Professional Experience

Education included

Aug 2018
  • SKYA Creative Studio
  • Graphic Designer
  • 08/2018 - Present

  • Brand Design, Art Direction, Packaging Design, Illustration, Email design, CGI and Motion Graphic.
  • Contribution
  • Coastone Dental Marketing:
    · Design Brand (Logo, Coperate Identity, color and font guildline).
    PINK:
    · Cosmetic Brand: Design Brand (Logo, Coperate Identity, Packaging Design, Color and Font guildline)
    Amzey:
    · Pet food brand. Help Set up: logo design, font + color, PVC packaging design for US FDA standed.
Jan 2015
  • Trident Dental Lab
  • Lead Graphic Designer
  • 01/2015 - 05/2017

  • Create of art works for vary brands of in-house dental marketing department for both print and web using. I Worked closed with marketing director for multi-brands strategy and brand executive.
  • Contribution
  • Graphic Design (35%) + Press Check [25%] + Video Editing[10%] + Illustration[15%] + Photography[25%]
    · Develop from scratch and manipulate existing design for online use. (banner ads, flyer, coupon books, etc.)
    · Update website by using HTML and CSS.
    · Develop email design and send the promotion email by using Constant Contact.
    · Support Press Check with print house: Press color and CMYK color.
    · Photography of dental products and editing photo-retouch for print usage.
Jan 2010
  • Pixio
  • User Interface Designer
  • 01/2010 - 12/2014

  • Involved 4 Apps design process.Collaborate with Marketing Manager, Jr.designer, programmer, and sound editor to ensure innovative, attractive, and functional user experiences are delivered.
  • Contribution
  • User Interface Design Experience:
    · iPhone, iPad, Android: Designing, prototyping, and creating the visual content for the game and web-based application.
    · Create storyboard, UI flows, assets, screens, icon design, wire frames that meet the needs of the game design.
Feb 2007
  • Creative Staffing Agency: 24 Seven/ Syndicatebleu
  • Freelance graphic designer
  • 02/2007 - 06/2009

  • Freelance Graphic Designer: Packaging design, Font guideline. 3D photo realistic high-resolution 3D Rendering, motion graphic, and 3D animation
  • Contribution
  • Nertrogena:
    · Branding Packaging design, labels Design and die-cut drawing.
    OLE Herdrickson:
    · Product catalog design for bilingual(English and Chinese).
    Herbalife:
    · 3D photo realistic high-resolution 3D Rendering for Herbalife global products.
May 2005
  • Disney, Hasbro, GameStop Licensed Packaging Design in PDP USA
  • Packaging Designer
  • 05/2005 - 02/2006

  • Worked as a bilingual liaison between US marketing / engineering department and vendors in China. This job focused on communication based on language and production experience. I was a multi-jobs person help people deal with their problem. The designs I did for Disney, Hasbro, and Game-stop had sold in Target, Toys'R'Us, and Costco.
  • Contribution
  • Designed licensed product packaging for Disney, Hasbro, GameStop.
    · Developed packaging structure/die-cut (Clamshell, corrugates, metal case…)
    · Collaborate with marketing manager, product manager to innovate the new packaging structure and design.
    · Directed photographer to make a photo shot for packaging usage.
    · Designed special promotional product and package for Wal-Mart, Costco, and Target.
Sep 2001
  • Seneca College
  • BA of Graphic Designer
  • 9/1997 - 5/2001

  • Studied: color theory, artconcept, architecture history, history of graphic design, psychology. Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, QuarkExpress. Dreamweaver.
  • Contribution
  • Adobe Creative Software: Illustrator, Photoshop, QuickExpress, Indesign.
    · Touch area: Packaging, Print and Collateral, Branding, Identity, Interactive Design
    · Designed "Cool Fonts" a artconcept book explored multi-language fonts combination (including Latin, Japaneses, Chinese).
    · Did packaging design for Tetley tea company
    · Did Branding and artconcept for "DJ75" music studio.
May 2003
  • Sheridan College
  • I got 3D animation and VFX Poster-Graduate Certificates.
  • 9/2001 - 5/2003

  • Software: 3D Maya, AfterEffect.
  • Contribution
  • VFX Short film had nominated in LA international Film Fest
    · As a 3D artist had credit in 3D modeling, lighting, VFX programming.
    · Average A in all software classes: Photoshop.
    · Skilled in Parallex, Matte painting, HDR lighting and 3D Rendering.

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2275 Boxwood PL
Tustin CA 90630 USA

Phone: 310-854-9148

Email me: judy.y.gao@gmail.com