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Creative operations and brand design leader with 25+ years of experience across multinational organizations, agencies, and entrepreneurial ventures. I scale creative teams, streamline workflows, and deliver high-quality brand identities, campaigns, packaging, digital experiences, and motion/e-learning design for global and regional stakeholders. I combine strategic leadership with hands-on design execution—building stronger brands, improving delivery efficiency, and translating complex business and communication needs into effective visual solutions.…Creative operations and brand design leader with 25+ years of experience across multinational organizations, agencies, and entrepreneurial ventures. I scale creative teams, streamline workflows, and deliver high-quality brand identities, campaigns, packaging, digital experiences, and motion/e-learning design for global and regional stakeholders. I combine strategic leadership with hands-on design execution—building stronger brands, improving delivery efficiency, and translating complex business and communication needs into effective visual solutions.

Elvin Chan

Creative Director, Graphic Designer, Brand Designer, +4

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Creative operations and brand design leader with 25+ years of experience across multinational organizations, agencies, and entrepreneurial ventures. I scale creative teams, streamline workflows, and deliver high-quality brand identities, campaigns, packaging, digital experiences, and motion/e-learning design for global and regional stakeholders. I combine strategic leadership with hands-on design execution—building stronger brands, improving delivery efficiency, and translating complex business and communication needs into effective visual solutions.…Creative operations and brand design leader with 25+ years of experience across multinational organizations, agencies, and entrepreneurial ventures. I scale creative teams, streamline workflows, and deliver high-quality brand identities, campaigns, packaging, digital experiences, and motion/e-learning design for global and regional stakeholders. I combine strategic leadership with hands-on design execution—building stronger brands, improving delivery efficiency, and translating complex business and communication needs into effective visual solutions.

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Creative operations and brand design leader with 25+ years of experience across multinational organizations, agencies, and entrepreneurial ventures. I scale creative teams, streamline workflows, and deliver high-quality brand identities, campaigns, packaging, digital experiences, and motion/e-learning design for global and regional stakeholders.

I combine strategic leadership with hands-on design execution—building stronger brands, improving delivery efficiency, and translating complex business and communication needs into effective visual solutions.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Language

English

Advanced

Chinese

Advanced

Malay

Advanced

Work Experience

Founder & Creative Consultant at Base Graphiq

January 1, 2023 - Present

Provide strategic and hands-on creative consultancy across branding, packaging, logo design, marketing collateral, e-learning, and client communications. Partner with clients to shape brand visual identities and campaign-ready assets. Lead end-to-end creative delivery from discovery and concept development through design and final production, translating business and communication needs into clear, engaging visual solutions.

Associate Operations Director at S&P Global

January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2023

Led creative operations, resource planning, stakeholder management, and global delivery across an APAC creative studio. Directed daily studio operations to improve workflow visibility, resource allocation, and delivery consistency. Partnered with senior stakeholders to align creative services with global business needs, strengthening cross-functional collaboration through clearer processes, feedback loops, and communication practices.

Brand Design Associate Director at S&P Global

January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2022

Directed brand design, creative strategy, and team development across regional and global initiatives. Led development of brand identities, integrated campaigns, and scalable visual systems for regional and global audiences. Guided multidisciplinary teams to deliver consistent, high-quality brand experiences across digital and offline channels, improving project coordination by standardizing design workflows, timelines, and stakeholder review processes. Mentored team members to strengthen capabilities, collaboration, and quality standards.

Design Manager, Global Marketing at IHS Markit

January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2020

Managed global marketing design operations and supported scaling the in-house creative team from 4 to 14 members. Led creative development for global campaigns, events, product branding, and integrated marketing communications. Mentored designers while standardizing brand guidelines and raising creative quality across regions. Managed creative demand across multiple stakeholders, balancing priorities, resources, and timelines to maintain brand consistency, and oversaw delivery of high-quality digital and print assets across global markets.

Founder & Creative Director at EC Design Studio

January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2014

Founded and led a boutique branding consultancy serving SMEs and independent clients. Delivered end-to-end branding solutions including brand strategy, logos, corporate identities, packaging, and marketing collateral. Led client discovery, creative direction, project delivery, production quality, and business development. Translated client objectives into distinctive and practical visual solutions, combining strategic creative guidance with hands-on design execution from concept through final production.

Art Director at Image Farm Productions

January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2012

Led art direction, motion graphics, and visual storytelling for corporate films, marketing videos, and branded content. Developed visual concepts, storyboards, title graphics, posters, and motion-design treatments for video productions. Collaborated with producers, editors, and clients to translate communication objectives into clear creative direction. Designed and produced motion graphics and visual assets that strengthened brand messaging and audience engagement, maintaining visual quality and consistency through post-production and final delivery.

Account Executive at Image Clinic

January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2009

Managed client relationships, creative direction, project coordination, and production across campaigns, packaging, annual reports, and marketing collateral. Served as the primary link between clients, vendors, and creative teams to keep expectations, deliverables, and schedules aligned. Developed creative concepts and provided art direction across branding, print, packaging, and corporate communication projects, coordinating scopes, timelines, production requirements, vendor deliverables, and quality control while strengthening relationships through responsive service and reliable delivery.

Senior Graphic Designer at Melium Sdn Bhd

January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2006

Led creative design and production delivery for luxury, fashion, and lifestyle brand marketing across print, retail, events, and promotional channels. Designed integrated campaigns, retail visuals, event branding, and marketing collateral for international fashion and lifestyle brands. Guided team members and coordinated design priorities, timelines, and production requirements across concurrent projects. Maintained brand consistency across advertising, sales, retail, event, and promotional materials, collaborating with marketing, vendors, and pre-press teams to ensure creative quality, colour accuracy, and production readiness.