Champa Lo

Brand Creative Lead - Illustration

New York, New York, United States

About

Hi. I'm a designer & illustrator. See my work at champonit.com ✏️Clients include MongoDB, Google, J.Crew, and Michael Kors.

Experience

  • MongoDB (New York City Metropolitan Area)
    • Brand Creative Lead - Illustration
      Feb 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 5 mos

      Leading a team of illustrators from concept to execution. 2x winner of 'Best life hack' during design all hands meetings.

    • Senior Technical Illustrator
      Mar 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 4 mos

      Established a more robust cross functional team process and was a key partner in updating and establishing the company's updated branding, especially within brand illustrations and the company website. Lastly, ensured that all database illustrations were turned into leaves.

  • Senior Creative Designer at Cockroach Labs
    Jan 2019 - Mar 2020 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Leading the company's brand + identity. Making cockroaches as pretty as possible.

  • Instructor at Shillington Education
    Aug 2018 - May 2019 · 10 mos

    For 9 months, I would end my design day job to go teach students who were looking to shift their careers to graphic design. It was an amazing opportunity to watch my students grow from novice photoshop dabblers to full functioning graphic designers.

  • Freelance Visual Designer at Google
    Jun 2018 - May 2019 · 1 yr

    Freelanced at Google with Google Local Guides. Branding, illustrations, GIF making and frequent visitor of the Google cafés.

  • Graphic Designer at The Jewish Federations of North America
    Jun 2017 - Apr 2018 · 11 mos

    The Jewish Federation of North America (JFNA) is a non-profit organization that brings together 148 Federations and 300 Network Communities. At JFNA I worked closely with the creative director to create designs from print to digital. Responsibilities included UI/UX design, marketing materials, environmental designs and branding + identity. Excelled in using the color blue.