CHEN SHIH CHEN

WORK EXPERIENCE

1. Culture creative artist | London

• Studied in depth British cultural research, cultural studies, human psychology, and dream psychology essays.
• Collaborated with The Guardian's obituary section editor, drafting interview outlines and conducting an in-depth interview.
• Investigated diverse cultural perspectives through street interviews at museums, galleries, and parks in London.
• Consolidated research findings and developed innovative visual interactive devices for cultural integration.

2. Mid-Weight Designer

• Directed multiple projects, presenting design proposals and successfully winning contracts; communicated effectively with clients, including board chairmen and government directors, and managed stakeholder relationships.
• Established online design management system for large-scale project processes, including resource, time, and budget estimation, has been implemented and applied until now.
• Mentored junior designers on various design projects, offering guidance and constructive feedback to support their professional growth.
• Delivered national visual identities and conceptual design for exhibitions, as well as managed events for government cultural organisations.  
• Delivered ideation through brainstorming sessions, culturally-informed Innovation, emphasising coexistence with nature and mindfulness through dynamic identity; designed motion graphic and typography utilising Maya for 3D modelling, and applied After Effects and Premiere to edit and animate interview videos, boosting viewer engagement.  
• Guided photography, 3D programmes, and video editing to suit various media platforms. See Project OOO CAFE on company website

3. Graphic Designer

• Communicated with strategy and marketing teams to ensure alignment and collaboration.
• Developed visual identities and campaigns for events; designed magazine layouts and promotional materials for social media; relevant assets have been applied so far.

GLOBAL FREELANCE EXPERIENCE

1. Middle-senior Designer

• Provided brand design consultation for a digital design company and served as the lead designer, coordinating business development strategies with the founde

• Communicated with the founder and closely worked with the team, delivered ideation and conception of digital brand for the app and designed the brand identity.
• Presented the deliverable through branding storytelling and built visual systems using Figma.

2. Middle-senior Brand Creative

• Supervised brand art direction and implemented comprehensive brand positioning, analysis, strategy, and creative writing to modernise traditional industries facing aging challenges; managed schedules to ensure timely delivery of all projects.
• Developed new products and designed their packaging, overseeing the entire production process.
• Acted as the primary contact with clients, building trusted, long-term relationships as their premier design partner for over five years.

3. Graphic Designer

• Redesigned Taiwanese school textbooks, enhancing navigation and reader-friendly elements,  were strategically implemented to improve comprehension, directly impacting hundreds of thousands of children nationwide.
• Managed typography and table design, with responsibility for print design.
• Communicated and coordinated with the aesthetic textbook planning team to achieve a balance between educational information delivery and visual appeal.

4. Event Coordinator/Design Creative

• Coordinated a decade-long organisational development showcase, overseeing design and collaborating with engineers for exhibition layout planning, and facilitating collaboration with former students and businesses by conducting interviews and documented experiences shared, emphasising cultural and local educational features; coordinated seamlessly with print shops for the production of posters and other materials.
• Partnered with CSR-focused corporations to tackle sustainability design challenges, securing a government-funded three-year project with a budget of 3 million TWD.
• Planned Regional Revitalisation Project with design courses for 100+ rural elementary school students.

AWARD