Creative Social Media & Design Specialist with 6+ years of experience in content creation, brand storytelling, visual design, and digital promotion. Strong background in fashion, graphics, and lifestyle branding, with the ability to plan, document, and produce engaging visuals on-the-go. Skilled in managing full social media content pipelines — from ideation and shooting to editing and publishing. Experienced working on personal, corporate, and freelance projects across Malaysia. Reliable, independent, and able to support multi-day travel/documentation projects.

Sidney Tan Ka Yi

Creative Social Media & Design Specialist with 6+ years of experience in content creation, brand storytelling, visual design, and digital promotion. Strong background in fashion, graphics, and lifestyle branding, with the ability to plan, document, and produce engaging visuals on-the-go. Skilled in managing full social media content pipelines — from ideation and shooting to editing and publishing. Experienced working on personal, corporate, and freelance projects across Malaysia. Reliable, independent, and able to support multi-day travel/documentation projects.

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Creative Social Media & Design Specialist with 6+ years of experience in content creation, brand storytelling, visual design, and digital promotion. Strong background in fashion, graphics, and lifestyle branding, with the ability to plan, document, and produce engaging visuals on-the-go. Skilled in managing full social media content pipelines — from ideation and shooting to editing and publishing.

Experienced working on personal, corporate, and freelance projects across Malaysia. Reliable, independent, and able to support multi-day travel/documentation projects.

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Experience Level

Language

English
Fluent
Chinese
Fluent
Malay
Advanced
Korean
Beginner

Work Experience

Marketing Assistant cum Designer
July 1, 2019 - November 22, 2025
Marketing support and design tasks for brand material production.
Freelance Fashion & Graphic Designer at Self-employed
December 1, 2022 - November 22, 2025
Freelance fashion and graphic design projects in Kuala Lumpur, including branding, illustrations, and garment visuals.
Design Director at Alstyle International Resources Sdn Bhd (ELLE Malaysia)
February 28, 2022 - February 28, 2022
Design direction for ELLE Malaysia and related brand visuals.
Design Director at TWEN by Sid&Sha Sdn Bhd
February 28, 2022 - February 28, 2022
Design direction for TWEN brand collections and campaigns.
Design Director at Maldici International Sdn Bhd
February 28, 2022 - February 28, 2022
Design direction for Maldici brand, including collection visuals and styling.

Education

Diploma in Textile and Fashion Design at Sozosha College of Design, Osaka, Japan
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017
Certificate of Art and Design at Subang Jaya, Malaysia
January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Diploma at Malaysia Institute of Art
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2018
High School at Chengdu Foreign Language School
January 11, 2030 - November 22, 2025

Qualifications

Certificate of Art and Design
January 11, 2030 - November 22, 2025
Diploma in Textile and Fashion Design
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Retail, Professional Services, Manufacturing
    paper Portfolio
    Different kinds of projects that I’ve work on. There’s packaging, logo, poster, social media design and more.