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Let’s create an immersive digital experience together that is also rewarding.

a 3x Clio-Winning Creative Director
25 Years of UX Design for Fortune 50 companies and renowned institutions

Hello.

My name is Kana. I am a 25-year interactive design veteran with the focus on integrated marketing and omni-channel digital solutions for movies, television and global brands.
Currently, I am a team digital creative director at a pharmaceutical advertising agency in New York. I was hired to shape their traditional creative team to be more digital forward. Within the first three years, I have successfully guided the team to help bring in prestigious awards, including a CLIO Grand.

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CTE DISEASE AWARENESS SITE

Designed a pro bono campaign for The Concussion Legacy Foundation which won CLIO GRAND. The website brought home CLIO Silver, AdAge's Editor's Pick and other awards

TOUCHSCREEN KIOSKS

Designed and built interactive kiosks for a permanent exhibition at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC

AUGMENTED REALITY

Designed AR card viewer user interface and user experience for BP's Paralympic AR athletes cards for Sports Illustrated

OFFICIAL SITE

Designed Steven Spielberg's very first movie website which included one of the earliest AI chatbot experiences. It won One Show - Bronze Pencil

CLIENT HIGHLIGHTS

CNN

Designed and built microsites and omni-channel marketing solutions for their shows like Anderson Cooper 360, Wolf Blitzer Reports, etc

ESPN

Designed X-GAMES websites in the early 2000s and designed and built rich-media display ads

HBO

Designed high-concept microsites for their original series

MEREDITH

Worked on various integrated omni-channel marketing solutions for their magazines Entertainment Weekly, InStyle, and RealSimple

NETFLIX

Designed immersive websites and omni-channel marketing solutions for their original series’

Sports Illustrated

Designed Swimsuit Special Issue microsites, Olympics special feature microsites and various integrated marketing projects

Skills

DESIGN

Interactive Design (UX/UI)
Wireframes
Prototyping
Animation
Video Production
Sound Design

DESIGN TOOLS

Adobe Creative Cloud Apps: XD, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects, InDesign
Figma
Sketch
LottieFiles
Spark AR
Blender
Google Web Designer

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Google Analyst
Certified Google UX Designer

MANAGEMENT

Project Planning and Estimates
Creative Team Management
Concept Ideation and Execution
Cross-Functional Team Management
Communication and Organization
Mentoring

PERSONAL PROJECT

Future Cyborg

A radical TOY REVIEW SHOW set in the 1980's where vintage sealed action figures, vehicles & playsets are torn open. From the 80's- In the 80's! Retro flashback original geek awesomeness!
Co-creator/Editor/Animator

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