# Esther Kim

> Industrial Designer in SF

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/estherkim1

Hello! I am Esther Kim, a product designer who is passionate about simplifying overlooked problems in our everyday lives.

## Work Experience
### Industrial Designer @ Card79
Jan 2023 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States

### Industrial Designer @ Branch
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States

### Industrial Design Intern @ Branch
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco, California, United States

### Industrial Design Co-op @ Procter & Gamble
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021

### Product Designer @ Yuhan-Kimberly
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Seoul, South Korea
Yuhan-Kimberly is "the leading health and hygiene company in Korea, with a dominant market share in all involved categories such as baby diaper, sanitary napkin, bathroom tissue, etc."
Yuhan Kimberly has recruited a team from product design and UI-UX research department, allowing to deeply investigate users' preferences based on a case study they designed. Close communication and collaboration with UI-UX researcher and senior product designer at Yuhan Kimberly resulted in designing and building 40 and more masks variations in 3D for the case study.

### Product Designer @ Munchkin
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Van Nuys, California
Managing multiple projects that are in different design stages from initial concept to final production and experiencing a close communication with engineering, marketing, and compliance departments.

### Teaching Assistance in Dynamic Sketch @ ArtCenter College of Design
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Greater Los Angeles Area
Helped students develop their ability to visually communicate, conceptualize, and express their creative ideas dynamically via stories and experiences with a manual drawing. This gives designers and illustrators a tool to create new ideas and solve intensive problems through the drawing process.

### Product Design Intern @ (주)휴몬랩 Huemonelab CO.,Ltd
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Seoul, Korea
Huemone Lab is an edu-tech company which creates products and contents for coding and makers education. Currently located in Seoul, South Korea. 
Designed an education coding kit series for beginners to understand and enjoy the process of learning how to code. This kit was designed to reduce the material price and size in order to meet the company's financial goal, and I designed it to be a flat-pack package which helps when transporting the large number by reducing half of the original size. Maker's Box series from Huemone Lab have been released, used, and taught in 50 and more educational institutions in all parts of South Korea. It's an official patent product solely for coding beginners. Available on online for purchase.

### Freelance / Mural Painting @ Kkumer Cafe
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Mapo-gu, Seoul, Korea
mural painting for Cafe Kkumer in Mapo-gu, Seoul.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Industrial and Product Design
ArtCenter College of Design

### Bachelor's degree in Industrial and Product Design
Arizona State University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/estherkim0602
- Website: https://estherkimdesigns.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-08