hi, I’m Rob Cham

  • Illustrator

  • Award-winning Comics Creator

  • Gig Poster Enthusiast

  • Co-organizer at Manila Comics Fair

  • Friend.

Previously I worked as:

  • Freelance Creative (2009 – present)
    • Illustrator (Scout Magazine, Philippine Star, CNN Philippines Life, various independent magazines)
    • Advertising Agency Service Provider (illustration work, storyboards, art direction, endorsements)
    • Influencer / KOL
    • Storyboard Artist (commercials, Rocketsheep Studios)
    • Graphic Designer
    • Lay-out Artist (books, magazines, publications)
    • Muralist
    • Event Organizer
    • Gig poster maker
    • Workshop Instructor (various universities, organizations, magazines & NGOs)
    • Editorial Cartoonist
    • Occasional Columnist/writer (CNN, Smile Magazine, Scout Magazine)
    • Pokemon Master
    • Editor (Abangan, The Best Philippine Komiks)
    • Story Team (Heneral Tuna)
  • Creative Director at Brand New Company (2022 – 2024)
    • Creative Team Management
      • Worked closely with the Chief Operations Officer and Chief Creative Officer to oversee operations for the Brand New Company Creatives Team
      • Primarily handled the operations, development, and project management for the Art+Design Department
    • IP Development
      BNC was focused on managing the different brands and services it had under its umbrella, primarily:
      • Team Echo, now known as Team Liquid Philippines, a Mobile Legends E-sports Team
        • Merchandising, brand development, event production
      • Irregular Programming, a YouTube channel consisting of different well-known Filipino content creators
      • HEYU, a Vtuber Agency focused on talent development, programming, and music
    • Creative Solutions
      1. Worked with the creatives team and Chief Creative Officer in ideations and pitch developments for the different projects and clients BNC had acquired
      2. BNC with its creative team provided clients services consisting of:
        1. Video Production
        2. Sound Production
        3. Art + Design Services
        4. Event Management + Activations
        5. Marketing + Campaign Creation
  • Head of Art at Linya-Linya (2019 – 2022)
    • Handled the creative direction for the visual side of the company for all their campaigns, advertising, and social media content
    • Merchandising + Production
      • Directed and led a team of artists to produce designs for products: shirts, caps, mugs, stickers, and all sorts of wacky shenanigans
    • Provided art direction and assets for partnerships and client work
    • A little copywriting here and there for content; helped elevate and define the company for years to come and all sorts of cool things
  • Art Lead at Puddy Rock (2021 – 2022)
    • Storyboarded, animated, and helped co-produce animated shorts, content, and world building for the Kids Music YouTube Channel
    • Designed and manufactured products for the brand
    • Provided art direction and assets for partnerships and client work
  • Teacher / Instructor (2013 – 2015)
    • Ateneo de Manila University – taught Illustration as part of the Fine Arts Department
  • Art Director (2015 – 2016)
    • The Diff (no longer operational) – a phone case company
  • Web Designer (2011 – 2013)
    • Create.PH (also no longer operational) – a web design company with clients including Dwayne Wade, the Kobe Bryant Foundation, Usain Bolt, and more