Jen Yih

Jen Yih

Executive Producer · IGT Studio

Portland, OR

In My Own Words

Jen Yih is a commercial video, photo, and design producer located in Portland, Oregon area. With a strong passion for storytelling, collaboration, organization, and enthusiasm for executing big ideas from the beginning to the big screen, she previously exercised her expertise at Empire Green Production Agency, Smith Sport Optics owned by Italian corporation, Safilo Group, and The Brigade Design Agency. She has worked with world-class brands from an agency, independent, and brand position such as Nike, The Washington Post, Iconix Brand Group, Porsche, Riddell Sports, Rocawear, Vivobarefoot, CLIF Bar, Adidas, Levis, Verizon, Otterbox, Lifeproof, Heather Brown Art, Japanese Airlines, leading commercial productions, strategic branding and management. She is also a represented model/athlete with Sports Unlimited Talent Agency. Jen's professional life is as important as her personal life where she enjoys time in nature, creative writing, studying nutrition, art, and behavioral studies, surfing, travel, plants, healing arts, skiing, dance, yoga, fashion.

Work Experience

Executive Producer

IGT Studio

2022 – Present

Executive Producer

Council Design

2021 – Present

Managed company-wide workflows, project timelines, client relations & interface for digital product design. Noteworthy clients: Washington Post, Walmart Incubator, Hologram Labs (Phenology). https://thisisthebrigade.com/

Model/Athlete

Sports Unlimited Talent Agency

2017 – 2022

Talent agency based in Los Angeles, Portland, Miami, and Chicago. Noteworthy clients: Jeep, Roxy, Columbia, Coal Headwear, Honda, Polartec, Coleman, Thermarest, Title Nine, Imperial Motion, Pair of Thieves, Seagate. https://www.sluagency.com/

Associate Producer

Levi Strauss & Company

2021 – 2021

CREATIVE MANAGER

SMITH OPTICS

2014 – 2016

Managed brands creative, marketing, product, and sales integration. Responsible for seeing project execution from the product inception, marketing/creative ideation & campaign planning to final commercial and trade production and execution. Lead multiple internal teams, agency partners, and contractors organizational communication, budgets, and timelines. Responsible for refining work-flows and Smith brand evolution to create space for the future adoption of Safilo Corporate brands (Carrera, Dior, Polaroid, Celine, Havainas+). https://www.smithoptics.com/

Producer / Project Manager

Empire Green Creative

2014 – 2016

Led development and execution for final advertising materials from project inception to final delivery. Managed client relationship and communication regarding project timelines, budgets, and deliverables. Manage agency client work flows, estimates, invoices, and communicating updates or deadlines. Negotiated funding with financial backers, controlling and allocating budget and resources. Organized production crew, equipment, location, and schedules. Supervised photography and film projects from preproduction, production, thru post production. Clients: Nike (Training, SB, Baseball, Soccer), Iconix Brand Group, Riddell Football, Rocawear, Marc Ecko, CLIF Bar. https://www.empire-green.com/

Education

BS Political Science

John Cabot University

2011 – 2012

BS Political Science

BA Political Science

Loyola University Chicago

2009 – 2010

BA Political Science

Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP)

Nutritional Therapy Association

2020 – 2020

Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP)

BA Political Science

University of Wisconsin Madison

2012 – 2013

BA Political Science

Projects

Columbia PFG "That'll Fish"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGAhzU2_PWs

Columbia Outerwear's "That'll Fish" campaign with IGT Studio & Fly Lords, dodging hurricanes and fishy things in the low country. (Executive Producer)

Interests

WritingTravelSurfOceanVisual artsHealing artsHerbs

Skills

Industries

Creative AgenciesFashionLifestyleOutdoorSkateSnowSurfYogaHealth & Fitness

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