Ellie Altman-Sagan

Director of Graphics and Social Media @ Cornell Fashion Industry Network (CFIN)

About

Enthusiastic, creative, and assiduous. Interested in careers in fashion and textile history, curation, exhibition, and collections management. Fascinated by how design, material culture, and visual storytelling shape fashion narratives and trends.

Country

United States

City

New York

Industry

Apparel & Fashion

Skill

Childcare, Swim Instruction, Education, Leadership, Team Building, Programming, Intrapersonal Skills, Priority Management, Google Workspace, Note Taking, Formatting Documents, Design Thinking, Microsoft Office, Product Development, Flexibility, Sample Preparation, Writing, Research Skills, High Level Of Accuracy, Exhibit Design

Experience

Director of Graphics and Social Media

Cornell Fashion Industry Network (CFIN)

2024-8 - 2025-5 · 10 mos

Ithaca, New York, United States

Create graphics/color palettes/moodboards/logos/branding assets for the club, design merchandise, work closely with marketing director. Manage day-to-day operations and semester calendar of CFIN social media.

Production/Sourcing Intern

Kohl's

2024-6 - 2024-8 · 3 mos

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Assist the team with the concept-to-customer process, including production and sample management. Support daily activities such as quality reviews, vendor communications, and purchase order management. Update style management system (One PLM). Develop skills in managing vendor, merchant, planning, sourcing, design, and tech design relationships.

Undergraduate Archive and Research Assistant

Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection

2021-10 - 2023-12 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Ithaca, New York, United States

Lead a photo archive project of sorting, renaming, and uploading object images. Update garment records and descriptions in an online database. Help install gallery exhibitions. Assist with tours, curating, and pulling items for students and classes. Organize and catalogue accessions. Aid in finding and handling items.

Orientation Leader

Grinspoon Hillel at Cornell

2022-7 - 2023-9 · 1 yr 3 mos

Ithaca, New York, United States

Orientation leader at first-year fest fall of 2022 and 2023. Welcomed new students and families to campus, lead programming, fostered bonding, supervised overnight trips. Helped get Jewish students acclimated and excited about college. Shared information about shabbat and holiday programming and meals.

Product Development/Production Intern

TANYA TAYLOR

2022-6 - 2022-7 · 2 mos

New York, New York, United States

Organized the fabric library and priced incoming fabric headers. Sourced and retrieved fabric and trim in the Garment District for domestic sample development. Prepared showroom samples for presentation upon delivery. Observed PD/Production fittings and meetings. Provided general assistance in the office and observed the garment creation process.

Summer Camp Counselor

Camp Yavneh

2021-6 - 2021-8 · 3 mos

New Hampshire, United States

Education

Fashion Institute of Technology

Fashion and Textiles

2025-8 - 2027-6 · 1 yr 11 mos

Fashion and Textile Studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice

Cornell University

Fashion Design Management

2021-8 - 2025-5 · 3 yrs 10 mos

Undergraduate Thesis: Threads of Resilience: Jewish Immigrant Designers Who Shaped Post-WWII Fashion in America. Graduated with honors with distinction.