SARAH JI-WON KIM / Designer & animator based in Brooklyn, NY /
Currently: Senior Motion Designer @ Shopify. Previously: Datadog, Fictive Kin, WSJ, and Hornet. Hobbies: traveling, climbing, cooking & eating lots of bread. All kinds of bread.
COMPANY: SHOPIFY, SHOP APP [2025 – cont]PROJECT 1 / 7
SHOP APP by SHOPIFY
Motion Design, UI/UX
Coming soon.
AGENCY: FICTIVE KIN [2021]PROJECT 2 / 7
sweetgreen
UI/UX Design, UI Interactions, UX Animation, Microinteractions, System-Based Design, Functional Animation
Partnered with sweetgreen’s brand studio and COLLINS to bring their evolved identity online. Designed and built scalable, accessible modules that balanced functionality with a dynamic digital experience.
TEAM; sweetgreen Design, Fictive Kin Design Team: Cameron Koczon, Soundarya Soundararajan, Maria Surawska, Rin Park, Gemma O’Connor, Sarah Kim. Fictive Kin Engineering Team: Bedrich Aquino, Bri Camp, David Cohen, Joey Erskine, Jacob Fentress.
COMPANY: DATADOG [2024-2025]PROJECT 3 / 7
“DATADOG FOR ________” SERIES
2D & 3D Animation, Motion Design, Visual Storytelling, Concept Development, Storyboard, Project Management, Competitive Analysis, Market Research
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Datadog for Tool Consolidation
Datadog for Cloud ExcellenceLaunched a solutions-focused video series for executives, highlighting tool consolidation, cloud migration, and key industries. Led visual language, storytelling, and animation to showcase thought leadership and expand visibility of Datadog’s B2B marketing.
TEAM; Datadog Animation Team: Ynon Lan, Weixi Zheng. Sarah Kim. Datadog Enterprise Marketing Team: Jen Kim, Lily Chaw, Ivette Vaca. Content Writer: Nick Tantillo
AGENCY: FICTIVE KIN [2021]PROJECT 4 / 7
PALANTIR
UI/UX Design, Responsive Design, Motion Design, Microinteractions, Functional Animation, UI Animation, Engineering Collaboration
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Redesigned Palantir’s site to boost UX and engagement—resulting in a 123% increase in time-on-page and 1000% more high-quality leads. Rebuilt the site architecture and led motion design, using microinteractions and functional animations to create a dynamic user journey.
TEAM; Palantir team. Fictive Kin Design Team: Cameron Koczon, Josh Smith, Soundarya Soundararajan, Kim Inthraith, Rin Park, Sarah Kim. Fictive Kin Engineering Team: Jacob Fentress, Bri Camp, Joey Erskine.
COMPANY: DATADOG [2022-2024]PROJECT 5 / 7
DASH KEYNOTE OPENERS
2D & 3D Animation, Motion Design, Visual Storytelling, Concept Development, Storyboarding, Project Management
Led concept, storyboarding, and production of 2D/3D animated openers for Datadog’s annual conference. Developed high-impact visuals that tied conference themes to product storytelling, setting the tone for the event.
TEAM; Datadog Animation Team: Weixi Zheng, Bin Jin, Sarah Kim. Sound Design: Sanctus.
AGENCY: FICTIVE KIN [2020]PROJECT 6 / 7
STELLAR PIZZA
Brand Design, Visual Identity, Logo Design, Brand Strategy, Motion Design, Motion Language, UI Animations, Product Development Identity, strategy, and motion design for Stellar Pizza, a robot-powered pizza brand by former SpaceX engineers, redefining the future of cooking.
TEAM; Fictive Kin Design Team: Cameron Koczon, Josh Smith Soundarya Soundararajan, Rin Park, Kim Inthraith, Sarah Kim.
SVA: FINAL THESIS [2019]PROJECT 7 / 7
Undergo
2D Animation, Storyboarding, Art Direction
A surreal, abstract animation I directed, storyboarded, and animated—inspired by a vivid dream under anesthesia and one of my personal favorite projects.
CREDITS; Instructor: Enle Li. Music: On The Clock by Brain & Hunch. RECOGNITION; Adobe Design Achievement Award Top Talent, 2019. SVA Motion Graphics Portfolio Screening, 2019.
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CURRENT OBSESSION: chrysanthemum juice, travelers notebook, fountain pens, and hongthai / OTHER HOBBIES: journaling, scrapbooking, collecting stickers & stupid small but cute shit, cleaning the house /