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Illustration
? Commissioned digital and physical illustrations for wedding invitations, signage, postcards,
social media, and blogs.
Branding Design
? Created branding essentials - color pallette, typography, logo, and other digital or printed
visuals for new non-profit organizations and small businesses.

Met with private clients to see the garment they wanted altered, would conduct a fitting, create a plan for altering myself or contracting, or re-creating a garment from an old, beloved piece.

Freelance, Private Clients

Promoted in July 2017 to take the lead when the founder/designer retired. Researched, designed, and developed 5-category seasonal collections with monthly delivery. Directed and styled marketing
photo campaigns for print and web. Led a cross-department team and managed the design and production calendars.
Research, Design, & Development
? Collected and distilled trend forecasts, customer feedback, and sales to inform styles for each collection.
Encinitas, CA 92024 | 805-540-4320 | kaiya.inouye@gmail.com | www.kaiyaelise.com
Graphic Designer | Visual Designer | Illustrator
?   Created a moodboard, style guide, and colorscheme for each season to communicate each
season's story.
? Improved lead times by introducing new mill and contractor partnerships.
Art Direction/Styling for Marketing
? Styled and photographed sample pieces to include in line-sheets for the sales team to use at seasonal trade shows.
? Illustrated cover sheets for each to highlight pieces and use as the first marketing collateral
before photo campaigns.
? Scouted and booked models and locations for seasonal marketing photoshoots. Styled all
looks, and did on-location dressing/styling.
Cross-department Collaboration
? Introduced Q&A line reviews with sales and customer service teams to unify product
knowledge, customer knowledge, and sales goals.
? Worked with the marketing team to choose photos for the website, ads, and approving
layout for print look-books.

Design Director | Agave Denim

Promoted after being hired full-time when my internship ended and the company was acquired.
Assisted the founder/designer research, design, and development of each seasonal line.
? Improved consistency of product line with implementation of weekly fittings
? Created and managed master-spreadsheet of the full collection
? Led product knowledge meetings with Customer Service, ECommerce, and Sales teams

Design Assistant

Assisted the founder/designer to research, design, and develop each seasonal line.
? Researched & designed mood-board for updating all brand assets for the newest collection
? Updated the lay-out for garment technical packs
? Organized the studio space and cataloging samples

Design Intern

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Kaiya Inouye: Founder, Designer & Illustrator in Encinitas, CA

Kaiya Inouye

Side X Side Studio, www.sidexside.studio

Garment Alterations, Design & Consulting

Div of XCVI, LLC

Agave Denim

Agave Denim

OTIS College of Art & Design

Skillcrush Online Coding & Design School