Sunny Jae

Artist + Designer
23 ✦ He/Him ✦ NJ → PA

Studying Communication Design at Kutztown University, Class of 2025

Experience

For full resume, please email jadenbward@gmail.com

Skills

• Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects)
• Figma (Interactive Design/UI)
• Wordpress (WooCommerce and Zakra)
• Basic HTML and CSS
• Illustration in both digital and traditional mediums
• Knowledge in printing and formatting for print
• Package and label design
• Stationery design
• Logo design and branding identity
• Microsoft Powerpoint, Word, Excel
• Experienced in customer service
• Well organized and dependable
• Creative thinker and brainstormer
• Well-rounded illustrator and designer
• Able to work both in group and individual settings


Design Experience

✦ Freelance Work | 2024-Present

• Created holiday-themed illustrations and helped lay out packaging labels for Philly Cookie Company
• Designed flyers, using illustration and typography, for New Jersey Queer and Trans Makers’ Market


✦ Graphic Designer – Kutztown University Department of Admissions
Kutztown, PA | May – July 2024

• Worked closely with marketing team to create graphics for emails, like buttons and banners of collaged images
• Designed a brochure and various flyers and handouts to give to prospective students on campus tours
• Designed pennants, stickers, t-shirts, and other miscellaneous merchandise for giveaways and promotional matter
• Collaborated with the KU Bookstore to design coupons for merch and apparel for prospective students


✦ Team Member | KUCD Designathon
Kutztown, PA | 2024, 2025
https://kucd.kutztown.edu/designathon2024/

• 12 hour event to design works for non-profit organizations
• Worked in a team setting
2024:Volunteered to design poster and billboard for the
  Wells Rapp Center for Mallet Percussion Research Concert Event
2025: Designed possible T-Shirt and decal designs for KU Bookstore


✦ Social Media Manager | Golden Bears Care of KU
Kutztown, PA | 2023 – Present
https://www.instagram.com/golden.bears.care

• Managed Instagram account for the club, posting events and info
• Edits videos for “Big Sibling Sunday” series for Instagram
• Designed logo for the club and several variations for events
• Designed buttons, flyers, tri-fold display, and handouts for meetings and events


✦ Lead Organizer | The Best Self Fanzine
Remote | 2022–23
esarashizine.carrd.co

• Managed online fanzine project of over 40 participants
• Managed merchandise production and shipping out orders
• Designed assets for the zine and promotions
• Illustrated Summer Lovin! and The Best Self Print in Illustration Portfolio


Illustration Experience

Guest Artist | re:bloomed Fanzine
Remote | August 2024
https://rebloomedzine.carrd.co/

• Invited to participate as an artist
• Illustrated Weaving Hermitage in Illustration Portfolio


Artist | A Blooming Resolution Fanzine
Remote | February 2024
https://bloomingresolution.gumroad.com/

• Participated as an artist
• Illustrated Helter Spider in Illustration Portfolio

Illustrations

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Design Work

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UX/UI Design

Sunny Jae E-Commerce Site & Branding
Illustrator, Figma, Wordpress | 2024


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SunBURST UI & Branding
Illustrator, Figma | 2024

Motion Graphics

Puyo Pop Fever Animated Logo
After Effects | 2023

Type In Shape Animation
After Effects | 2023