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Karolin Rutkowska

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Senior Brand Designer with 15+ years of experience across branding, identity, packaging, fashion, beauty, and premium lifestyle.

About

Senior Brand Designer with 15+ years of experience across branding, identity, packaging, fashion, beauty, and premium lifestyle. Combines strategic thinking and creative direction with hands-on design and production expertise, leading projects from concept through implementation across physical and digital touchpoints.

Founded and directed creative work at OBECNIE and OBECNIE INDIGO, coordinating branding, packaging, communication, and visual consistency for fashion/beauty/lifestyle brands. Experienced in sustainable and CSR-focused communication, material and finishing research, and translating complex topics into clear brand narratives and visuals.

  • 14 years' experience
  • Joined July 2026

Industry experience

  • Consumer Goods
  • Education
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Retail
  • Other

Work experience· 8 roles

Senior Graphic Designer · OBECNIE INDIGO NAILSJan 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 11 mos

Developed visual communication for a fashion brand specializing in tights and socks, including packaging, catalogues, POS materials, displays, advertising, and seasonal collection assets. Created patterns and graphics aligned with seasonal trends and brand visual direction. Developed visual concepts across products, packaging, and retail environments. Prepared production-ready artwork and coordinated projects with printers and suppliers. Participated in campaign photoshoots and developed visual communication for new collections.

Senior Brand & Visual Designer · OBECNIE ID LABJan 2023 – Dec 2023 · 1 yr
Founder & Creative Director · OBECNIE ID CREATIVESJan 2022 – Dec 2023 · 2 yrs

Led and coordinated branding, packaging, and communication projects for fashion, beauty, and premium lifestyle brands. Developed creative concepts and delivered creative direction and visual consistency. Coordinated collaboration with designers, clients, printers, suppliers, and production partners; managed projects from brief and concept through design, production preparation, and implementation. Created creative concepts and visual direction for Indigo Professional, Indigo Skin Lab, and Hedonista. Developed key visuals, campaigns, and promotional materials for digital and physical touchpoints. Designed packaging, social media assets, and digital advertising for Meta and Google Ads; collaborated with marketing, sales, and production teams to ensure consistent brand communication and execution.

Founder & Creative Director · ALBÉA GROUP | CSRJan 2022 – Dec 2023 · 2 yrs
Design Studio Asymmetric | Creative Art Director · Design Studio AsymmetricJan 2015 – Jan 2022 · 7 yrs 1 mo
Senior Graphic Designer & Illustrator · MEET PublishingJan 2014 – Dec 2019 · 6 yrs
Senior Graphic Designer · Marilyn NJan 2012 – Dec 2015 · 4 yrs
Journalist (Freelance) · Promedia Publishing House / Freelance JournalistJan 2012 – Jan 2022 · 10 yrs 1 mo

Education

Postgraduate Degree: Fashion Marketing · Copenhagen Business School / Macquarie University / Sydney (listed as institutions), or unspecified2008 – 2009
Master of Fine Arts: Polish language · ESMOD Paris / Academy of Fine Arts Łódź (listed as institutions), or unspecified2003 – 2008

Certifications and awards

Postgraduate Degree: Fashion Marketing2008 – 2009
Master of Fine Arts: (Field not fully specified; references to studies and language proficiency)2003 – 2008

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