Jiwook's Resume

Jiwook

Automotive Exterior Designer

Male

30 y/o

Industrial/Product Design

Live in Korea

Nationality Korea

Summary

As an automotive exterior designer with three years of international experience, I have worked with Granstudio, Volkswagen, and Ken Okuyama Design. I have a Transportation Design degree from ArtCenter College of Design, where I refined my ability to craft innovative architectural solutions and dynamic proportions with a strong automotive sensibility. Throughout my career, I have developed expertise in concept development, time management, packaging, 2D to 3D translation, 3D modeling, and visual presentation. My creative approach and unique perspective allow me to bring fresh, forward-thinking ideas to exterior design teams, contributing to innovative and visually compelling automotive designs.

Work experience

Automotive Designer
Granstudio
2024.04-2025.02
(a year)
Designed the exterior, interior, and components for production cars, while contributing to UX-focused projects for various global brands.
Automotive Designer
Seoul Dynamics
2021.06-2024.04
(3 years)
Led a production vehicle project to establish a new design direction for the tech start-up. Won the iF Design Award in 2022 and 2024.
Advanced Design Intern
Volkswagen IECC
2019.09-2020.01
(5 months)
Participated in advanced design mobility projects, focusing on concept development and storyboarding to propose new mobility strategies integrated with UX and interior design.
Automotive Design Intern
Ken Okuyama Design
2019.07-2019.10
(4 months)
Participated in the exterior design of a production sports car, a concept/research-focused project, and the light/component design for the Shinkansen bullet train.
Exterior Design Intern
Byton
2019.02-2019.06
(5 months)
Suggested automotive terms for developing a new brand design strategy. The electric sedan project's final decision was selected for 3D modeling and executive review.