1. ZIZI LI
201 W 11th St Apt. 6F New York, NY 10014
liz117@newschool.edu • 917 657 4270
EDUCATION
Osaka International School Class of 2011
Osaka, Japan
Parsons The New School For Design Class of 2016 New York, United States
LEADERSHIP
Zizi Panda Foundation (ZPF) 2008 - Present
Founder, Chair
• Established ZPF to provide school supplies, clothing and healthcare to needy children
• Donated:
1000 sets of stationary, 1000 bottles of disinfectant, 650 books, 150 uniforms, 10 heaters, 2 water heating infrastructures
• Organized first student volunteer program abroad, in the history of Osaka International School.
• Devised 12 students to collect and deliver 650 books to earthquake-effected Nong-Chi elementary school
• Published and donated profits of annual calendars and postcards, created from my Traditional Chinese watercolor paintings
• Fundraised over $3000 annually
Fashion for Relief April 2011
Founder, Chair
• Fundraised for the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami
• Contacted clothing factories, to buy at wholesale prices and sell at retail prices via social media
• Donated $4000 in two weeks to the Japanese Red Cross (for the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami
WORK EXPERIENCE
Ministry of Education of Japan 2010 - 2012
Main Narrator, Assistant editor
• Selected as the first high school student to narrate and assist in Japan for the production of E-Job 100.
The 6th Shanghai International Gifts & Décor Trade Fair 2011 – 2013
Reporter, Interviewer, Interpreter
• Interviewed executives of 120 Japanese and international corporations
• Promoted the exchange of international enterprises
• Translated for the executives in communication
Modeling 2009 - Present
Model
• Modeled for the international company Xin Si Jie as their image girl
• Cover girl for Chinese New Tianfu Magazine September 2010 issue
Shanghai Expo 2010 (Assigned by the government of Chengdu City) Summer 2010
Panda Ambassador
• Raised environmental awareness through public speaking as Panda Ambassador
• Promoted public interest of Chengdu City through volunteering in the Chengdu Pavilion.
Prada Summer 2013
Sales Associate, Translator
• Managed store inventory, sales and customer profile records
• Browsed magazines/editorials/blogs on a daily basis for trends and consumer insight
• Attended to clients’ needs to increase sales and provide superior customer service
• Maintained store racks and counters (logging in sold items, checking in new items, following up with outstanding pieces)
• Assisted interpreting documents and phone calls
Zac Posen Summer 2014
Public Relations Internship
• Sample trafficking through logging all apparel and accessories in and out to media
• Assisted Zac Posen in greeting and helping buyers, stylists and celebrities during Market Week
• Updating databases, contacts lists, upcoming press lists and showroom appointment lists
• Creating press clippings daily from blogs, magazines and news articles
• Organizing and maintaining showroom and product closets
Zac Posen September 2014
Fashion Week Internship
• Coordinated invitations, schedules and seats for the Zac Posen Spring 2015 Ready-To-Wear show
• Assigned to greeting celebrities and editors at the entrance and guiding them to their seat
AWARDS
Panda Ambassador 2009 - Present
• Appointed by the government of Chengdu City as a goodwill ambassador in recognition of ZPF’s charity work.
• Raised environmental awareness and promoted public interest worldwide of Chengdu City, home of Panda.
Earth and Environmental International Art Contest Finalist 2008
China Central Academy of Fine Arts Examination Level 9 (Traditional Watercolor) 2007
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Harvard Summit for Young Leaders Conference (HSYLC) Summer 2010
Participant
• 1 of 200 students among 3000 Chinese candidates to participate Harvard Summit for Young Leaders Conference.
Yale University Model United Nations Winter 2010
Delegate of Sri Lanka
• 1 of 88 Chinese national students selected to attend Yale University Model United Nations.
SKILLS
- Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest
- Adobe: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
- Microsoft: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- English, Japanese, Chinese (Mandarin and Sichuan dialect)