I have over 12 years of experience in the fashion and illustration industries. Retail experience, social media marketing, and community building are the areas I am specialized in. I am the founder of Draw A Dot, one of the biggest fashion illustration communities online. I am also an agent and represent some of the best illustrators in the world. I have had the opportunity to collaborate with different international luxury brands to create online activations and in-store activations to cater to their customers. Through different illustration contests, I have successfully helped brands to expand their demographics. Some of the brands I have worked with include Gucci, Versace, Valentino and Mary Katrantzou. Aside from Draw A Dot, I am a consultant to help small businesses to develop their businesses. I owned Toronto Designers Market in Toronto from 2016 to 2019 and my task was to provide a space for local brands to create their own pop-up stores and help them with their marketing plans.
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Founder And AgentDraw A Dot Dec 2012 - PresentTorontoDraw A Dot is a fashion online community I created since 2013. Aside from showcasing some of the best illustrations I find around the world, I also work with different luxury brands to create different types of art online activations to enhance their marketing campaign. These activations also help the brands to reach out to more potential customers. Some of the brands I have worked with include Valentino, Viktor and Rolf, Gucci, Versace, AZ Factory and Mary Katrantzou. The agency part of Draw A Dot was created in 2015. Aside from representing illustrators in Canada and North America, I also help brands to source talents for their in-store activations such as live sketching and calligraphy. Some of the clients include Saks Fifth Avenue, Burberry, Coach, Prada, and Holt Renfrew. Draw A Dot now has a Patreon group for artists who are serious about turning this hobby into a career path. In this group, I give the artists insight on how to navigate the fashion illustration industry and give them different assignments to add quality pieces to their portfolios. There is also an Ecommerce component where illustrators can sell their prints online and I help them to develop the marketing plan. -
OwnerThe Toronto Designers Market May 2015 - Nov 2019Toronto, Canada AreaI acquired Toronto Designers Market in September 2016. Toronto Designers Market was a retail store where local startups and established companies rented booth spaces to have their temporary pop-up stores. As the owner of the store, my responsibilities include social media and email marketing, retail front-end and back-end operations, and event planning. I also serve as a consultant to help local startups to create marketing plans for their businesses. -
Founder And Editor In ChiefÀ La Mode Dec 2009 - Sep 2017The blog is about my fashion photography works, and also talk about fashion and arts in the current trend.
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Artistic Director/ Event ManagerFajo Magazine Sep 2012 - Jan 2016Toronto, Canada AreaMy role was to create offline events for the magazine. My responsibilities include sales marketing, communicating with sponsors, and social media promotions. -
Sales AssociateJudith & Charles Mar 2014 - Jul 2015Toronto, Ontario, CanadaI worked as a part-time sales associate at Judith & Charles. My duties included all the retail front-end operations. -
Swide Article ContributorDolce & Gabbana Jan 2011 - Dec 2014Milan, Lombardy, ItalyI contributed fashion illustration articles weekly to the Swide online magazine. My focus was discovering talented fashion illustrators from around the world. I also curated different illustration projects to enhance the brand's seasonal marketing campaigns. -
Fashion DirectorUkamaku Inc. May 2010 - Jul 2012I approached fashion designers and helped them to build their brands through the use of the Ukamaku platform. I also organized different events to help designers to gain exposure.
Marcus Kan Education Details
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Economics And East Asian Studies
Frequently Asked Questions about Marcus Kan
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Marcus Kan works for Draw A Dot
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Marcus Kan's current role is Founder and Agent at Draw A Dot.
What schools did Marcus Kan attend?
Marcus Kan attended University Of Toronto - Victoria University, Albert College.
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