My experience ranges from Art Direction, Marketing Design, and UI Design in a DTC, B2B, and C2C setting. I hold intermediate-level skills and knowledge on kinetic typography, motion graphics, and digital illustration so I integrate these skills along with my design. While my work is mostly based in the beauty industry, but I’ve also worked on other areas such as F&B 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!
I’m a multidisciplinary digital designer.

Little Facts About Me

Background

Born & raised in 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.
First design job in Long Island, New York.
And now based in East Orange, 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

JAN 2025 – JUN 2025

Senior Graphic Designer

@Diamond Art Club

JAN 2024 – DEC 2024

Lead Designer

@KISS Products

JUN 2022 – JAN 2024

Junior Web Designer

@KISS Products

JUN 2021 – JUN 2022

Projects

Content Creator

Personal YouTube Channel

2021 – PRESENT

Digital Illustration
& Menu Design

for Bean House

2023

Social Media Marketing Content Design

for BadCarrot X SilverFactory

2022

Digital Illustration
& Menu Design

for SamSunny

2022

Tools

Design

Office

Photoshop
Illustrator
InDesign
After Effects
XD

Figma
Procreate

Google Suite
Microsoft Office
Klayvio
Salsify/Shopify
Jira/Asana
Social Media
(Facebook, Instagram, YouTube)

Education

School of the Art Institute of Chicago
(SAIC), BFA in Visual Communication 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 full-time/permanent positions, contract, and freelance projects and opportunities, regardless of length of time!

Let’s chat to figure things out :D