Min-hyung Choi

Senior Brand Strategist · Luxury & Culture · Brand Strategy, Narrative & Communications

France

About

Strong brands aren’t invented. They’re uncovered. Finding what makes a brand irreplaceable is one thing. Knowing how to express it is another. The tone that feels inevitable. Finding the right platform, the right detail, the right experience that makes everything click. That is the part that takes taste. Ten years across luxury, beauty, fashion, and spirits. Started as a designer, moved into strategy, never lost the eye for execution. I work from brand architecture and narrative all the way through to campaign and creative execution. Multicultural by nature. This shapes how I read trends, audiences and what desirability actually means depending on where you are in the world.

Experience

  • Senior Brand Strategist at Publicis Luxe
    Dec 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

    Leading global brand strategy and communications for Beauty, Skincare, and Wine & Spirits, with deep exposure to Asian markets. + Ongoing trend, innovation, social listening and cultural researcher. + Mentor junior strategists and interns.

  • Mazarine (4 yrs)
    • Senior Strategic Planner
      Oct 2021 - Sep 2023 · 2 yrs

      Built global brand platforms, narrative systems, product concepts and digital ecosystems for luxury and lifestyle clients across beauty, fashion, and wine & spirits. Clients included Chanel, Chaumet, H Moser, Off-White, Brugal, Moët & Chandon, Lanson, Louis Roederer, Ruinart, Atelier Cologne, Clarins, Coty, René Furterer, Caran d'Ache. Managed and developed junior strategist and interns. From briefing and direction to building their skills through tools, templates and internal masterclasses. Presented strategic recommendations to senior client stakeholders.

    • Strategic Planner
      Oct 2019 - Oct 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      Brand planning and 360 communication strategy for luxury brands in beauty, skincare, fashion, wine&spirits (La Perla Beauty, Atelier Cologne, Chanel, Coty, Chaumet, H Moser, Prada Beauty, Clarins, René Furterer, Caran d'ache, Off-White, Moët & Chandon, Brugal Rum)

  • adam&eveDDB (3 yrs 1 mo)
    • Creative Strategist
      May 2018 - May 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Strategy and creation in the same room. Co-creating directly with creative teams, not just briefing them. Conception, storytelling, pitch. Key clients: Volkswagen · FIFA × Adidas · Booking.com

    • Junior Planner
      May 2016 - May 2018 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      Supported strategy directors on international brand and communications work for FMCG and financial services. Helped clarify positioning and shape messaging through research and insight. Worked on 360 campaigns for Lloyds Bank, Carte d’Or, and Max Factor.

  • Graphic Designer at Freelance
    Sep 2015 - Oct 2018 · 3 yrs 2 mos

    Multimedia design - print and animation Background in brand design and visual culture.

  • Research and Design Intern at Flamingo
    Mar 2016 - Apr 2016 · 2 mos