Senior Graphic Designer
Visualize & Create Graphic Solutions that Capture Attention & Improve Brand Awareness
Innovative and results-oriented creative professional with extensive experience in graphic design, production, and all stages of the creative process within both B2B and B2C corporate environments. Expertise in transforming marketing objectives and business goals into effective visual solutions while maintaining brand consistency across all touchpoints.
Highly organized and adept at managing multiple projects and clients simultaneously while collaborating seamlessly with cross-functional teams. Skilled with balancing creative thinking with structured execution to produce consistent, impactful work that drives measurable results.
A dedicated team player who values clear communication, mutual trust, and collaboration as the foundation for working relationships. Proficient in Adobe Suite and passionate about harnessing AI-driven tools to enhance efficiency, foster innovation, and elevate creative workflows.
Professional Experience
Manufacturing by Informa | Santa Monica, CA (formerly Canon Communications and UBM) | 2007–2020, 2021–2026
Creative Service Manager/Designer | Mar 2024–May 2026
Graphic Designer | Apr 2007–Nov 2020, Mar 2021—Feb 2024
Creative Leadership: Delivered high-quality, multi-channel campaign visuals, including brochures, signage, sales collateral, print and digital ads, social media assets, and media kits, ensuring brand consistency across touchpoints.
Strategic Campaign Development: Translated marketing strategies into cohesive visual systems that aligned with business goals and resonated with target audiences.
Brand Consistency: Maintained and refined brand guidelines, ensuring cohesive application across digital, print, and live experiences.
Project Ownership: Managed multiple design projects from concept to execution in a fast-paced environment, meeting deadlines and maintaining high-quality standards.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partnered with marketing, content, digital marketing, and web teams to ensure creative alignment and seamless execution.
AI Integration: Leveraged AI tools to streamline workflows and enhance results, while maintaining a balance between efficiency, ethical considerations, legal compliance, and creative judgment.
· Event Branding and Audience Engagement: Designed environmental graphics, signage, and maps to enhance attendee experiences and engagement at events, ensuring cohesive branding across the show floor.
· Motion Design & Animation: Performed light editing in Premiere and created animation in Express to enhance storytelling and audience engagement across campaigns.
Data Visualization: Created infographics for multiple channels, driving traffic across emails, websites, social media, and events.
Interactive Content Creation: Built interactive educational materials using Ceros to boost audience engagement.
Web Collaboration: Partnered with web product teams to design homepage layouts, directed photoshoots, and streamline workflows in Drupal.
Workflow Optimization: Implemented the InMotion workflow management system, improving project velocity by 9% and reducing freelance costs by 22.5%.
Comprehensive training manual: Standardized job archive organization and streamlined design processes.
· Newsletter Optimization (HTML and CSS): Redesigned editorial newsletters, increasing click-through rates by 55% and ad performance by 800%.
Data-Informed Design: Leveraged performance insights to optimize creative assets for engagement and effectiveness, particularly for social media campaigns.
Project Strategy and Planning: Conducted visual audits for events and developed strategic planning documents for marketing projects.
Recognition: Recognized with 5 Powerful Performance Awards for creativity and over-performance.
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Spectrum Chemicals | Gardena, CA | 2004–2007
Graphic Designer
Collaborated with marketing team and company principals, provided design solutions with high visual impact, and completed projects from concept to preproduction by adhering to tight schedules.
Developed a user-friendly, easy-to-navigate homepage for visitors to easily locate information or products, ultimately increasing sales.
Designed and oversaw 50–2K+ page product catalogs, facilitating sales to generate revenue.
Guided outside vendors for successful, cost-effective productions, allowing the company to be visible in the industry.
Directed on design of 10’ x 30’ and 10’ x 10’ exhibition booths, which increased chances to meet and connect with prospective customers, and discovered suppliers that help the business grow
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QIAGEN Inc.| Valencia, California | 1999–2004
Graphic Designer
Provided design direction and technical expertise, integrating corporate branding on print and multimedia projects.
Produced an ad campaign, increasing the number of leads generated by 300%.
Initiated personalized PDF seminar materials, boosting registration rate by 20% and saving $20K on printing and mailing cost.
Received several awards through exemplary marketing knowledge and execution.
Achievement Award (2003): Worked with marketing communications manager and developed ad campaign “Your Smile” from concept to multi-deliverables (ad series, website, postcards), helping to increase revenue. Oversaw photoshoot of employees.
Employee of the Year (2000), Marketing Team Achievement Award (2000): Understood goal, main message, and audience, designing innovative marketing pieces that effectively communicated with the audience.
Achievement Award (1999): Introduced up-to-date design trends for US markets (the creative team in the corporate office in Germany was in charge of design/production before I was hired).
Additional Relevant Experience
Self-Employed | Torrance, CA | Freelance Graphic Artist
Dynaword Inc. | Tokyo, Japan | Graphic Artist
Nissen Create Corporation | Tokyo, Japan | Production Artist
Skills
TECHNICAL: Proficient in all Adobe software for print and web
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Education
B.A.: Fine Art, Tama Art University, Tokyo, Japan (1988)
Diploma in Graphic Design and Certificate in Multimedia. Platt College, Los Angeles, CA — Selected to design newsletter for Platt College from an applicant pool of 200 students (1999)