alice kwok

ak design

I understand the impact of strong design and visual aesthetics. I find it is essential to have compelling art and fine tuned editing to please today's competitive market. I am self motivated, work well in teams and leadership roles. I believe good design makes the world a better place.

Resume

Summary:

I have adapted into many roles over the years. They have allowed me to manage advertising campaigns. I have had on-air design experience including movie menus and promos for ION. As a marketing design tech at PRC, I create billboards, newsletters, catalogs, logos, icon, web banners in the marketing realm. As a motion graphic designer at CBS4, I orchestrated live news pieces under very tight deadlines and  minimal supervision.


Employment History:

ION Television
07/09 to Present On-air designer

Generate movie menu, endplate and lower 3rd along plus annual sizzle reels for its different brand along side with sponsors advertising projects.

PRC, Plantation, FL
01/07 to 04/08 Design Tech

Responsible for the company new brand: new employee brochures, promotion cards, web banners and job fair briefcase kits to attract potential employees. Produced orientation video for Human Resource Department to help with new hire orientation. Create motivational postcards to boost company morale. responsible for monthly newsletter for internal communications. Designed promotional material such as billboards, posters, logos, web-banners, car magnets, prize wheels, print ads and t-shirts to promote the company to the general public. 

CBS4, Miami, FL
9/01 to 11/06  Graphic Designer+Animator
Designed promotional campaigns, involving composition of special effects with Cinema 4D, After Effects and Final Cut Pro. Used Indesign, Illustrator and Photoshop for print ads, billboards, posters, banners, and many other advertising mediums. Animated web banners with Image Ready, Dream Weaver, Flash and HTML. Prepared graphics with Quantel Paintbox for daily news. Gathered and organized data using Powerpoint for sales presentations. Responsible for designing and branding for CBS4, UPN33, UPN 34, MY33, MY34, CW and WWHB 48.


Freelance History: 
 
9/06 Promotion Packaging Director
Starline Limousine Company
Established commercial ad campaigns with multimedia such as tv commerical, billboard, postcard, and flyer.

6/06 Graphic Artist + Editior
Animaticmedia, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Assisted in the creation of the advertising campaign for Zales Jewelers from conceptualization to execution.

9/00 3D Animatior + Editor
Milkshake Inc., Miami
Reinvented music video introduction by adding third dimenion into the original two dimensional video.

6/98 to 7/99  Intern 3D Designer
Wami, Miami, FL
Responsibilities included compositing, developing and editing with 3D Studio Max, After Effects, and Final Cut Pro for the sports department.



Education :

09/99 to 08/01
B.S., Media Arts and Animation 
Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, FL

09/97 to 08/98
A.S., Computer Animation
Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, FL  



Hardware/Software knowledge:  

Fluent with both PC & Mac.

Experience with Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Image Ready, Powerpoint, HTML, Word, Excel, Dreamweaver, Flash, After Effects, Cinema 4D, Final Cut Pro, 3D Studio Max, and Quantel Paintbox. 

Location

sunrise, FL

Specialties

  • Motion Graphics
  • Print
  • Art Direction

Experience

10+ years

Education

Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale