachi Masuda

City:

New York

About Yourself:

About You:

Sachi Masuda

OBJECTIVE
To utilize my knowledge of fashion and costuming and my organizational skills to make significant artistic contributions to film productions.

EDUCATION
Hunter College, CUNY New York, NY
BA in Theatre May 2013

Parsons The New School for Design New York, NY
Continuing Education-Certificate Class in Fashion Drawing July 2009

Vantan Career School Tokyo, Japan
Certificate in Fashion Styling /Fashion Design May 2005

Nihon University, Shizuoka, Japan
BS in International Relations March 2005
WORK EXPERIENCE
Split, a feature film by Deborah Kampmeier, Costume Supervisor/Set Costumer New York, NY
・ Assist in the creative process development based on the needs of the lead designer and director June – November2013
・ Purchase items to help design and create the props required for the film
・ Dress actors, organize the wardrobe department, and maintain continuity between scenes
・ Manage the wardrobe budget

Hunter College Costume Shop, Assistant costumer New York, NY
・ Assist in the creative process development based on the needs of the lead designer and director April 2011- May 2013
・ Purchase items to help design and create the props required for plays

Britannia Antiques (vintage couture, hats, jewelry, fine art and antiques shop), Retailer, New York, NY
・ Sales (vintage small fashion items/clothing etc) November 2011-May 2012
・ Customer service

Yuka Hasegawa (Fashion Designer/Hat Designer/Painter), Hat Design assistant New York, NY
・ Sew hats by hand and with a sewing machine March 2011- February 2012
・ Edit and touch up photos in PhotoShop

Yuji Takenaka (Fashion Stylist/Fashion Editor), Fashion Stylist Assistant New York, NY
・ Schedule appointments with PR companies, retailers and manufacturers April 2009-August 2010
・ Hire, pull, and purchase props, garments, and accessories
・ Assist fashion shows, photo shoots, a documentary short movie-Coco Rocha

Foundation World (Photo Production), CEO Administrative Assistant/Photographer Assistant/Stylist Assistant New York, NY
・ Design the company newsletter (in both English and Japanese) December 2007-December 2008
・ Prepare financial estimates for photo shoots
・ Assist photo shoots

Kouwa Industry Corporation, Design/Production Management/Sales/Trade, Tokyo, Japan
・ Design bags, shoes, sports goods, home goods, and novelty items April 2005-March 2007
・ Prepare estimates for clients and vendors
・ Prepare invoices for trading products
・ Confirm orders with the accounting department and placed orders with our subsidiary manufacturers
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Cheerleader for OBIC SEAGULLS (Japanese Football Team) Tokyo, Japan February 2005-December 2005
SPECIAL SKILLS
Sewing, costume construction, knitting, costume distressing, costume alteration, fabric screen printing fabric, costume rendering, costume drawing, swatching, fabric dyeing, designing clothes, coordinating clothes, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop (Mac, Windows), fluent in written and spoken Japanese and English