Head of Community//Elevating partnerships, fan-first digital campaigns, and community-based events
Community Architect & Digital Strategist
Built a fan-to-creator ecosystem of 52K+ members across 75 Discords, 90 subgroups, and 30 city hubs, driving cultural connection through digital campaigns, mentorship, and live activations.
Launched mentorship and accelerator programs connecting AAPI creators with film, art, and music mentors
Produced digital events and Clubhouse campaigns that drew 1K+ joiners within minutes and were featured on the app’s front page.
Designed data systems for subgroup tracking, engagement metrics, and campaign funding by Meta across North America and Asia.
Asian Creative Network (ACN) is a global community of 52k+ creatives
Discord Communities
Scaled a network of 75+ dedicated Discords for AAPI creators; built mod systems, rituals, and weekly programming to keep channels healthy and on-brand.
Subgroups
Launched 90+ subgroups serving film, music, design, and writing communities; created shared toolkits, onboarding, and escalation workflows.
City Chapters
Activated 30+ city hubs with local organizers; coordinated IRL + URL calendars and sponsor integrations for sustainable growth.
Virtual Events
Designed digital campaigns, AMAs, and live rooms; 1K+ joiners in 30 minutes and front-page features; ran creator challenges and drops.
In-Person Meetups
Brought Discord energy into the real world: showcases, screenings, micro-grants; standardized run-of-show and safety + consent policies.
Member Run Events
Turned fans into co-producers; spun up club nights, zine drops, and pop-ups; implemented feedback loops and lightweight analytics.
Viral Moments
First community adopter of Clubhouse
Produced digital events and 100+ Clubhouse campaigns that drew 1K+ joiners/event within minutes and were featured on the app’s front page.
Social Meda Campaigns
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Film Financing Initiative
Provided marketing support for short film Plumtown to hit fundraising goal of $18k
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Agency Support
Supported casting agency In Search Of for feature film Didi by Sean Wang & upcoming film Josephine by Beth de Araujo
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Nonprofit Partnerships
Partnered with MeaningfulWork to set up volunteer pipeline in the ACN community for nonprofits
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Mentorship Program
Created mentorship program to match 50+ mentors & mentees across different verticals from children’s book publishing to career advice
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Small Business Saturdays
My mission ever since joining ACN to run all social media and marketing campaigns has been to advocate for AAPI-owned small businesses, provide 1:1 marketing strategy support, and create a plaform that fosters organic partnerships
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Member Mondays
Weekly spotlight on an AAPI creator from the ACN community to uplift their work & story
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Online Art Auction
Partnered with Mindful Murals to host online auction to fundraise for #STOPAAPIHATE
Facebook’s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month production spotlighting AAPI Facebook Groups & the ACN community and creators
Facebook - See Us, Hear Us
directed by Christine Yuan
Asset for pitch day demo deck to highlight ACN’s role in providing a more inclusive landscape for creators
Development plan template for 2021-2022 budget reporting
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Length of Program: August 2021-April 2022
Team Members: Justin Chang, Katherine Fu, Jillian Nguyen
Award Amount: $50,000 -
At the end of the program, we delivered a demo day pitch for our funding request, develope a strategy action plan for 2021-2022, and created a development plan budget.
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I applied my backgrond in consulting to create our deliverables with my two team members, act as relatiomsaip manager with our coach and other program participants, and monitor our team’s delivery of our program commitments.