Hi! My name is Serena, and I am a multidisciplinary designer who specializes in branding, marketing, and product design/consumer goods packaging.
Formerly a perfectionist, a proactive leader in an academically advanced setting, and a dedicated artist, I excel at multitasking and delivering strategic thoughts, designs, and results in 8 hours or less. I don’t have a set style; I do what is best for the project to reach goals and exceed expectations.
sustainability
sustainability
unity
unity
balance
balance
consistency
consistency
accessibility
accessibility
expression
expression
P R I N C I P L E S
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V A L U E S
originality
originality
Aspirations
to turn dreams into a vivid reality— one design at a time
General Philosophies
Trust your intuition, and pursue your hobbies. Always think outside the box and challenge ideas to grow yourself. #ikigai
Design Philosophy
Design should be useful, intuitive, and clear to whomever is viewing or using your creation. It should also be original and efficient.
About my brand:
Resume
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University of California Davis (SEP. 2017 - DEC. 2021)
Bachelor of Arts in Design
Bachelor of Arts in Communication
San Gabriel High School (AUG. 2013 - MAY 2017)
High School Diploma (GPA: 3.8 Weighted)
Extracurricular Activities:
Art Club
Vice President (2016 - 2017)
Treasurer (2015 - 2016)
General Member (2013 - 2015)
SGHS FIDM Fashion Club
Founder & Co-president (2015 - 2016)
Anime Anonymous Club
Secretary (2015 - 2016)
Motivating Matadors (AKA MoMa)
Motivator (2014-2017)
SGHS Acapella
Vice President & Secretary (2016 - 2017)
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44 Consulting Group - Marketing and Operations Coordinator
(Feb 2024 - Present)Social media management, including content creation, scheduling, and other items as requested.
Graphic design for social media, presentations, website visuals, and marketing materials.
Email marketing support, including drafting, formatting, and scheduling campaigns.
Website updates, content optimization, and maintaining brand consistency across digital platforms.
Market and competitor research to identify trends, best practices, and branding opportunities.
Wavy Designs by Serena - Freelance Designer
(SEP. 2017 - FEB. 2025)Designed brand identities in home goods, health, wellness, beauty, food, technology, marketing, design, and nonprofit organizations.
Engineered resume transformation services that enhanced the professional profiles of 30+ clients, resulting in an average 40% increase in interview invitations and a notable rise in job placement rates over 6 months.
Designed campaigns and presentations for causes in social justice and environmental wellness.
Closet Factory - Designer
(MAR. 2024 - MAY 2024)Demonstrated my in-depth expertise of the industry in home decoration to provide the best customer service to interpersonal clients.
Provided 3-D home organization solutions using KCD, a simplified version of AutoCAD.
Closet World - Designer
(FEB. 2024 - MAR. 2024)Measured the target living space and presented sketched designs of home organizational solutions for clients while respecting the client's budget and home constraints during interpersonal consultations.
California Social Welfare Archives - Brand Designer
(FEB. 2023 - MAR. 2023)Redesigned a modern logo with a new color scheme and pitched a presentation to the council using Adobe Illustrator and Google Slides.
Created an informational branded slide deck for new, onboarding volunteers using Adobe Illustrator and Google Slides.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties -
Graphic Designer & Marketing Co-coordinator
(MAY 2022 - AUG. 2022)Managed a mass-production of both digital assets and print materials (flyers, brochures, booklets, postcards, and social media posts) for over 150 real estate agents daily in a fast-paced environment.
Constructed listing presentations, retouched photos, and designed layouts for marketing collateral that complied with company brand standards.
Established personal brands by leading 1-on-1 self-branding workshops with real estate agents, which increased sale of listings by 10%.
UC Davis Cross Cultural Center - Graphic Design Co-coordinator
(SEP. 2019 - DEC 2019)Created graphics, advertisements, and icons-- both collaboratively and independently-- using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Indesign for a nonprofit organization that serves in social justice and equality
Designed the staff jackets, which promoted equality, social justice, and inclusivity.
Managed assignments and task completion through Asana.
CxORE - Graphic Designer & Social Media Marketing Intern
(JUN. 2019 - AUG. 2019)Independently designed paid advertising campaigns on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook, by using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop for a technical-corporate startup.
Analyzed social media analytics to gain insight and grow the company's online presence.
Designed infographics and retouched the photos of the contacts using Adobe Photoshop
Input, organized, and exported data on an Excel sheet to optimize B2B connections. Presented data visualizations on business presentations and designed pamphlets using company information and data.
Swish Corp. - UI & Graphic Designer
(APR. 2019 - JUN. 2019)Designed the user interface, logo, and graphics of a mobile, AR-based, co-op basketball gaming app for a senior design project.
Attended team meetings with four software engineers and presented the final product to a client at Apple Inc.
UC Davis DES 16 - Teaching Tutor
(APR. 2019 - JUN. 2019)Provided live tutorials on industry-standard design software, gave a lesson on how to stay away from cliche iconography, and provided constructive criticism and feedback on assignments and projects-- both in small groups in person and individually-- to 18-24 undergraduate students.
Developed interpersonal relationships with students to make the class more engaging, which influenced students to consider graphic design as a real career.
Offered additional assistance to students outside of class time.
Forever 21 - Sales & Marketing Associate
(JAN. 2018 - OCT. 2018)Improved customer engagement by providing a tailored experience to customers, offering styling tips based on their personality, needs, and wants.
Organized the store based on style, season, color, and size to ensure a memorable customer experience that was on-brand with the company's brand image.
Reported to the store manager about customer satisfaction every two weeks.
UNTUCKED WORWEAR - Fashion Marketing Intern
(MAY 2017 - JUN. 2017)Curated stock photography and a social media calendar for the startup fashion label.
Pitched a Memorial Day sale, which got included in the Kickstarter.
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Brand Design
UI Design
Web Design
UX Design & Event Planning
Product Design (physical and digital)
Graphic Design
Presentation Design
Campaign Design
Traditional Art
Digital & Graphic Art
Photography
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Sketching & Storyboarding (Visual Communications)
Typography
Photo Editing
Video Editing
Code Editing (HTML5 & CSS)
Document Editing (Microsoft Word, Google Docs, and Notion)
Project Management (both independent projects & team projects)
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Adobe Creative Cloud & Adobe Acrobat (PDF Software)
Microsoft Office 365 Suite
Google Drive Suite
Website Providers (e.g. Wix, GoDaddy, Square Space, and Tumblr)
Asana
Trello
Minima-List
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English - Native Speaker
Spanish - Intermediate Level
Vietnamese - Beginner
Korean - Beginner
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Little Bang! - DEC. 2018, APR. 2019
Little Bang! - DEC. 2017
Teo Chow Association Award - 2012 - 2017
Journey through where my waters have reached…
Fashion Marketing Intern
MAY 2017 - JUNE 2017
Teaching Tutor
(DES 16 - Graphics & the Computer)
APR. 2019 - JUNE 2019
Graphic Design & Social Media Marketing Intern
MAY 2019 - AUG. 2019
Graphic Design
Co-coordinator
SEP. 2019 - DEC. 2019
Graphic Designer & Marketing Co-coordinator
MAY 2022 - AUG. 2022
Brand Designer &
Graphic Designer
FEB. 2023 - MAR. 2023
Freelance Graphic Designer
SEP. 2017 - PRESENT