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Hello! I'm Karthikeyan Somasundaram, a creative manager with over 15 years of experience leading design and marketing teams to deliver cohesive brand stories across channels. I specialize in brand strategy, campaign execution, and digital storytelling, guiding teams through end-to-end creative production. I love collaborating with marketing and product partners to turn ideas into visually compelling experiences—from pitches and presentations to rich media campaigns and client-ready templates. I'm passionate about mentoring talented designers, maintaining quality, and driving results that align with business goals.…Hello! I'm Karthikeyan Somasundaram, a creative manager with over 15 years of experience leading design and marketing teams to deliver cohesive brand stories across channels. I specialize in brand strategy, campaign execution, and digital storytelling, guiding teams through end-to-end creative production. I love collaborating with marketing and product partners to turn ideas into visually compelling experiences—from pitches and presentations to rich media campaigns and client-ready templates. I'm passionate about mentoring talented designers, maintaining quality, and driving results that align with business goals.

Karthikeyan Somasundaram

Creative Director, Graphic Designer, Art Director, +2

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Hello! I'm Karthikeyan Somasundaram, a creative manager with over 15 years of experience leading design and marketing teams to deliver cohesive brand stories across channels. I specialize in brand strategy, campaign execution, and digital storytelling, guiding teams through end-to-end creative production. I love collaborating with marketing and product partners to turn ideas into visually compelling experiences—from pitches and presentations to rich media campaigns and client-ready templates. I'm passionate about mentoring talented designers, maintaining quality, and driving results that align with business goals.…Hello! I'm Karthikeyan Somasundaram, a creative manager with over 15 years of experience leading design and marketing teams to deliver cohesive brand stories across channels. I specialize in brand strategy, campaign execution, and digital storytelling, guiding teams through end-to-end creative production. I love collaborating with marketing and product partners to turn ideas into visually compelling experiences—from pitches and presentations to rich media campaigns and client-ready templates. I'm passionate about mentoring talented designers, maintaining quality, and driving results that align with business goals.

Available to hire

Hello! I’m Karthikeyan Somasundaram, a creative manager with over 15 years of experience leading design and marketing teams to deliver cohesive brand stories across channels. I specialize in brand strategy, campaign execution, and digital storytelling, guiding teams through end-to-end creative production.

I love collaborating with marketing and product partners to turn ideas into visually compelling experiences—from pitches and presentations to rich media campaigns and client-ready templates. I’m passionate about mentoring talented designers, maintaining quality, and driving results that align with business goals.

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Language

English

Fluent

Tamil

Intermediate

Work Experience

Associate Manager at Colliers International

December 1, 2023 - Present

Led a team of 10+ designers and video editors to deliver integrated marketing campaigns; managed end-to-end creative production for pitch and bid presentations, animation, video editing, and print; built region-specific and client templates; coordinated with Marketing, Presales and Sales; conducted trainings and ensured production quality.

Associate Manager at HCL Technologies

April 1, 2019 - December 1, 2023

Overseeing creative output aligned with business goals; managed end-to-end production for pitches, animation, video content, and print; developed templates for campaigns; collaborated with product and marketing teams; mentored the team and maintained workflow efficiency and quality.

Sr. Graphic Designer at BOTCODE Technology Pvt. LTD

November 1, 2017 - April 1, 2019

Handled animation works, banners, screens, and video in GIF/MP4; visual effects, character animations, and video editing; HTML emailers and banners; led a design team; produced end-to-end creative for pitches and campaigns; created templates for streamlined workflows.

Consultant at Capgemini Technology Pvt. Ltd

December 1, 2013 - September 1, 2017

Created modern, responsive website designs; produced branding brochures, newsletters, portals, and client-facing materials; front-end design and user interface considerations; trained creative service team and developed consistent design workflows.

Technical Associate at LAPIZ ONLINE Pvt. Ltd

February 1, 2013 - November 1, 2013

Produced marketing collateral such as coupons, logos, posters, layouts, art work, and vector illustrations; collaborated with VP/Managers on graphics, storyboards, and research/analysis for new clients.

Visualizer / Graphic Designer at DREAM STUDIO

January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2013

Visual design and branding; illustration, vector art, mobile app design, brochures, magazine layouts, product packaging, and promotional materials; collaborated with art directors and journalists to deliver graphics, video, storyboards, and promos.