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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
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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

Worked directly with client and with students across majors to rebrand Cesar and explore design variations for humanization of pet food.


Experience

01.2025 – 04.2025
Teaching Assistant

ArtCenter College of Design


Pasadena, CA

Assisted instructor Miguel Lee in 3D Motion Graphics and instructor Aaron Björk in Motion Design 1/2. Provided feedback on student projects and assisted students with animation and ideation process. Managed class communications and clarify assignment details.


09.2024 – 12.2024
Design Intern

Imaginary Forces


Remote

Collaborated with design teams for clients including Columbia Pictures, the United Nations, as well as internal marketing. Designed style frames, web layouts, illustrations, animations, and typographic solutions for various projects. Conducted research and curated references 
to support concept development.


01.2024 – 04.2024
Teaching Assistant
ArtCenter College of Design

Pasadena, CA

Assisted instructor Ann Field in the course History of Illustration with tasks including organization of class files, communication with students, and other additional tasks to smooth class operations.


04.2019 – 01.2020
Teaching Assistant
HooSso Art Studio

Cupertino, CA

Organized course materials, created curriculum, and performed demonstrations for students in grades K–12 as needed.


Recognition

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


Expertise

Proficient in: Cinema4D, Redshift, Magic Bullet Looks, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, InDesign, Media Encoder, Acrobat, Figma


Familiar with: Blender, Premiere Pro


Skills: Art direction, brand strategy, digital illustration, typography, web layout design, 2D and 3D animation, 3D modeling, rigging, traditional painting, ceramics



Languages: 
English (fluent)

Korean (native)