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Yewon Kim

Fremont

Summary

Game UI Designer with over 5 years of experience in UI/UX design, game marketing, and branding. Expertise in visual communication, iconography, and interaction design, specializing in medieval fantasy and stylized themes. Proficient in Unity3D, Photoshop, Illustrator, Figma, and Cinema4D, with a strong ability to create scalable style guides and optimized UI flows. Recognized for impactful contributions to mobile games and global branding campaigns, enhancing user engagement through data-driven design.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

2D Visual Design Intern

Real Art Daily (RAD) Productions
Palm Springs
01.2025 - Current
  • Designed engaging visual assets for children's animation and storybooks, ensuring cross-platform consistency.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align design concepts with project objectives.
  • Elevated visual impact through effective teamwork and concept alignment.

3D, 2D Illustrator intern

SparksGlo
Irvine
02.2024 - 07.2024
  • Created 3D-rendered marketing visuals for luxury brands, driving customer engagement through high-quality, brand-aligned visuals.
  • Increased social media engagement by 6x (likes, shares, and interactions) by designing high-performing digital ads.

3D Designer

TongRo Images Inc.
Seoul
07.2022 - 06.2023
  • Created high-fidelity 3D visual assets, ensuring commercial usability in multiplatform environments.
  • Conducted quarterly trend analysis to identify industry shifts & market-responsive designs.

Marketing designer

RIDI
Seoul
02.2022 - 05.2022
  • Creation of digital marketing assets and event landing pages for webtoons.

Marketing Designer

111Percent
Seoul
11.2020 - 11.2021
  • Led the design of A/B-tested marketing visuals and UI-based ad creatives, improving engagement and conversion rates.
  • Planned and executed interactive playable ads, increasing user interaction and retention across major platforms such as Google Ads, Facebook, and Moloco.

User Experience Designer

Vinyl C
Seoul
03.2020 - 11.2020
  • Conducted UX research and usability testing for a mobile carrier app, resulting in a 25% improvement in navigation and accessibility.
  • Designed interactive wireframes and prototypes, refining usability workflows and enhancing user experience.

Art intern

HS Ad
Seoul
06.2018 - 08.2018
  • Advertising Research, Tv Advertisement Design

Education

Master of Arts - MA - Game development

Academy of Art University
05.2025

Bachelor of Arts - Interactive media design

Ewha Woman's University
Seoul, Korea
01.2018

Skills

  • Team Player
  • Game ui
  • Cartoon Style
  • Multi-Platform UI
  • Game HUD & UI
  • Motion & Interaction Design
  • A/B Testing
  • Conversion Optimization
  • Data-Driven Art and Design
  • Strong Sense of Color
  • Visual Design
  • Interactive Ads
  • Resource Management
  • 3D
  • Figma
  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator
  • After Effects
  • Cinema 4D

Certification

  • UI/UX for Gaming
  • Introduction to Augmented Reality and ARCore
  • Best UX/UI Design - Elden Ring Redesign Project
  • 2023 AAU Winter Game Jam - Best Overall Game

Affiliations

  • Planned and conducted activities and classes to support the understanding of art theory

Accomplishments

  • UI/UX for Gaming with Ivy Sang(Blizzard Senior UX Designer)
  • Introduction to Augmented Reality and ARCore from Coursera
  • AAU Best UX/UI Design Award – Elden Ring UI Redesign Project
  • 2023 AAU Winter Game Jam – Best Overall Game

Languages

English
Professional
Korean
Native/ Bilingual
Japanese
Limited

Timeline

2D Visual Design Intern

Real Art Daily (RAD) Productions
01.2025 - Current

3D, 2D Illustrator intern

SparksGlo
02.2024 - 07.2024

3D Designer

TongRo Images Inc.
07.2022 - 06.2023

Marketing designer

RIDI
02.2022 - 05.2022

Marketing Designer

111Percent
11.2020 - 11.2021

User Experience Designer

Vinyl C
03.2020 - 11.2020

Art intern

HS Ad
06.2018 - 08.2018

Master of Arts - MA - Game development

Academy of Art University

Bachelor of Arts - Interactive media design

Ewha Woman's University

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