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Jakarta, Indonesia

TEAM LEADERSHIP & MENTORSHIPWe led and mentored a team of 40+ designers, animators, illustrators, copywriters, and managers, setting clear expectations while providing the support needed to meet them through workshops, study materials, hands-on examples, and 1:1 coaching. We successfully encouraged senior members to actively share knowledge through their own workshops.MOTIVATION THROUGH GROWTH & OWNERSHIPWith the economy making financial incentives harder to maintain, we motivated through supporting their personal growth. Low turnover, high happiness, and strong productivity compared to other departments demonstrate the success of this approach.HANDS-ON DESIGNI can and still do hands-on design, using tools like Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketch, Figma, After Effects, and Premiere to ensure quality of work or to give better, actionable feedback. We also demonstrated our relevance in a post-AI world by exploring how AI improves speed and efficiency, using it as a tool rather than a replacement.MARKETING STRATEGY & IMPROVED COLLABORATIONWe emphasized communication skills within the team, empowering each IC to present ideas and address issues. We introduced methods like customer journey mapping to better identify what strategies to employ, instead of relying on industry conventions and copying competitors.Since late 2023, our Marketing Design department has taken some key responsibilities usually owned by the Marketing team, overseen branding and strategy for key products like the e-commerce Marketplace, Mitra, and Investment, while they focused on retail ventures like ADLV, Aland, and NatGeo instead (Note: Marketing and Marketing Design are separate departments).

Jakarta, Indonesia

FACILITATE TRANSITION TO PRODUCT DESIGN TEAMI played a key role in integrating the Marketing Design team (previously part of Marketing) with the Product Design team. We shifted them from simple executors to critical thinkers, focusing on purposeful designs, effective communication, while giving them the career and skill growth opportunities they weren't given before.CRAFTED TEACHING MATERIALS & WORKSHOPSI provided in-depth, hands-on feedback with real, objective examples to ensure I don’t just correct the problem at hand, but correct the team’s skills and thinking. I built a library of educational material, conducted various workshops, and shared some on the @bukalapak.design Instagram account.INTRODUCED A BUSINESS-CENTRIC DESIGN MINDSETI ensured our solutions were not only pretty, but made a significant impact with minimal resources. Examples include:• CEO wanted the art styles to change frequently. We changed themes annually, but kept layouts guidelines and templates consistent for scalability.• Product Design team needed hundreds of different UX illustrations. We reduced the list to key terms and used context for clarity to be more efficient with resources while not reducing impact and function.• Business Team wants banner ad to contain too much information. We negotiated a more reasonable length and proposed new layouts to fit that information without losing aesthetics and stopping power.

Jakarta, Indonesia

DEVELOP NEW ILLUSTRATIONS & MICRO ANIMATIONSPreviously, illustrations were handled by UX Designers who just happened to be able to illustrate. I built upon and improved the established art style, and worked with UX Designers and Engineers to create several micro animations using After Effects and Lottie for elements like the favorite button, loaders, floating icons, and other UI components.BUILT A SOLID TEAMI established an Illustration team of 4+ people, working closely with the Talent team to sort through applications, conduct interviews, and provide a primer on hiring illustrators (I also helped hire Motion Designers, a role I had experience in). I built a team with strong initial skills and immense growth potential. Reflecting on this in 2023, I’m proud to say they exceeded expectations and lived up to their potential.VERSATILE VISUAL DESIGN SKILLSThough my official role was illustrator, my versatility and the trust I earned within the team allowed me to contribute to graphic design as well. I provided quality control, hands-on guidance, and revisions to ensure the highest standards across the board.

Singapore

Alongside my full-time role, I take on freelance projects to keep my skills sharp as an Individual Contributor. Over the years, I’ve collaborated with a diverse range of clients, from ad agencies, studios, well-known YouTubers, and international companies from Singapore, the United States, Dubai, and beyond.I use tools like Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, and Adobe Animate, as well as a variety of styles from cartoon illustrations to pixel art. My projects include things like explainer videos, ad campaigns, educational content, animated short films, game animation, and more.

Singapore

Holmusk is a digital health and data analytics company, focused on solving complex problems in healthcare for chronic diseases.We build innovative, scalable and cost-effective digital behavior change programs that combine cutting-edge clinical research, technology, and design to nudge people towards sustainable changes for better health. We develop powerful predictive algorithms that offer actionable insights for personalized care and population health management.Our flagship behavior change program is Glyco Leap, a smart coach for Type 2 diabetes. Beautifully designed, simple to use and convenient. Learn more at glycoleap.com

Singapore

Created several projects for Kaplan motion graphics videos for a number of different clients within the company, from storyboard to finished animation. Mostly 30-60 second videos of varying styles outlining a programme or service.

Singapore

Illustration work for use in websites and other promotional materials. So far involved in three projects within the company.

Singapore

Game Artist for the Singapore University of Technology (SUTD) Game Innovation Programme.Responsibilities include:(1) Overall look of the game(2) Created and animated 2D character sprites with interchangeable parts for ease of customization.(3) Created tileable environments(4) Wireframed and created UI elements alongside co-artist(5) Brainstorming the game idea and design alongside teammates