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I'm a visual designer with 6+ years of experience supporting branding, digital, and social media projects. I enjoy hands-on work in layout, visual execution, still-life styling, and design production. I've helped grow an online creative service's social presence—from 0 to 10,000 followers in about 2.5 years—by shaping visual direction and content. I thrive from concept through execution, adapt designs based on feedback and performance, and enjoy collaborating in fast-paced teams while continually learning.…I'm a visual designer with 6+ years of experience supporting branding, digital, and social media projects. I enjoy hands-on work in layout, visual execution, still-life styling, and design production. I've helped grow an online creative service's social presence—from 0 to 10,000 followers in about 2.5 years—by shaping visual direction and content. I thrive from concept through execution, adapt designs based on feedback and performance, and enjoy collaborating in fast-paced teams while continually learning.

Misato Sakurai

Designer, Graphic Designer, Art Director, +1

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I'm a visual designer with 6+ years of experience supporting branding, digital, and social media projects. I enjoy hands-on work in layout, visual execution, still-life styling, and design production. I've helped grow an online creative service's social presence—from 0 to 10,000 followers in about 2.5 years—by shaping visual direction and content. I thrive from concept through execution, adapt designs based on feedback and performance, and enjoy collaborating in fast-paced teams while continually learning.…I'm a visual designer with 6+ years of experience supporting branding, digital, and social media projects. I enjoy hands-on work in layout, visual execution, still-life styling, and design production. I've helped grow an online creative service's social presence—from 0 to 10,000 followers in about 2.5 years—by shaping visual direction and content. I thrive from concept through execution, adapt designs based on feedback and performance, and enjoy collaborating in fast-paced teams while continually learning.

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I’m a visual designer with 6+ years of experience supporting branding, digital, and social media projects. I enjoy hands-on work in layout, visual execution, still-life styling, and design production.

I’ve helped grow an online creative service’s social presence—from 0 to 10,000 followers in about 2.5 years—by shaping visual direction and content. I thrive from concept through execution, adapt designs based on feedback and performance, and enjoy collaborating in fast-paced teams while continually learning.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

Japanese

Fluent

English

Intermediate

Work Experience

Visual Designer at Mitsubishi Pencil Co., Ltd.

July 1, 2019 - Present

Joined a new on-demand online lesson service focused on creative writing and drawing as a core team member; supported art direction and led still-life styling for lesson videos and promotional photography; designed campaign banners and digital assets, adjusting layout, color, and typography based on data and usage insights; managed the official Instagram account from launch, creating visual content and supporting daily posting and engagement; contributed to growing the account from 0 to 10,000 followers in approximately 2.5 years; worked closely with team members to ensure consistent visual quality across web and social channels.

New Business Development Division / Visual Designer (Art Direction Support) at Mitsubishi Pencil Co., Ltd.

May 1, 2021 - Present

Joined the new on-demand online lesson service focused on creative writing and drawing as a core team member; supported art direction and led still-life styling for lesson videos and promotional photography; designed campaign banners and digital assets, adjusting layout, color, and typography based on data and usage insights; managed the official Instagram account from launch, creating visual content and supporting daily posting and engagement; contributed to growing the account from 0 to 10,000 followers in approximately 2.5 years; worked closely with team members to ensure consistent visual quality across web and social channels.

New Business Development Group at Mitsubishi Pencil Co., Ltd.

April 1, 2024 - Present

Supported new business concepts through visual design and service design materials; created storyboards and presentation assets for early-stage ideas and PoC projects; produced illustrations and contributed from a creator-focused perspective.

Corporate Planning Office at Mitsubishi Pencil Co., Ltd.

April 1, 2019 - April 1, 2021

Assisted with public relations tasks, including communication with media and industry publications; updated product information on the corporate website; planned and drafted content ideas for the company’s official social media account; selected in my second year to join a creative-focused new business initiative.