VIVIAN GAO
graphic designer & art director | chicago

advertising & marketing  print  web & digital  art direction  illustration  

let’s work together.
vgao.vivian@gmail.com

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AKIRA
+ FW25 / Glamour Instinct
+ Store Marketing
+ Homecoming 2025
+ Brand Collateral

Kleinfeld

Birch

Wrangler
+ Holiday ‘21
+ Collab Social

excerpts of [ life ]

Poise
+ Print & Packaging
+ Organic Social

Ariel Investments 

Maybelline
+ World Mental Health Day

Kraft Heinz
+ Organic Social

Rom Club

+ INFO
+ ART
     

AKIRA STORE MARKETING

store signage
art direction  marketing  print role: in-house graphic designer + art director
vp of e-commerce:
sara kim
senior operations manager: josh clark
marketing manager
: hannah ware

THE WORK

Responsible for all in-store marketing across 40 stores nationally, I led the creation and execution of signage for grand openings, omni initiatives, events, hiring, fixtures, and internal employee communications. I streamlined visual communications between HQ and store teams, improving clarity and consistency across markets. I also oversaw all print orders and vendor relationships to ensure signage was produced accurately and delivered on schedule.

hang tags for popular styles that are about to sell out
DIGITAL FLYERS
created assets for socials and emails
to promote hiring events, in-store
experiences, & sale promotions
RACK SIGNS
examples of signs that I designed, 
produced for print & distributed
across all store locations
SIGNAGE CONCEPTS
multiple versions were presented
& refined before narrowing down
to the final execution
    STORES IRL
photos of signage displays shared
by store managers