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Elisa Michelet

@elisamichelet

I build brand identities and campaigns across graphic design, illustration, motion, UI, and print.

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I'm an Art Director & Designer at Studio Kaki in Tokyo, working across brand identities, art direction, graphic design, illustration, motion, UI, and print.

I also founded Yuba, a free online sustainable guide to major cities across France and the UK that encourages people to support eco-friendly businesses through their purchasing power.

I've led and delivered creative work for clients including Adobe, Google, Pinterest, Warner Music Group, Coffee Meets Bagel, Nike, HBO, Intuit, Cisco, and Patagonia, spanning social campaigns, email, web, print, UI frameworks, and brand systems.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Studio Kaki logoSK
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Art Director & Designer

Studio Kaki

Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 8 months)

Wearing all the hats at Studio Kaki.

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Current

Founder + Art Director

Yuba

Jul 2022 - Present (4 years 2 months)

Launched a free online sustainable guide to major cities across France and the UK, encouraging residents and visitors to support eco-friendly businesses with their purchasing power.

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Senior Designer

Self-employed

Aug 2018 - Jan 2024 (5 years 5 months)

Worked on various creative projects with clients such as Acumen, Adobe, Coffee Meets Bagel, Google, Level, Outcast, Palette Group, Pinterest, Rosbeef!, and Upstatement.

Pinterest logoPI

Designer

Mar 2021 - Jun 2022 (1 year 3 months)

Designer on the Performance Marketing Team for France. Collaborated with writers, designers, producers, and marketing managers to brainstorm, design, and create assets on a rolling basis. Sourced imagery for various campaigns and created assets with brand consistency and attention to detail.

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Designer

Sep 2020 - Aug 2021 (11 months)

Designed social media and email assets for product initiatives and brand marketing. Partnered with the Marketing team to come up with fresh, on brand content for social channels. Owned the design process from start to finish: ideating, designing, refining, and delivery.

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Designer

Jun 2019 - Nov 2020 (1 year 5 months)

Designed social content, blog content, UI frameworks, landing pages, and email campaigns for Level, a platform geared at helping independent artists manage their music.

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Designer

Outcast

Jan 2018 - Aug 2018 (7 months)

Worked closely with Art Director and Creative Director to execute creative projects for various clients such as Adobe, Nike, and New Lab across print, web, and social platforms. Prepped, outlined, and reviewed work done by Junior Designers. Met weekly and was a coach to the Design Associate.

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Junior Designer

Outcast

Apr 2016 - Jan 2018 (1 year 9 months)

Conducted project-based research and audits along with layouts and mocks for presentations. Created print collateral & digital graphics for various clients such as HBO, Intuit, Cisco, and Patagonia. Actively participated in brainstorming sessions. Iterated and developed brand identity systems as well as experience designs.

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Design Associate

Outcast

Nov 2015 - Apr 2016 (5 months)

Worked as a Design Associate at Outcast.

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Graphic Design Lead

UCLA Architecture and Urban Design

Oct 2014 - Sep 2015 (11 months)

Led graphic design within the marketing team working on social media, website, presentations, and printed matter. Updated website using a CMS and designed newsletter campaigns.

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Design Intern

a verynice design studio

Jan 2015 - Apr 2015 (3 months)

Assisted Design Director and other members of the creative team in their visual design process for various client projects. Split work between for-profit and non-profit clientele.

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Global Creative Intern

20th Century Fox Film

Jun 2014 - Aug 2014 (2 months)

Worked on various creative projects within the Consumer Products department at 20th Century Fox Film. Worked on creating graphics for a line of Rocky Horror Picture Show t-shirts and worked on projects for The Simpsons, Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Ice Age.

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Art Department Intern

Los Angeles Magazine

Jan 2014 - Jun 2014 (5 months)

Assisted Design Director and Art Directors in the art department with layout design, mocking up concepts, photo editing as well as typeface, photo, and illustration research.

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Graphic Design Intern

UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance

Oct 2011 - Apr 2013 (1 year 6 months)

Worked within the Marketing Department on both print and web mediums. The work ranged from postcards, posters, and brochures to web banners and other digital media to promote the organization’s events and performances.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of California, Los Angeles logoUA

University of California, Los Angeles

Bachelor's Degree, Design Media Arts

2011 - 2015

Bachelor's Degree in Design Media Arts from UCLA, completed in 2015.

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