Children's Illustration and Fashion Illustration

Sanae Ishida
me@sanaeishida.com
www.sanaeishida.com

Education
University of California , Los Angeles
1998 M.A. in Education, Counseling Specialization (GPA 3.9)
1993 B.A. in Communication Studies with a minor in Business Administration (GPA 3.6 Cum Laude)

Skills/Proficiencies
Project management, web design and development, print and digital media production, editing, Japanese localization, Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark XPress, Dreamweaver MX2004, Flash, Microsoft Office, Powerpoint, Access, HTML; PC and MAC proficient; Japanese fluency

Work Experience

3/02 – Present • Corbis, Inc. • Seattle, WA • Imaging Supervisor/Business Analyst & SQA Tester

» Provide analysis of business requirements for software development projects
» Supervised the Client Services and digital media production teams (staff of over 15)
» Oversaw scanning, image processing and posting of new digital media content to website
» Increased Client Services productivity by 40%
» Served as main liaison to Corbis Japan office

9/00 – 3/02 • Pottery Barn Creative Services/Williams-Sonoma • S.F., CA • Production Associate

» Developed layout designs and editorials for the Pottery Barn catalog
» Assisted in coordinating photo shoots and maintained film archive
» Reduced costs by 50% through implementing a digital proofing system

9/99– 9/00 • Arcadian Design • S.F., CA • Production Manager

» Supervised production artists for handmade glass giftware

8/98 – 6/99 • Cultural Odyssey (Nonprofit) • S.F., CA • Director of Operations/Programs

» Organized community-based programs: The Medea Project: Theater for Incarcerated Women and Emergency Report: Theater for Inner City Youth
» Coordinated theater productions, marketing and publicity campaigns, fund-raising events and performance bookings
» Created volunteer & training programs

9/97 – 7/98 • The Dashew International Student Center at UCLA • L.A., CA • Program Manager

» Organized various year-round programs for international students and scholars
» Recruited, trained and supervised volunteers
» Counseled international students and scholars

9/97 – 7/98 • UCLA EXPO Internships & Study Abroad Services • L.A., CA • Graphic designer

» Designed newspaper advertisements, promotional flyers and brochures

7/95 – 8/97 • Japan Exchange & Teaching Program (JET) • Mie, Japan • English Teacher

» Taught English at a high school in rural Japan and served as an international relations liaison and translator for national programs and conferences
» Selected as an Orientation Assistant to train and lead workshops in Tokyo for 2,500 incoming Language Teachers

10/93 – 7/95 • Halo Communications • L.A., CA • Account Executive

» Coordinated marketing projects and budgets for clients including Hewlett-Packard, ARCO and the New Zealand Tourism Board
» Designed advertising and promotional materials

References are available upon request.