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Hi, I’m Koushik Venkatesan. I’m a design-led GTM operator with 6+ years of experience across brand, growth campaigns, and product. I build asset systems, 48-hour delivery workflows, and outbound in frastructure powered by AI to give lean GTM teams real production leverage. I’m strong on design, fluent in analytics, and outcomes-driven. I combine creative design with data to ship measurable results and align cross-functional teams toward clear growth objectives.…Hi, I’m Koushik Venkatesan. I’m a design-led GTM operator with 6+ years of experience across brand, growth campaigns, and product. I build asset systems, 48-hour delivery workflows, and outbound in frastructure powered by AI to give lean GTM teams real production leverage. I’m strong on design, fluent in analytics, and outcomes-driven. I combine creative design with data to ship measurable results and align cross-functional teams toward clear growth objectives.

Koushik Venkatesan

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Video Editor, Graphic Designer, Music Editor, +6

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Hi, I’m Koushik Venkatesan. I’m a design-led GTM operator with 6+ years of experience across brand, growth campaigns, and product. I build asset systems, 48-hour delivery workflows, and outbound in frastructure powered by AI to give lean GTM teams real production leverage. I’m strong on design, fluent in analytics, and outcomes-driven. I combine creative design with data to ship measurable results and align cross-functional teams toward clear growth objectives.…Hi, I’m Koushik Venkatesan. I’m a design-led GTM operator with 6+ years of experience across brand, growth campaigns, and product. I build asset systems, 48-hour delivery workflows, and outbound in frastructure powered by AI to give lean GTM teams real production leverage. I’m strong on design, fluent in analytics, and outcomes-driven. I combine creative design with data to ship measurable results and align cross-functional teams toward clear growth objectives.

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Chennai, India

Hi, I’m Koushik Venkatesan. I’m a design-led GTM operator with 6+ years of experience across brand, growth campaigns, and product. I build asset systems, 48-hour delivery workflows, and outbound in frastructure powered by AI to give lean GTM teams real production leverage.

I’m strong on design, fluent in analytics, and outcomes-driven. I combine creative design with data to ship measurable results and align cross-functional teams toward clear growth objectives.

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Work Experience

Co-Founder, GTM and Product at Sako Studios / Sako Composer

September 1, 2025 - Present

B2B design subscription platform with AI-powered GTM asset generator; built and shipped multiple products, ran outbound campaigns, built automation stacks and 48-hour delivery workflow; owned positioning and go-to-market strategy from scratch.

Design Lead, Marketing and Branding at Freightify

October 1, 2024 - April 1, 2025

Rebranded visual identity; built reusable design system; increased lead gen 15%, boosted engagement 25%, improved brand visibility 15%; managed 5-10 deliverables daily across departments.

Senior Motion Design Consultant at Pickyourtrail

October 1, 2022 - July 1, 2024

Drove 40% increase in website traffic, 20% improvement in user retention, and 35% rise in social media engagement; grew YouTube from 5K to 27K subscribers; introduced UI animations with reduced bandwidth; directed product launch video campaigns achieving 15% lead gen uplift; managed a 2-person video team.

Founder / Designer at dowhile AI

May 1, 2023 - October 1, 2023

AI-powered code search engine for developers; built motion graphics and GTM campaigns driving 75%+ surge in social engagement pre-launch; crafted product narrative and visual identity supporting fundraising and developer community adoption.

Founder and Product Owner at Abstract Medias

August 1, 2018 - July 1, 2022

Digital music distribution platform; grew to GBP 25K ARR; acquired 50+ musicians and labels in year one; automated distribution workflows reducing TAT by 50% and opex by 30%; 30% user retention lift via cohort and funnel analysis; formed 10+ industry partnerships driving 40% client base growth.

Freelance Creative Lead at Various Clients

January 1, 2018 - Present

Produced 700+ long-form videos and 400+ audio tracks; 6 years of freelance work across music videos, short films, promotional videos, weddings and podcasts; editor and music director on two films.

Demand Generation Specialist at Sathyabama University

September 1, 2021 - December 1, 2021

Executed OTT campaigns that boosted lead generation by 10%, outperforming traditional channels.

Marketing Specialist at Oojam Garage

January 1, 2021 - September 1, 2021

Produced and marketed videos for luxury car sales; contributed to ₹3 crore NBV and selling 6 cars; increased YouTube subscribers to 20k and achieved 500k+ views.

Freelance Motion Designer at Rencata

August 1, 2022 - October 1, 2022

Conceptualized and produced product launch videos for Shez Care, meeting client budgets and ensuring standards.

Co-Founder, GTM and Product at Sako Studio / Sako Composer

September 1, 2025 - Present

B2B design subscription platform with AI-powered GTM asset generator. Built and shipped 2 products: marketing site (Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind, Framer Motion), Sako (NestJS monorepo with client dashboard, studio dashboard, and Stripe billing), and Composer (AI GTM asset generator with LangGraph compliance pipeline). Ran 16 outbound email campaigns across 600+ contacts with 18-25% open rates; A/B tested subject lines; 0% unsubscribe rate on 10 of 12 February campaigns. Built 48-hour delivery workflow via Slack intake, execution, QA, and handoff across Core, Ops Base, and Enterprise tiers. Owned positioning, pricing, outbound sequencing (Apollo), and GTM strategy from scratch.

Founding Designer at doWhile AI (Sequioa Surge 09, $2.5M seed)

May 1, 2023 - October 1, 2023

Built motion graphics and GTM campaigns driving 75%+ surge in social engagement pre-launch; crafted product narrative and visual identity supporting fundraising and developer community adoption.