Marcus Kan

Experience

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  À la mode

  Dec 2009 - Sept 2017

  Founder and Editor In Chief

  The blog is about my fashion photography works, and also talk about fashion and arts in the current trend.

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  Ukamaku Inc.

  May 2010 - Jul 2012

  Fashion Director

  I approached fashion designers and helped them to build their brands through the use of the Ukamaku platform. I also organized different events to help designers to gain exposure.

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  Dolce & Gabbana

  Jan 2011 - Dec 2014

  Swide article contributor

  I contributed fashion illustration articles weekly to the Swide online magazine. My focus was discovering talented fashion illustrators from around the world. I also curated different illustration projects to enhance the brand's seasonal marketing campaigns.

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  FAJO Magazine

  Sept 2012 - Jan 2016

  Artistic Director/ Event Manager

  My role was to create offline events for the magazine. My responsibilities include sales marketing, communicating with sponsors, and social media promotions.

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  Draw A Dot

  Dec 2012 - now

  Founder and Agent

  Draw A Dot is a fashion online community I created since 2013. Aside from showcasing some of the best illustrations I find around the world, I also work with different luxury brands to create different types of art online activations to enhance their marketing campaign. These activations also help the brands to reach out to more potential customers. Some of the brands I have worked with include Valentino, Viktor and Rolf, Gucci, Versace, AZ Factory and Mary Katrantzou. The agency part of Draw A Dot was created in 2015. Aside from representing illustrators in Canada and North America, I also help brands to source talents for their in-store activations such as live sketching and calligraphy. Some of the clients include Saks Fifth Avenue, Burberry, Coach, Prada, and Holt Renfrew. Draw A Dot now has a Patreon group for artists who are serious about turning this hobby into a career path. In this group, I give the artists insight on how to navigate the fashion illustration industry and give them different assignments to add quality pieces to their portfolios. There is also an Ecommerce component where illustrators can sell their prints online and I help them to develop the marketing plan. Show less

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  Judith & Charles

  Mar 2014 - Jul 2015

  Sales Associate

  I worked as a part-time sales associate at Judith & Charles. My duties included all the retail front-end operations.

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  The Toronto Designers Market

  May 2015 - Nov 2019

  Owner

  I acquired Toronto Designers Market in September 2016. Toronto Designers Market was a retail store where local startups and established companies rented booth spaces to have their temporary pop-up stores. As the owner of the store, my responsibilities include social media and email marketing, retail front-end and back-end operations, and event planning. I also serve as a consultant to help local startups to create marketing plans for their businesses.