California · USA

I build brands, stories & digital experiences.

Marketing, brand strategy, digital communications and creative direction across beauty, fashion, e-commerce and research.

Brand StrategyDigital CommunicationsCreative DirectionE-commerce
Portrait of Jay-ar Diego
Jay-ar DiegoMarketing · Brand · Digital
BRAND STRATEGY✦DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS✦BEAUTY✦FASHION✦E-COMMERCE✦RESEARCH✦CREATIVE DIRECTION✦ BRAND STRATEGY✦DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS✦BEAUTY✦FASHION✦E-COMMERCE✦RESEARCH✦CREATIVE DIRECTION✦
2019professional journey began
2completed bachelor’s degrees
2,000+ESL teaching hours
137pages in a beauty product catalog

Selected portfolio

Work that moves from idea to identity to execution.

Independent brands, digital storefronts, campaign systems, research, editorial concepts and practical business tools.

Bare Petals cosmetics brand product display
01Beauty · Brand · E-commerce

Bare Petals

Building a beauty brand from identity and product architecture through pricing, packaging, digital retail and campaign content.

Maison Iego Couture luxury showroom concept
02Fashion · Creative Direction

Maison Iego Couture

Luxury fashion identity, collection architecture, merchandising, digital storefront and boutique spatial direction.

03Web · UX · Commerce

Digital Storefront Systems

Responsive web prototypes, catalog logic, product variants, marketplace workflows and conversion-focused customer journeys.

04Research · Analysis · Writing

Research & Strategy Portfolio

Qualitative and quantitative studies spanning public health access, marketing behavior, education interventions, policy, business recovery and integrated business planning.

Editorial flat lay of magazine layouts, fabric swatches and color studies
05Editorial · Campaigns

Creative & Editorial Direction

Campaign concepts, magazine-style layouts, product photography direction, social assets, portfolio imagery and visual storytelling.

06Business · Marketing

Integrated Business Projects

Marketing plans, financial statements, HR policy, employment agreements, pricing, market benchmarking and operational documentation.

07Community · Social Impact

Community & Public-Service Concepts

Research and concept development around public-health access, community resources, environmental initiatives and locally grounded service design.

Visual system / Maison Iego Couture

Luxury is a system of details.

About

Strategy with an editorial eye.

I’m a California-based marketing and communications professional working at the intersection of brand strategy, digital communication, commerce, research and creative direction.

My work moves comfortably between structured analysis and visual storytelling: developing a brand identity, building an e-commerce experience, directing campaign content, writing a research framework, or turning a complex business idea into a polished presentation.

I’m especially interested in luxury fashion, beauty and consumer brands where culture, customer experience, design and communication have to work as one system.

Capabilities

A hybrid skill set built for modern brands.

01

Brand & Marketing

Brand positioning, campaign planning, consumer insight, market research, public relations, retail merchandising, pricing strategy and brand consistency.

02

Digital & Commerce

Responsive website concepts, HTML/CSS/JavaScript prototypes, product catalogs, variants, e-commerce UX, marketplace listings, Square, TikTok Shop and content systems.

03

Content & Creative

Editorial direction, product storytelling, social media, copywriting, campaign concepts, lookbooks, packaging direction, visual merchandising and presentation design.

04

Research & Analysis

Qualitative thematic analysis, framework analysis, survey design, t-tests/ANOVA, marketing research, academic writing, business analysis and evidence synthesis.

05

People & Operations

Project management, HR coordination, recruiting support, sales development, customer communication, vendor coordination and process documentation.

06

AI-Assisted Workflow

Rapid concept development, content systems, research structuring, creative prototyping and iterative production with human review and brand-direction control.

Experience

A career shaped by communication, research and brand-building.

Bare Petals

Founder / Brand & E-commerce Development

Beauty brand identity, product assortment, catalog development, pricing, website direction, campaign content and marketplace workflows.

Maison Iego Couture

Creative & Digital Direction

Fashion collections, merchandising architecture, website prototype, luxury boutique visual system, product presentation and editorial assets.

MSL Ventures / Independent Research Work

Research Writing & Project Development

Research, statistics support, proofreading, formatting, proposals, presentations, revisions and academic project coaching.

Bansalan Credit Cooperative

Communication Specialist & Assistant Clerk

Internal and customer communication, administrative support and cooperative-office documentation.

Six Eleven Global and Services

Sales Development Representative

Relationship development, outreach, sales communication and brand-consistent customer engagement.

Fligo Restaurant by Chef Minerva

Social Media Manager / Content Creator

Content planning, social media, brand consistency, market observation and customer-facing digital communication.

Pacman Wildcard Gym

Marketing Supervisor / Human Resource Officer

Marketing campaigns, hiring and onboarding coordination, employee performance support, brand standards and marketing execution.

51Talk · Acadsoc · Native Camp

ESL Teacher

2,000+ hours of online instruction, learner communication, lesson delivery and multicultural engagement.

Academic & Professional Writing

Writer · Researcher · Panelist

Research design, academic writing, data interpretation, revision, presentation development and research-defense support.

Education

Business thinking strengthened by language and communication.

2023

Goldenstate College

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Major in Marketing ManagementCoursework included marketing management, product management, consumer behavior, advertising, retail management, e-commerce, marketing research, pricing strategy and strategic marketing.
2022

Lyceum of the Philippines University

Bachelor of Arts in English

Communication, writing & research foundationCoursework included communication, technical writing, literature, research methods, tourism promotion, marketing principles and public personnel/HR management.
2024—25

Laney College

Ethnic Studies

Additional U.S. courseworkContinued academic development in California with a focus on culture, society and contemporary perspectives.

Official academic records and credentials are available upon request.

Selected research & strategy

Projects built around real questions.

Public Health

Barriers in Public Health Service Delivery

Qualitative community study using focus groups, key-informant interviews and thematic analysis to understand access barriers and service-delivery needs.

Policy Research

Implications of EDCA

Structured policy research examining strategic, geopolitical and social implications through a literature-based analytical framework.

Education

Paper-based vs. Digital Numeracy Intervention

Quantitative education research using comparative statistical analysis, including t-test/ANOVA approaches.

Business

Sapid Sweets Integrative Project

Marketing plan, financial statements and ratios, employee-handbook revisions, benefits recommendations and employment-contract drafting.

Market Research

Consumer Preferences & Marketing Studies

Survey-driven projects covering product preferences, restaurant recovery strategies and customer behavior in local markets.

Let’s build something memorable

For opportunities in brand, luxury, beauty, fashion & digital communications.

jayrdiego122@gmail.com ↗
+1 (510) 816-1013California, USAOpen to professional collaborations & opportunities