hello!

I'm Chris

I’m a graphic designer and artist living in Orange County, CA. Always looking to pursue more opportunities to create. Creating meaningful work is my passion some types include design, photography, and volunteering! I enjoy hiking, trying new foods, and watching shows when I am not creating. My approach to any project is always think about the goals, target audience, and what is the differentiation.

Portrait of Chris smiling at night with some factory steam/smoke in the background.

My career so far

I began my career as a student at California State University, Fullerton where I began my first job as a Graphic Designer for the Daily Titan in their Advertising office. While I was at the Daily Titan, I was promoted to Senior Graphic Designer along with the other designer as we helped modernize the Daily Titan because a lot of the processes and branding was outdated both in functionality and aesthetics. While still a student at CSUF, I helped as a designer for various events such as SIEGE 2018 (gaming expo) and Arts Week 2019.

After my time as a Senior Graphic Designer for Daily Titan Advertising, I interned at Cryptozoic Entertainment as their Design and Graphics Intern where I got a lot of experience working on creating digital stickers and trading cards for a digital collectables mobile app called Quidd. The cards and stickers from licenses Cryptozoic that I was able to design from included Rick and Morty, Steven Universe, and Adventure Time.

Graphic Design
Advertising
Web Design
Photography
Branding
Marketing
Social Media

Experience

Freelance Design & Marketing

Orange County, CA (October 2017 – Current)

Projects included: graphic design, marketing/advertising, social media strategy & content, branding, logos, vector art, icons, flyers, event photography/marketing, product photography, and web design/management.

Chris using a camera to take a photo of the photographer.

Marketing Coordinator & Graphic Designer

Kidder Mathews – Irvine, CA (September 2019 – Current)

Title change from Marketing Assistant to Marketing Coordinator at the beginning of 2022. Designed proposals and marketing materials for both major and local commercial real estate brokerage project requests (e.g. flyers, offering memorandums, maps, presentations, proposals, social media posts, eblasts). Assisted with corporate marketing projects.

Kidder Mathews logo with a hand-drawn map I made in company branding in the background and is slightly faded.

Lead Graphic Designer (Tet Festival 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024), Graphic Designer (UVSA Summit 2021)

UVSA (Union of Vietnamese Student Associations of Southern California) –Orange County, CA (August 2019 – February 2024)

Lead Graphic Designer in the Marketing Committee for one of the largest Vietnamese Lunar New Year festivals in the country (e.g. billboards, print/digital design, social media posts, delegate and direct designs of design team, and train new designers). Created branding and designed projects for the UVSA Summit 2021 Marketing and Media Committee.

My billboard design at night with the lights shining on it on the side of the street.

Senior Graphic Designer

Daily Titan Advertising – Fullerton, CA (August 2017 – January 2019)

Graphic Designer to Senior Graphic Designer beginning of 2018. Developed workflow for ad project requests for Account Executives from clients. Digital/print advertising, events, marketing and sales strategy, in-house, media kit, special issue covers, photography, and logo refresh.

Photo of the DT cart diagonally from the front showing the decals I designed.

Design and Graphics Intern

Cryptozoic Entertainment – Lake Forest (January 2019 – April 2019)

Worked on both their originals and licensed: Rick and Morty, Adventure Time, Steven Universe, Cryptkins, DC Bombshells; Quidd digital trading cards/stickers, online ads, social media art.

"Opal Saves Steven" card from Giant Woman digital card set I made for Cryptozoic Entertainment for the Quidd app. I shows Opal holding Steven with her hair flowing in a perfect loop gif.

Student Assistant at the University Honors Program

California State University, Fullerton – Fullerton, CA (August 2017 – August 2019)

Helped with events (flyers, setup, photos), answered calls/emails, maintained Honors Center, updated honors website with content and ATI (Accessible Technology Initiative) compliance.

Desktop/lock screen wallpaper of a pathway with nature surrounding it as the background with a light color gradient over it with the UHP logo in the center.

Skills

Design and Art

Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Dimension, Premiere Pro, Lightroom, XD, Bridge), Print/Digital Design (Social Media, Presentations, Banners, Flyers, Ads, Layout, Production Design, Vector Art, Logos, Signage, Posters), Web Design (HTML/CSS, Figma, Adobe XD, Webflow, InVision), Photography (Retouching/Editing, Location Scouting, Art Direction, Event), and Videography (Editing, Planning, Directing).

Marketing & Advertising

Event Branding/Design, Ad Campaigns, Copywriting, Email Marketing (TailoredMail), Social Media Analytics, Social Media Content, Marketing/Ad Strategy, Evergreen Marketing, and Newspaper/Media/Online Ads.

Computer

Windows, MacOS, G Suite/Google Drive, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, OneDrive), Communication (MS Teams, Slack), Keynote, Project Managers (Trello, Asana, Smartsheet), Mapping (Google Maps/Earth, Regis Online), and Basic IT.

Teamwork

Leadership, Training Lead, Project Manager, Workshop Instruction, Leader for Food Drive Sorting.

Personal & Communication

Organized, Detailed, Flexible, and Prompt. Experience with Customer Service, Front Desk Duties, Presentations, and Sales.

Other Skills

Speak/Read Vietnamese, Illustration, Painting, Drawing, Crafting, and Research.