Elisa Michelet

About

Art Director & Designer based in Tokyo, specializing in brand identities, art direction, graphic design, illustration, motion, UI, and print. Experienced across technology, entertainment, and sustainability. Led projects at Studio Kaki and Yuba, and collaborated with brands including Pinterest, Warner Music Group, and Coffee Meets Bagel. Passionate about sustainable design and scalable brand systems.

Experience

• Art Director & Designer · Studio Kaki01-01-2024 –

  Wearing all the hats at Studio Kaki.

• Founder + Art Director · Yuba07-01-2022 –

  Launched a free online sustainable guide to Paris, Marseille, and Bordeaux, encouraging residents and visitors to support eco-friendly businesses with their purchasing power.

• Senior Designer08-01-2018 – 01-01-2024

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

• Designer · Pinterest03-01-2021 – 06-01-2022

  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.

• Designer · Coffee Meets Bagel09-01-2020 – 08-01-2021

  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.

• Designer · Warner Music Group06-01-2019 – 11-01-2020

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

• Senior Designer08-01-2018 – 01-01-2024

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

• Designer · Outcast01-01-2018 – 08-01-2018

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

• Junior Designer · Outcast04-01-2016 – 01-01-2018

  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.

• Design Associate · Outcast11-01-2015 – 04-01-2016
• Graphic Design Lead · UCLA Architecture and Urban Design10-01-2014 – 09-01-2015

  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.

• INTERNSHIPS / VARIOUS · VARIOUS10-01-2011 – 04-01-2015

  Worked as an intern for various companies such as 20th Century Fox Film, Los Angeles Magazine, a vernice design studio, Stevie Howell Studio, and UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance.

Education

• UCLABachelor’s Degree, Design Media Arts

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