Art director and graphic design leader specializing in retail branding, packaging, and 360 campaign development. Trusted partner to agencies, founders, and marketing teams, guiding projects from concept through polished production under tight timelines. Known for strategic collaboration, production know-how, and strong visual systems across print, e-commerce, experiential, video/photography, and omni-channel campaigns—spanning luxury, beauty, and major retail brands including Target, Restoration Hardware, and Levi’s.…

MONIKA KIM

Art director and graphic design leader specializing in retail branding, packaging, and 360 campaign development. Trusted partner to agencies, founders, and marketing teams, guiding projects from concept through polished production under tight timelines. Known for strategic collaboration, production know-how, and strong visual systems across print, e-commerce, experiential, video/photography, and omni-channel campaigns—spanning luxury, beauty, and major retail brands including Target, Restoration Hardware, and Levi’s.…

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Art director and graphic design leader specializing in retail branding, packaging, and 360 campaign development. Trusted partner to agencies, founders, and marketing teams, guiding projects from concept through polished production under tight timelines.

Known for strategic collaboration, production know-how, and strong visual systems across print, e-commerce, experiential, video/photography, and omni-channel campaigns—spanning luxury, beauty, and major retail brands including Target, Restoration Hardware, and Levi’s.

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Language

English
Advanced
German
Intermediate

Work Experience

Senior Art Director at HUD SON GRACE
September 1, 2021 - July 31, 2022
Partnered with the founders to create luxury home brand strategy and design across e-commerce, in-store merchandising, email, social, print, seasonal campaigns, and events. Oversaw all aspects of production, established project management and approval processes from the ground up, and managed a marketing partnership with the parent company (Crate and Barrel) plus coordination with the merchandising team. Sourced and managed vendor relationships, including photographers and freelancers.
Associate Creative Director at EILEEN FISHER, INC.
April 1, 2018 - June 1, 2019
In partnership with marketing and design, oversaw the rebrand of Eileen Fisher to reflect founder’s original intention and design values, targeting acquisitional clients through omni-channel campaigns: print, packaging, experiential events, digital, social, in-store, and video/photography. Strengthened the company’s presence as a B Corporation leader and established values in the retail space through new ideas for video/photography, events, and social content. Developed processes for a new departmental structure and streamlined creative approvals. Managed and mentored a team of 2 Art Directors and 2 Designers.
Freelance creative direction, art direction and graphic design at Monika Kim Design
March 31, 2018 - Present
Partnered with various clients including Josie Maran Beauty to relaunch and redesign packaging and experiential design with detailed execution for components and print; led Walmart Fashion's e-commerce and CRM creative for their first sustainable line, managing a team to meet aggressive timelines; collaborated on Pier1's 360 rebrand including brand style guide, campaigns, digital, video, in-store and packaging design while overseeing production.
Senior Art Director at PMH Advertising
February 25, 2004 - August 30, 2010
Creative lead on award-winning 360 campaigns for Target’s “Design for All.” advocating design democratization. Target partnerships with luxury brands. Concepting 360 campaigns that created a cohesive expression of 2 disparate brands. Broadcast, print, in-store and digital. Launched and created Target’s Choxie brand, private label fine chocolates, a mass approach to fine chocolates. Creative lead through production for product, print, in-store, packaging, broadcast/video, digital

Education

BFA at Rhode Island School of Design
September 4, 2016 - June 4, 2020
Graphic Design
MFA Sculpture at California College of Arts
September 1, 2008 - June 1, 2011
UX Design Advanced at UC Berkeley Extension
January 11, 2012 - September 4, 2012
Digital Marketing and E-commerce certification at Google
January 11, 2025 - July 27, 2026

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Industry Experience

Retail, Consumer Goods, Professional Services, Other, Media & Entertainment, Manufacturing, Education
    Target Threshold, Human Size Dollhouse

    Created a kiosk concept that was installed at Grand Central terminal in New York City for the launch of Threshold Home. The Dollhouse was furnished with all Threshold products and QR codes accompanied them for immediate purchase. An interactive and self-guided shopping experience.