Responsive Footer Responsive Footer
Work           Play          About


As a kid, I treated stories like escape hatches: portals to worlds where magic was real, heroes rose against darkness, and adventure was just a page away. My imagination felt infinite, a place where I could wander freely.

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. 🪄



Résumé
LinkedIn
hello@hejijoo.info

VoyageLA
meet my poodle, Baudrey



Education

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


Experience

10.2025 - present
Freelance Motion Designer
Plucky

Burbank, CA

05.2025 – 09.2025
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
Design Intern

Imaginary Forces


Remote




Recognition

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