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JUSTIN LING

CREATIVE PRODUCER & DESIGNER

About

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Justin Ling is a 3D creative producer and designer working out of Los Angeles. For the past 14 years, he has worked in-house with top global brands designing, planning, and executing impactful merchandising displays around the globe.

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He has experience onboarding and managing vendors, tracking POs and budgets, presenting creative concepts, 3D modeling and rendering, graphic design and print, sourcing materials and prototyping, building brand guidelines, visual communication and how-to's, installation and art direction.

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The types of displays he has worked on run the gamut: Shop-in-shops, pop-up shops, retail design, windows, in-store, POP/shippers, kiosks, event design, fixture planning, fixture design, and more.

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Over the years, he has collaborated with several notable brands like Disney, Mattel, NBA, Thom Browne, HSN, Fragment, Malbon, and more.

 

He has also worked with many major international resellers like Best Buy, Target, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon, Walmart, Staples, Costco, Optus, Noel Leeming, Dixons, The Source, Bic Camera, Yodobashi, Harrods, John Lewis, Lane Crawford, BHV, Juicy Couture, and more.

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Portfolio

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Clients

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JUSTIN LING

3D Creative Designer/Producer

Los Angeles  |  justin.d.ling@gmail.com  |  justindavidling.com

 

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:

Over 14 years managing customer experience projects from ideation to execution with top global brands. Qualified in 3D design, project management, and installation. Eager collaborator, team leader, and creative problem solver.

 

 

Apple Inc. / Beats by Dr. Dre – 3D Channel Producer Worldwide (contractor)

June 2017 - present

  • Design creative solutions for all Beats global merchandising programs

  • Create 3D renderings - fixtures, shop-in-shops, window displays, and temporary POP displays

  • Select and manage vendors to develop, produce, and execute merchandising displays

  • Lead project management and production for specialty displays, fixture programs, and shippers

  • Co-create graphic deliverables with Brand Design team

  • Engage with external brands/resellers for merchandising alignment

  • Specialty display project collaborations: Thom Browne, Fragment, Malbon, HSN, World Cup, Disney, NBA

  • Global display projects executed: windows in Harrods and John Lewis London, shop-in-shops in Tokyo, Ambush custom fixture in 6 global cities, World Cup pop-up experience in Moscow, JD.com pop-up experience in Shanghai

 

Bebe Stores, Inc – Sr Global Windows Manager

Feb 2015 – May 2017

  • Lead project management and production for monthly window displays across 270 retail locations worldwide

  • Design and present creative concepts with internal stakeholders for approval

  • Select and manage vendors to develop and produce window displays

  • Manage budget and distribution of all display components

  • Collaborate cross-functionally for planning and deployment

 

Forever 21 – West Coast Display Manager

May 2012 – Feb 2015

  • Lead project management and production for windows and in-store displays across 13 flagship locations

  • Manage team 6 direct reports: designers and prop builders

  • Design and present creative concepts for internal approval

  • Support international store openings

  • Build and maintain window specification database

 

Victoria’s Secret – Sr Design Manager Flagship

May 2007 – July 2011

  • Manage team of 3 direct reports: graphic designers

  • Bring to life enhanced displays for flagship windows using existing concepts 

  • Supervise window and in-store display installation across 8 flagship locations

  • Create and maintain visual merchandising specification database and communication tools

 

SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE:

  • Wrike

  • Slack

  • SketchUp

  • Twilight render software

  • Adobe Photoshop

  • Adobe Illustrator

  • Adobe InDesign

  • Microsoft Excel

  • Keynote

 

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE BASE: 

  • Project management

  • Team building

  • Visual merchandising

  • Physical installation

  • Art direction

  • 3D modelling

  • Fixtures

  • Propping 

  • Reading construction drawings and fixture plans

  • Graphic design

  • Site-surveys

  • POP displays – PDQs and shippers

  • 2D marketing/printing

  • International display execution

 

EDUCATION:

  • Bachelor of Arts and Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 2006

Contact

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Justin.d.ling@gmail.com

Los Angeles, CA

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