HI THERE! I’m Jess Lau, a NYC designer, illustrator, and animated gif artist.

ABOUT ME

I’ve designed in the social media space for clients like SYFY, Universal Pictures, USA Network, Hulu, Chase Bank, and Mondelez.

In 2022, my food illustrations were featured all over NYC through LinkNYC kiosks.

My animated GIFs are available on social media platforms via Tenor and Giphy

I’VE DESIGNED FOR 20+ TV SHOWS ON SOCIAL,
AS WELL As 10+ CPG BRANDS.

I’ve used my Photoshop skills to retouch products for household name brands,
as well as to restore hurricane-damaged photos for families in my community.

MY ANIMATIONS HAVE 1B+ VIEWS
ON GIPHY

Professionally, I’ve made animated GIF stickers for known brands (including a major motion picture) using character reactions, phrases, and custom illustration.

Skills

How I can help:

  • Graphic Design

  • Social Media Design

  • Presentation Design

  • Motion Design

  • Video Editing

  • Illustration

  • Animated GIF stickers

  • Photo retouching / Comping

Tools:

  • Adobe Creative Cloud:
    Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, InDesign

  • Presentation Design:
    Google Slides, Keynote, Powerpoint

  • Workflow:
    Google Workspace, Slack, Workfront, Assembla, Box

Experience

DTC Design Lead / VaynerMedia / 2021–2023
Creator (Contract) / Tenor / 2022
Sr. Art Director (Motion Designer) / VaynerMedia / 2017–2021
Design Director / VaynerMedia / 2014–2017
Photo Restoration Volunteer / CARE For Sandy / 2013–2016
Designer / VaynerMedia / 2013–2014
Associate Designer / VaynerMedia / 2012–2013
Design Intern / Situation Interactive / 2012
Design Intern / TH Productions / 2011