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Art Director, Brand Image
Sanrio Inc.
Torrance, CA
Apr 2012 - Sep 2020 (8 years 5 months)
• Oversaw branding, packaging and merchandising design for Sanrio original and licensed products.
• Created packaging style guides.
• Collaborated with co-brand partners such as Puma, Converse, Sugarfina, OPI, Mattel and McDonald’s Happy Meal on branding and marketing campaign.
• Maintained guidelines and compliance on usage of Sanrio IP (Hello Kitty, Gudetama, Aggretsuko etc.)
• Oversaw space license, special events, trade/convention booth and collateral design. Examples of such include Sanrio x Tanaka Farms, Sanrio x Energy Karaoke, Gudetama Curry House takeover, Hello Kitty 45th Anniversary pop-up event, San Diego Comic Con and Licensing Expo.
• Branding design for Hello Kitty and Friends Youtube Channel and “Supercute Adventure” animated series.
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Senior Designer
Sanrio Inc.
Torrance, CA
Jul 2006 - Apr 2012 (5 years 9 months)
• Conducted licensing approval on hardline product and packaging.
• Created packaging style guides.
• Designed packaging, merchandising display and in-store signage,
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Designer
Sanrio Inc.
Torrance, CA
Apr 2005 - Jul 2006 (1 year 3 months)
• Designed stationery and novelty products with Sanrio IP for chain retail accounts such as Hot Topic, Claire’s and Target.
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Freelance Designer
Avalanche Publishing, Inc.
Cypress, CA
Aug 2004 - Apr 2005 (8 months)
• Designed calendar and stationery products.
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Designer
Creative Teaching Press, Inc.
Huntington Beach, CA
Jul 1999 - Jul 2003 (4 years)
• Designed supplementary educational material such as workbooks, classroom decoratives and marketing collateral.