Yeonji is a packaging designer and art director with 15+ years of experience across the K-beauty and global beauty industry, progressing from Packaging Designer to VP of Creative & Packaging. Her work focuses on building production-ready packaging systems that translate brand strategy into consistent execution across packaging, retail environments, and digital touchpoints.

Before relocating to the U.S., she led full-brand rebranding and sustainable packaging strategy at Aromatica, aligning brand identity with materials, manufacturing, and cross-channel execution. Earlier in her career at Innisfree, she developed and launched 600+ SKUs across skincare, bodycare, makeup, and fragrance while maintaining global product portfolio consistency and supporting regional launches for North America and China.

As Creative Director at Skinfood, she led a multidisciplinary team of 11 designers across packaging, digital content, and retail VM, ensuring consistent brand execution across channels. Across her career, she has contributed to large-scale brand rebranding initiatives for global beauty brands including Suiskin and others across fast-paced innovation cycles.

Today, her work continues to focus on connecting brand storytelling with production feasibility through color development, material decisions, and packaging execution within global beauty organizations including Kendo Brands.

 
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Work Experience

Senior Packaging Designer

Dec 2023 - Present

Lead packaging execution across product launches with responsibility for color matching, production feasibility decisions,
vendor alignment, and cross-functional collaboration with brand and marketing teams.

Kendo Brands l LVMH

San Francisco, CA, USA


Freelance Designer

Seoul, Korea

NY, NY, USA

Art Director l Senior Graphic Designer

June 2020 -

Graphic Design • Cosmetics Branding • Packaging Design

Project: My Day Screen, Suiskin, Gabi Golden, etc.


Dermablend l L'Oréal

NY, NY, USA

Art Director l Senior Packaging Designer

Jul 2021 - Aug 2021

Art direction for "Dermablend", the #1 dermatologist-recommended coverage brand of L'Oréal.


CMYK+White

NY, NY, USA

Design Agency

Art Director l Senior Graphic Designer

Oct 2020 - May 2021

Graphic Design • Cosmetics Branding • Packaging Design


Aromatica

Seoul, Korea

Cosmetic Company

VP of Creative and Packaging l Creative Director

April 2019 - May 2020

Cosmetics Branding • Packaging Design • Store VMD • Product Development • Online Marketing


Skinfood

Seoul, Korea

Cosmetic Company

Creative Director

March 2016 - June 2018

Cosmetics Branding • Packaging Design • Store VMD


Amore Pacific, Innisfree

Seoul, Korea

Cosmetic Company

Senior Designer for Packaging and Branding l Art Director

April 2010 - March 2016

Cosmetics Branding • Packaging Design • Visual Strategy • Store VMD


SPC Group

Seoul, Korea

Food Service Corporation

Graphic Designer

March 2006 - October 2009

Branding • Packaging Design • VMD • Advertisement


Barbie House

Tokyo, Japan

Graphic Design Agency

Graphic Designer

March 2003 - February 2006

BI • Editorial Design • Advertisement in Fashion Industry


Awards

Red Dot Design Award

Packaging Design for Innisfree, Forest for Men Skin care Line_ 2012

Amore Pacific Design Award_ 2011


Certifications

FIT Beauty Industry Essentials Course_ 2019

- Fashion Institute of Technology, New York

300-hour Yoga Teacher Training Certification_ 2016