Yu Hamaoka | 濵岡 優

An all-round creator who was a mobile game planner in Japan, studying UI/UX Design in Canada, and enjoys drawing illustration as a hobby.
My skill set includes an understanding of user psychology, enabling me to anticipate user needs and design interfaces that guide them through tasks.
And also, I have a strong proficiency in tools like Figma, enabling me to swiftly iterate designs and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Works

Scuba Company
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Teddies VS Monsters
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Ousar Academy

Illustlation

I draw illustrations as a hobby. Occasionally, I accept paid commissions from individuals and requests to create icons for websites.

Career

2018 – 2022

The planner of Mobile Games, Cybird

Japanese Game IT industry, publishing “Ikemen series” mobile games which has more than 35,000,000 players.
Designing new illustrations and avatars, planning and designing posts on Twitter, builded the game system with developers for overseas expansion, team management, marketing strategy and social media management.

2016 – 2017

Web Page Translator, Veltra Corporation

Japan’s largest site specializing in local tours, with over 14,000 types of overseas optional tours available for reservation.
Translation over 100 Travel web site from English to Japanese, Wrote an article of travel in Japanese

Skills

Design

Product Design, UX Design, Interaction Design, Storyboarding, Visual Design, Wireframing, Prototyping, Data Visualization, Illustration

Research

User Interviews, Focused Group Discussion, Surveys, Competitive Analysis, Usability Testing, Affinity Mapping

Tools

Figma, Adobe Photoshop, HTML/CSS, Clip Studio, GitHub, Visual Studio