// EXPERIENCE
YUKA YASUTOMI, March 2022 - Current
Freelance Graphic Designer
• Designed a wide range of creative assets, including advertising materials, packaging, logos, magazines, catalogs, window displays, web content, and marketing collateral for global fashion, beauty, and lifestyle brands.
John Paul Mitchell Systems, April 2014 - February 2022
Graphic Designer / Production Artist
• Designed ads, POP displays, posters, banners, in-store signage, packaging, social media content, and merchandising assets for in-house brands, salons, and major retailers such as ULTA and Sephora.
• Managed print and digital design projects from concept to final production, overseeing print production, press-checks, and vendor coordination to ensure quality and brand consistency.
• Collaborated with creative and product development teams to produce high-quality visuals under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Pieper and Associates, May 2013 - March 2014
Graphic Designer
• Designed CPG packaging, logos, catalogs, in-store signage, POP displays, and websites for multinational clients.
• Oversaw projects from initial concept through final production.
Allegro Manufacturing Inc, February 2013 - April 2013
• Developed design concepts and assisted in product development for SOHO BEAUTY.
• Created cosmetic packaging, store signage, hang tags, online ads, and promotional kits for Sephora and ULTA.
PIXI, Inc, May 2012 - December 2012
Graphic / Packaging Designer
• Designed product packaging, POS materials, catalogs, promotional content, and lookbooks for beauty brands including PIXI and POP Beauty.
• Collaborated with the creative director and production manager to refine design concepts and final artwork.
• Managed web content creation and executed social media campaigns.
JPy Magazine, April 2011 - May 2012, September 2008 - March 2009
Graphic Designer
• Led the creative process for lifestyle magazines, from initial concept to final production.
• Designed advertisements, page layouts, marketing materials, digital content, and social media assets.
• Oversaw press checks, art-directed photoshoots, and managed the design team.
KG Intelligence Co., Ltd., April 2009 - August 2010
Graphic Designer
• Designed advertisements and page layouts for wedding magazines.
• Managed projects from concept to completion in collaboration with external vendors.
Daymon Worldwide Japan, Inc, April 2005 - June 2007
Marketing Analyst, Category Management of Marketing Department
• Developed strategic proposals and contributed to brand growth through market analysis and global teamwork.
// SKILLS
Adobe Photoshop / Adobe Illustrator / Adobe InDesign / PowerPoint / Microsoft Office / Illustration
// EDUCATION
FIDM (The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising), Los Angeles, CA, September 2008
Associate of Arts in Graphic Design, Honor Roll
Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan, September 2004
Bachelor of Arts in English, College of Literature
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, August 2003 - May 2004
School of Communications, Dean’s List