hello!

I am Chris

I am a graphic designer and artist living in Orange County, CA. My goal in life is to pursue as many opportunities to create. Creating meaningful work is my passion and includes pursuits like design, photography, and volunteering! In my spare time I enjoy hiking, trying new foods, and watching shows. My approach to any project is to always think about the goals, target audience, and what would be some options that will best fit the situation.

Portrait of Chris smiling at night with some factory steam/smoke in the background.

My career so far

I began my career as a student at California State University, Fullerton with 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. I ended my job at the Daily Titan to complete my internship requirement for my degree as a Design and Graphics Intern at Cryptozoic Entertainment. At the end of spring semester 2019, I I graduated with my BFA in Art with a Concentration in Graphic and Interactive Design at California State University, Fullerton. I accepted the offer to work as a Marketing Assistant at Kidder Mathews near the end of 2019 and later title change to Marketing Coordinator at the beginning of 2022.

Graphic Design
Advertising
Web Design
Photography
Branding
Marketing
Social Media
Print Design

Experience

Freelance Design & Marketing

Orange County, CA (October 2017 – Current)

Brand consulting, logos, graphic design, marketing/advertising, social media strategy/content/campaigns, vector art, icons, flyers, photography, product photography, web design/management, and event marketing/photography.

Chris using a camera to take a photo of the photographer.

Marketing Coordinator (& Graphic Designer)

Kidder Mathews – Irvine, CA (September 2019 – Current)

Marketing Assistant to Marketing Coordinator beginning of 2022. Marketing strategy, design, and project management for proposals and marketing materials in national and local commercial real estate brokerage (e.g. flyers, offering memorandums, maps, presentations, proposals, social media posts, eblasts). Assist with corporate marketing projects and market reports as needed.

Kidder Mathews logo with a hand-drawn map I made in company branding in the background and is slightly faded.

Lead Graphic Designer (UVSA Tet Festival 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025), Graphic Designer (UVSA Summit 2021)

UVSA (Union of Vietnamese Student Associations of Southern California) –Orange County, CA (August 2019 – February 2025)

Lead Graphic Designer (UVSA Tet Festival 2020, 2022-2025) in the Marketing Committee (e.g. billboards, print/digital design, social media posts, delegate/direct designs of design team, and train new designers). Created branding and designed projects as a Graphic Designer for the UVSA Summit 2021 in the Marketing and Media Committee.

My billboard design at night with the lights shining on it on the side of the street.

Senior Graphic Designer

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.

Photo of the DT cart diagonally from the front showing the decals I designed.

Design and Graphics Intern

Cryptozoic Entertainment – Lake Forest (January 2019 – April 2019)

Contributed design for digital trading cards/stickers, online ads, and social media art for various original and licensed entertainment properties (Cryptkins, Rick & Morty, Adventure Time, DC Bombshells, Adventure Time, Steven Universe). Helped demonstrate games during events.

"Opal Saves Steven" card from Giant Woman digital card set I made for Cryptozoic Entertainment for the Quidd app. I shows Opal holding Steven with her hair flowing in a perfect loop gif.

Student Assistant at the University Honors Program

California State University, Fullerton – Fullerton, CA (August 2017 – August 2019)

Helped events (e.g. flyers, setup, photos), answered calls/emails, maintained Honors Center, updated honors website with content and ATI (Accessible Technology Initiative) compliance.

Desktop/lock screen wallpaper of a pathway with nature surrounding it as the background with a light color gradient over it with the UHP logo in the center.

Skills

Design and Art

Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Dimension, Premiere Pro, Lightroom, XD), Print/Digital Design (Posters, Presentations, Flyers, Ads, Layout, Production, Vector Art, Logos, Signage, Social Media), Web (HTML/CSS, Figma, Webflow, InVision), Photo (Editing, Location Scouting, Art Direction), Video (Editing, Planning, Filming), Painting, Drawing.

Marketing & Advertising

Ad Campaigns, Copywriting, Email Marketing/Eblasts, Newspaper/Media/Online Ads, Events, Social Media, Strategy, Marketing Project Planning.

Computer

Project Management (Slack, Trello, Smartsheet, Asana), Windows, MacOS, G Suite, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Keynote, Basic IT.

Teamwork

Training, Leadership, Project Management, Meetings, Workshop, Team Lead.

Personal & Communication

Customer Service, Front Desk, Sales, Agency, Corporate, In-House, Private, Public, Nonprofit.

Other Skills

Speak/Read Vietnamese, Research.