I’m a graphic designer and artist living in Orange County, CA. I am always looking to pursue more opportunities to create. Creating meaningful work is my passion whether it's design, photography, or simply doodling the day away! I enjoy hiking, trying new foods, and watching shows when I am not creating.
My approach to design is to always think about the goals of the brand, target audience, and if there is something unique that can be used to differentiate it from what is already out there.
I began my career as a student at California State University, Fullerton where I began my first job as a Graphic Designer for the Daily Titan in their Advertising office. While I was at the Daily Titan, I was promoted to Senior Graphic Designer along with the other designer as we helped modernize the Daily Titan because a lot of the processes and branding was outdated both in functionality and aesthetics. While still a student at CSUF, I helped as a designer for various events such as SIEGE 2018 (gaming expo) and Arts Week 2019.
After my time as a Senior Graphic Designer for Daily Titan Advertising, I interned at Cryptozoic Entertainment as their Design and Graphics Intern where I got a lot of experience working on creating digital stickers and trading cards for a digital collectables mobile app called Quidd. The cards and stickers from licenses Cryptozoic that I was able to design from included Rick and Morty, Steven Universe, and Adventure Time.
Orange County, CA (October 2017 – Current)
Projects included: graphic design, marketing/advertising, social media strategy & content, branding, logos, vector art, icons, flyers, event photography/marketing, product photography, and web design/management.
Kidder Mathews – Irvine, CA (September 2019 – Current)
Title change from Marketing Assistant to Marketing Coordinator at the beginning of 2022. Designed proposals and marketing materials for both major and local commercial real estate brokerage project requests (e.g. flyers, offering memorandums, maps, presentations, proposals, social media posts, eblasts). Assisted with corporate marketing projects.
UVSA (Union of Vietnamese Student Associations of Southern California) –Orange County, CA (August 2019 – February 2023)
Lead Graphic Designer in the Marketing Committee for one of the largest Vietnamese Lunar New Year festivals in the country (e.g. billboards, print/digital design, social media posts, delegate and direct designs of design team, and train new designers). Created branding and designed projects for the UVSA Summit 2021 Marketing and Media Committee.
Daily Titan Advertising – Fullerton, CA (August 2017 – January 2019)
Graphic Designer to Senior Graphic Designer beginning of 2018. Developed workflow for ad project requests for Account Executives from clients. Digital/print advertising, events, marketing and sales strategy, in-house, media kit, special issue covers, photography, and logo refresh.
Cryptozoic Entertainment – Lake Forest (January 2019 – April 2019)
Worked on both their originals and licensed: Rick and Morty, Adventure Time, Steven Universe, Cryptkins, DC Bombshells; Quidd digital trading cards/stickers, online ads, social media art.
California State University, Fullerton – Fullerton, CA (August 2017 – August 2019)
Helped with events (flyers, setup, photos), answered calls/emails, maintained Honors Center, updated honors website with content and ATI (Accessible Technology Initiative) compliance.
Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Dimension, Premiere Pro, Lightroom, XD), HTML/CSS, Web Design, InVision, Figma, Webflow, Print/Digital Design, Video Editing, Vector Art, Photo Retouching, Layout, Social Media, Production Design, Logo Design, Signage, Posters.
Ad Campaigns, Copywriting, Email Marketing, Google Analytics, Newspaper/Media/Online Ads, Events, Social Media, Strategy.
Slack, Trello, Asana, Windows, MacOS, G Suite, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Keynote, Basic IT.
Leadership, Training Lead, Project Manager, Workshop Instruction, Leader for Food Drive Sorting.
Organized, Detailed, Flexible, and Prompt. Experience with Customer Service, Front Desk Tasks, Sales.
Speak/Read Vietnamese, Illustration, Painting, Drawing, Photography, Crafting, Research.