Jiaru Lin, a Senior Art Director at KMC Corp. in New York, is a distinguished creative force, collaborating with iconic brands such as Tom Ford, GUCCI, Louis Vuitton, Coach, ZARA, Balmain, Comme des Garçons, and Maison Margiela. Her design excellence is recognized globally, earning prestigious honors such as the iF International Design Award from Germany, the A’ Design International Award from Italy, and the ADAA/Adobe Design Achievement Awards from the USA, among 15 other international distinctions. Serving as a judge in 12 design juries, including esteemed panels like the ADC Art Directors Club Awards Jury, Indigo Design Awards Jury, and iLuxury Muse Awards Jury, further showcases her industry influence.
Originally from Taiwan, Jiaru holds an MS degree in Communications/Packaging Design from Pratt Institute in New York. Her diverse portfolio spans art direction, product design, packaging design, graphic design, digital/social media design, visual merchandising, store design, jewelry design, and teaching. Beyond her multifaceted design expertise, she is engaged in sustainability, artificial intelligence, crypto, science, volunteering, travel, and culinary exploration worldwide. Certified in the AI Products and Services program from MIT, Jiaru showcases a dedication to innovation. Her boundless curiosity and passion for life are integral to her creative approach.
/EXPERIENCE
1. KMC Corp., Senior Art Director, Sep 2023 - Present, New York, USA
2. Balmain, Visual Merchandising and Event, Aug 2022 - Present, New York, USA
3. Tom Ford, 3D Senior Global Packaging Designer, Dec 2022 - Sep 2023, New York, USA
Global Primary Packaging and Secondary Packaging designs for cosmetics, skincare, fragrance, gifting, public relations, accessories, and limited edition designs. Regional designs with APAC, EMEA, North America, LATAM, and Travel Retail team. Work with cross functional teams including global Marketing, Supply Chain, Public Relations, Education, Procurement, and outside agencies.
4-1. Tom Ford Beauty, 3D Senior Global Packaging Designer, Jan 2020 - Nov 2022, New York, USA
4-2. Tom Ford Beauty, 3D Global Packaging Designer, Feb 2017 - Dec 2019, New York, USA
Global Primary Packaging and Secondary Packaging designs for cosmetics, skincare, fragrance, gifting, public relations, and limited edition designs. Work with cross functional teams including global Marketing, Supply Chain, Public Relations, Education, Procurement, and outside agencies.
5. InterParfums, Art Director/Senior Packaging Designer, Oct 2016 - Dec 2016, New York, USA
brands: Abercrombie&Fitch, Anna Sui, Bebe, Cynthia Rowley, Fcuk, and Oscar de la Renta.
6. Baron&Baron, Packaging Designer, Jul 2014 - Mar and 2015 Mar 2016 - Sep 2016, New York, USA
brands: Coach, Comme Des Garçons, David Yurman, Diana Vreeland, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Maison Dauphin, Maison Margiela, Nails Inc., Nars, Pat Mcgrath, Puma, Revlon, Stuart Weitzman, Zara.
7. Wook + Flavio Gallery, Director/Curator, Mar 2015 - Mar 2016, New York, USA
Between New York and Milan, including sales and valuations. The gallery houses the largest collection of Futurist works in the world. Deal with art from Lucio Fontana and Dadamaino, to Picasso and Monet.
8. Oogie Haus, Director of Curating and Instructor, Mar 2015 - Mar 2016, New York, USA
Branding and website design. Guide college and graduate students in variety of media(drawing, painting, sculpture, mixed media), and art portfolio direction to art collage and art awards. Students under guidance accepted in Carnegie Mellon, Cooper Union, Harvard University, Pratt Institute, Parsons School of Design, School of Visual Arts in the USA, as well as Central St. Martins in the UK, 2015.
9. Pratt Institute, Teacher Assistant, Master's Degree Packaging for Graphic I, Spring Semester 2014, New York, USA
/ EDUCATION
M.S. Packaging/Communications Design, Pratt Institute, 2014, New York, USA
*GPA 3.7. Graduated one year early.
B.F.A. Communications Design, Fu Jen University, 2010, Taipei, Taiwan
*GPA 3.9. Graduated with Phi Tau Phi scholastic honor, which is bestowed to only one student in each department.
/CERTIFICATION
Designing and Building AI Products and Services, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023, Cambridge
Advanced Perfumery, Cniquième Sens, 2016, Paris/New York
/SKILLS
Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, 3D Rhino, Keyshot.
Art Direction, Campaign Photoshoot, Social Media, Branding, Packaging design, Graphic design, Digital design, Figma App Design, Jewelry design, Pop-up paper engineering, and playing the piano.
/MEMBERSHIP
ADC Art Directors Club, New York, USA
ADC Type Directors Club, New York, USA
AIGA American Institute of Graphic Arts, New York, USA
Graphis, New York, USA
Paperboard Packaging Alliance Scholarship, Washington, D.C., USA
Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society, Taipei, Taiwan
/VOLUNTEER
NY Common Pantry
NYC Love Kitchen
New York Cares
NY Queens Community HouseGoodera
God's Love We Deliver
Best Buddies International
United Nations X Tom Ford Beauty Mentor&Mentee
Estée Lauder Breast Cancer Sale-A-Bration
/LANGUAGE
English, Mandarin, Italian, and Japanese.
/TRAVEL
Belgium, Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Palestine, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and United States of America.
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