Chiaki Hashimoto

Chiaki Hashimoto has a diverse professional background. Besides being a graphic designer at corporate design firms in Tokyo and Toronto, she has been an owner-manager of a restaurant in downtown Toronto (2015 - 2022) and a publisher of a parenting magazine for the Japanese community. With many years of experience in Canada, her skills are bound to teamwork and detail oriented, and she is always willing to explore new challenges. Chiaki is fluent in both English and Japanese.

TAAD/2nd Assistant of art director, Assistant art coordinator at Film/TV productions (2023-03 – Present)

Worked in the art department for graphics. Included to design the background materials, as well as images for motion graphics, Japanese translation, presentation documents for meetings and technical survey packages, and budget trucking.

• Films/TV shows worked for:
• Office Movers S3: PD. Liz Bischof
• Christmas Mysteries: PD. Fredrick Waff
• Sheriff Country (CBS): PD. Khanh N. Quach
• Accused 2 (Fox): PD. Rocco Matteo
• Adults - Pilot (Fox): PD. Rocco Matteo
• Pachinko 2 (Apple TV): HOD. Larry Spittle

Restaurant and Catering service Owner Manager at COO café bread or rice (2015 – Present)

Responsible for managing business; marketing, accounting, training, services and communicating with vendors. Able to handle prepping foods and set-up for the tables and events.

Senior Graphic Designer at Karen Lim Design (1997-06 – 2015-02)

Responsible for creating concept, branding design and layout of packages (foods and retails), posters, brochures, magazine, corporate identity, POP, and visual merchandising.

• Clients:
• LCBO, Second Cup, Liquid Nutritions, Laura Secord Chocolates, Winners, the Bay, Baskits, Toronto Botanical Garden, Canada Blooms and Sustainable

Creative Director/Publisher/Photographer at Mamma Magazine (2005-05 – 2008-04)

Designed layout and create concepts for over 36 issues of a monthly Japanese parenting magazine delivered to Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto.

Graphic Designer in Tokyo at Azone + Associates (1995-07 – 1997-02)

Worked in the creative department for a graphic design studio on package design, advertising, magazine and brochure design.

Certification in advanced colour theory for fashion and advertising design – Tobu Culture College, Tokyo (1993 – 1993)

Certificate in advertising design – International Academy of Design, Toronto (1995 – 1995)