Design became my way of keeping that magic alive, transforming me from a spectator to a creator. I see branding and visual identities as characters, each with its own personality, quirks, and stories to tell.
I strive to build immersive worlds that offer others the same sense of escape — bringing ideas into tangible experiences and inviting people to step into the worlds I once only dreamed of as a child.
Hi, my name is Heji Joo.
Let’s bring magic into our world together! 🪄
Résumé
Meet my employers
09.2020 – 04.2025
ArtCenter College of Design
Pasadena, CA
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration
Emphasis in Motion Design
04.2024 – 09.2024
Focused Coursework at ArtCenter
Cesar Sponsored Project
Pasadena, CA
Clients
Amazon MGM Studios, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Netflix, HBO Max, Columbia Pictures, United Nations
10.2025 - present
Freelance Motion Designer
Plucky
Burbank, CA
05.2025 – 09.2025
Graphic Design Intern
NAC Architecture / Handbuilt Studio
Chinatown, CA
01.2024 – 04.2024, 01.2025 – 04.2025
Teaching Assistant
ArtCenter College of Design
Pasadena, CA
09.2024 – 12.2024
Motion Design Intern
Imaginary Forces
Remote
2025 PRINT Awards – Motion
2nd Place, Fungal Fantasia (3D Animation)
2025 PRINT Awards – Illustration
2nd Place, Sci Channel (Style Frames)
09.2020 – 04.2025
ArtCenter Undergraduate Scholarship
01. 2021 – 09. 2024
ArtCenter Student Gallery
Temple of Beauty (3D Animation)
Snowpiercer (Style Frames)
Love and Blues (3D Animation)
Whatever Doesn’t Kill Me (Style Frames)
Sci Channel (Style Frames)
Fungal Fantasia (3D Animation)
Magic Strawberry Sound (Visual Identity)
04.2023 – 04.2024
Elise Mudd Marvin Memorial Endowed Scholarship
09.2020 – 04.2024
ArtCenter Provost’s List
GPA of 3.8 or higher