Mikyoung Hahm

Work History

• Art Director

  HS Ad America, Inc.

  June 2020 - September 2021

  Creating concept and designing print and digital advertisements from remotely given job brief statement for clients including Bank of Hope.

• Digital Artist / Graphic Artist

  Fraser Communications

  July 2021 - September 2021

  - Designing print, digital and outdoor ad campaign for Los Angeles Department of Public Health.
  - Designing social media campaign, Instagram Story and animated GIF for Jonathan Louis Furniture.

• Project Director

  CPL Advertising International, Inc.

  August 2019 - October 2019

  Los Angeles, CA

  Directing and Managing for the photoshoot project of SKYPASS Visa card. Creating style deck, casting models and coordinating photographer and other staffs.

• Art Director / Freelancer for Video Production

  AAAZA, Inc.

  February 2019 - June 2019

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  Concept and motion graphics for video related projects.

• Sr. Art Director

  CPL Advertising International, Inc.

  February 2015 - June 2019

  Los Angeles, CA

  Project management for a multi-national advertising agency. Created complete campaigns for television and print, including content for advertisements, outdoor signage, digital logo presentations, and supporting direct mail items. Provided full service for projects from concept to completion, such as concept and design creation, coordination and meetings, and site supervision on days commercials would shoot. Worked for many high-profile clients, such as SKYPASS VISA, Good Samaritan Hospital, and Aroma Spa and Sport. Many materials were created for a select target audience and presented in multiple languages.
  

• Digital Artist

  Custom Film Effects / Right Lobe Design Group

  January 2011 - September 2014

  Burbank, CA

  Completed many kinds of custom visual effects projects for movie productions. Collaborated with an innovative team of designers for title design, motion design, visual effects, and graphic art.
  
  Some notable films worked on during my time at Custom Film Effects/Right Lobe Design Group include If I Stay, The Descendants, The Fault in Our Stars, Carrie (2012), Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, Cowboys & Aliens, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, and two films from the hit Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.
  
  Being at Custom Film Effects/Right Lobe Design was exciting for me because projects for the film industry require so much imagination and creativity. It is also rewarding to work with the other artists and see how we can make something look and feel real. Motion graphics are especially challenging, and here I had many opportunities to learn more.

• Art Director

  CPL Advertising International Inc.

  March 2002 - January 2011

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  Project management for a multi-national advertising agency. Created complete campaigns for television and print, including content for advertisements, outdoor signage, digital logo presentations, and supporting direct mail items. Provided full service for projects from concept to completion, such as concept and design creation, coordination and meetings, and site supervision on days commercials would shoot. Worked for many high-profile clients, such as SKYPASS VISA, Good Samaritan Hospital, and Aroma Spa and Resort. Many materials were created for a select target audience and presented in multiple languages.

• Freelancer

  Bart Kresa Design

  2009 - 2009

  Santa Monica, CA

  This freelance position offered me an opportunity to combine some of my greatest passions, digital art and painting. For the Universal Studios Christmas Show in Japan, I was able to offer my skills in digital painting.

• Art Director

  Park & Foster Advertising Inc.

  December 1998 - January 2002

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  For Park & Foster Advertising, Inc., I was responsible for planning and managing projects. Here I learned important background skills for designing and creating advertisements for newspapers and magazines in multiple languages.
  
  My expertise here was in designing and creating brochures, posters, direct mailing materials, and other stationary items.

• Graphic Designer

  Korea Long Term Credit Bank - PR Department, Seoul, Korea

  March 1993 - May 1998

  Seoul, Korea

  While working for Korea Long Term Credit bank, I quickly increased my responsibility and showed my ability to manage projects. I analyzed the annual marketing plan and aligned my products with their chosen values in focus. In addition to brochures, pamphlets, and other stationary items, I also created advertisements and graphics for their website.

• Instructor

  Several art institutions in Korea

  1989 - 1992

  Teach drawing and painting to students who apply for the art colleges in Korea.