AKIKO YAMAMOTO
ART DIRECTOR / GRAPHIC DESIGNER
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-EXPERIENCE
SENIOR ART DIRECTOR / ART SUPERVISOR
HEALTHCARE/PHARMA AGENCIES
MARKLEY & PARTNERS 2024 - 2025
HAVAS 2023 - 2024
CULT HEALTH 2020 - 2022
BIOLUMINA 2019 - 2020
Branding and art direction for healthcare agencies across both consumer and professional accounts. Development of campaign and broadcast ad concepts, and high quality visual design for wide array of social, web and sales assets. I worked closely with copywriters, project managers, other art directors, developers, digital strategists and account services to execute beautiful, consistent brand communications in all channels.
-SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER
NICKELODEON 2014 - 2019
Digital design from concept through production and execution, on both large campaigns and quick assignments. All formats including key art, promo graphics, UX/UI design for apps and more for a range of properties. My design for the Kids Pick the President campaign won the 2017 PromaxBDA North America Promotion, Marketing and Design Award
-DIGITAL GRAPHIC DESIGNER/ILLUSTRATOR
MTV 2013 - 2014
Collaborated with the Social Media and Events teams, to generate sharable content for a range of properties. Fast paced creation and execution of original concepts like the Justin Beiber interactive tattoo map, which received over 3 million views.
-Freelance ART DIRECTOR
JUICE PHARMA INTERNATIONAL 2005 - 2014
Periodical freelance projects include brandmark development, concepting and illustration for a range of pharmaceutical and biotech brands. Key contributor for successful pitches and branding assignments.
-Freelance ART DIRECTOR / DESIGNER
AKIKOYAMAMOTOCREATIVE 2000 - PRESENT
Managing branding & concepting for many Tokyo & New York based companies. Proven strong 360 conceptual abilities, and remarkable art direction. As the result many companies had increased revenues and succeed in their own fields. PROFILE
EDUCATION
I STUDIED,
Rutgers University, New Brunswick
Bachelor's of Arts -
Graphic Design & Art History
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
SOFTWARE
FIGMA
INDESIGN
PHOTOSHOP
ILLUSTRATOR
AFTEREFFECTS
MID JOURNEY
ETC.