My experience ranges from Art Direction, Marketing Design, Motion Graphics, UI Design, and Digital Illustration in a DTC, B2B, and C2C setting.
My experience is mainly built on the beauty industry, but I’ve also worked on other industries such as culinary and arts & crafts.
I also have a strong interest in digital marketing and project management to truly understand the business side and evolve my craft!
Throughout my career, I continue to build passion in expanding my creativity in many forms as possible :3
Hey there! My name is Jay and I’m
a multidisciplinary digital designer.
Welcome to my one-man studio!
Little About Myself
Background
Born & raised in many cities in South Korea.
Lived in Beijing, China for a year.
Back to South Korea for middle school.
Immigrated to Dallas, Texas.
Went to art school in Chicago, Illinois.
Began career in Long Island, New York.
And now, based in Newark, NJ.
What. A. Journey!
Hobby
I have a YouTube channel where I showcase my singing and creative process. I use my channel as a public sketchbook to share my work with the world and connect with other artists. Please feel free to check it out!
Why “jaysquared”?
Both my English name and Korean name starts with a “J,” so that makes a square, but also my first and last name starts with “J”!
So, in a way, there are two ways to have my name with “J” which becomes jaysquared :3
Experience
Graphic Designer
@iT Cosmetics
PRESENT
Senior Graphic Designer
@Diamond Art Club, LLC
2024
Lead Designer
@KISS Products, Inc.
2022 – 2024
Junior Web Designer
@KISS Products, Inc.
2021 – 2022
Graphic Design Intern
@Dim University, LLC
2020 – 2021
Graphic Design Intern
@Best Bride
2020
Education
School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)
BFA in Visual Communication Design
Projects
Content Creator
— Personal YouTube Channel
2021 – Present
Digital Illustration & Menu Design
— Bean House
2023
Social Media Content Design
— BadCarrot X SilverFactory
@2022 BlackVegFest
2022
Digital Illustration & Menu Design
— SamSunny
2022
Design Tools
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe After Effects
Figma
Procreate
Other Tools
Google Suite
Klayvio
Microsoft Office
Salsify
Social Media
(Facebook, Instagram, YouTube)
Expertise
Art Direction
Branding & Brand Identity
Digital Illustration
Marketing Design
Motion Graphics
Packaging Design
Photo editing & retouching
Print Design
Typography
UI Design
Visual Design
Interested in working with me?
Shoot me an email to jaysquaredstudio@gmail.com or send me a message using the email form!
I currently accept freelance projects and opportunities, regardless of length of time! Let’s chat to figure that part out :D