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JUNE SHIEH | Designer, Illustrator
www.mightyjune.com | mightyjune@gmail.com | mobile: (415) 260-0286 | office: (310) 477-7425

OBJECTIVE

To design and create memorable services, products, and characters that engage in play and social interaction.

EDUCATION

Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY
Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, Toy Design, 2009

University of California, Los Angeles
Bachelor of Arts, Visual Communication, 1999

EXPERIENCE

Designer, Illustrator: 2009-Present
Self-Employed Freelancer, New York, NY
Clients include Fisher Price, Hasbro, and Comcast. Services range from game interface art, logo design, web design, to custom plush and toy design.

Industrial Design Intern: Summer 2008
Spin Master Ltd.,Toronto, Canada
• Collaborated on styling and industrial design for Girl Crush and Pixos toys.
• Brainstormed ideas for new brands involving girls’ play, technology, and drawing.
• Conceived and rendered line extensions for Pixos and a new creative-play product brand.
• Prototyped hand-constructed samples of creative-play product for new Fall 2010 concepts.
• Researched and developed graphic styles for doll eyes and temporary tattoos.
• Sketched and computer-rendered concept drawings for Pixos.
• Researched DIY and tween girl trends and competition to guide new style directions.

Visual and Interaction Designer, Illustrator: 1999-2007
Yahoo! Inc., Sunnyvale, CA
• Designed the user interface for Yahoo! Green and an intranet community website for charity.
• Illustrated original art for holidays and decorative themes for Yahoo! Kids, Yahoo! Pets, etc.
• Created user interface specs for a web-based Yahoo! Messenger prototype for usability studies.
• Art directed emoticon illustrations for cultural relevance, clarity, and brand consistency.
• Developed a design and content standards and best practices guide for promotional modules.
• Designed, prototyped, and presented blue-sky concepts for Yahoo! products and services.

Founder, Designer, Co-Editor: 1999
Hi-YAA!, Santa Clara, CA
• Designed, created, produced graphics & user interface for a webzine about Asian-American pop culture.
• Planned site architecture, interface, and content in weekly meetings.
• Edited and compiled original articles from writers for 9 content category sections.

Art Director, Graphic Artist, Illustrator: 1995-1996
Daily Bruin, Los Angeles, CA
• Collaborated with editors to conceptualize newspaper and online graphics.
• Trained, coached, scheduled, and supervised a staff of 12 artists.
• Created editorial illustrations and informational graphics as a graphic artist.

SKILLS
Highly proficient in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. Experienced with both Mac and PC systems. Familiar with SolidWorks. Confident in learning new software.

REFERRALS
Available upon request.