OAO Director
Yeonmi Kim
Work Experience

Local Stitch Co., Ltd.
Lead Group — Creative Director & Designer
Feb 2021 – Jun 2025 (4 years 5 months)

Led the Local Stitch symbol logo renewal, brand identity refinement, and QC (2021).
Project Manager & Design Director for Playlist Plate, a restaurant concept featuring weekly rotating chefs and menus (2022).
PM & Design Director for Stitch Town Hongdae, a lifestyle complex offering food, fashion, culture, and entertainment (2023).
PM & Design Director for Creator Week: “Work-Friendly Hongdae”, a festival for urban creators (2024).
PM, planning, and design for Creator Town Seogyo website — https://localstitch.town (2023).
PM, planning, and design for the Local Stitch Design website — https://www.localstitch-design.com (2024).

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Yoho Company Co., Ltd.
CCO / Creative Director
May 2017 – Feb 2021 (3 years 10 months)

Brand Identity Development & QC for Yoho Company

Brand Directing for YOHO Culture House, a multi‑cultural complex:

Cafe YOHO
Bakery YOHO
YOHO Brunch Bar
YOHO Restaurant
Gallery YOHO

Character Brand Directing — Bonicrew

Bogle Family (Spin-off characters from the drama Guardian: The Lonely and Great God)
Doodoomong & 5bro
Manimani
Heunto & Juwang
Neukkun & Hayang (Spin-off characters from the drama Descendants of the Sun)

Product Brand Directing

2S Candle

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Netive Co., Ltd.
Director / CDO (Chief Design Officer)
May 2004 – May 2017 (13 years 1 month)

Led Netive brand identity renewal and QC.
Directed over 50+ large-scale online UI/UX integration projects.

Online UI/UX Design Directing (Design PL)

Samsung Card Direct Auto UI/UX Project (2016)
SBI Savings Bank Digital Brand Identity & UI/UX Project (2015)
KDB Industrial Bank UI/UX Renewal (2014)
Shinhan Card Main + Affiliate Sites UI/UX Renewal (2013)
- Awarded Grand Prize (PC Web) at the 2013 Web Awards
Korea Investment Corporation Website UI/UX Renewal (2012)
Additional major projects including ING Life Lifecycle Planning, Food Safety Evaluation Agency website, ACE Life Cancer Needs System, Hanstay Travel Platform, and more.

Education

Hongik University Graduate School Master’s Program in Visual Communication / Industrial Design (In progress)

Award

Excellence Award in Design, Individual Contribution / Expert Category Internet Eco Award Korea 2016

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