saya.signs@gmail.com sayasigns.com employment Freelance graphic design Engaging audiences with event design at Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, SXSW, and AdWeek. Creating marketing, communications, and branding solutions for a wide variety of clients. Driving sales and engagement with digital marketing and communications design solutions across master- and sub-brands. October 2014–Present Heartwork, Inc. November 2014–February 2015, New York, New York Delighting potential and existing customers with print pieces, including ads, books, banners, postcards, and business cards. Bringing visual clarity and consistency to a growing product catalog to attract new clients and reengage existing clients. Innovative Language Improving customer experience through customerfacing design, including product assembly instructions, postcards, and packaging. Facilitating learning with product design, and UI for language learning mobile apps and podcasts. Increasing visiblity, sales, and brand awareness with digital marketing and communications design. Increasing visibility and brand coherence with web and product branding and design. Getty Images AQ Works January 2013–September 2014, New York, New York Summer 2010, Tokyo, Japan Defining and enforcing corporate brand as a member of in-house Brand Management team through internal engagement campaign, consistent application of visual identity across various employee-facing templates. Creating online platforms for organizations through CMS publishing, production and design, including Setouchi International Art Festival, Asics Europe, Tokyo Art Map, Tokyo Illustrators Society. education skills & interests Skidmore College Class of 2011, Saratoga Springs, New York 15+ years of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign experience Studio Art Bachelor of Science with focus in Communication Design, Printmaking, Textiles Understanding and implementation of the principles of responsive web design History minor with focus in modern German and post-colonial history Expert Microsoft Powerpoint presentation and template design California College of the Arts: Pre-College Summer 2006, Oakland, California The American School in Japan Class of 2007, Tokyo, Japan Page 1 of 1 July 2012–July 2013, Tokyo, Japan Illustration and hand lettering The role of print and material culture in history Graphic novels, children’s books, visual narratives World cuisine, craft and folklore February 13, 2015