Jeevan George

With over 13+ years of experience producing creative designs in both print and digital formats for clients across Europe, South-East Asia, and the Middle-East, I am dedicated to pushing creative boundaries and achieving outstanding results. Known for my efficient time and team management skills, I have collaborated successfully with clients across various industries, including F&B, Fashion, Finance, Healthcare, and Insurance.

S TO RY B OAT S P V T. LT D .

Gurugram | Bombay

Creative Director - Jan 2022 till present

Responsibilities

• Lead the creative team in producing high-quality designs for clients across various industries.
• Manage and mentor the design team, providing constructive feedback and support for professional growth.
• Continuously assess resource needs based on client acquisition and work traffic and suggest hiring when necessary.
• Hire resources for the creative team.
• Create and implement processes that facilitate ease of workflow.
• Evaluate team performance and conduct appraisals.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including account management, sales, and project management, to ensure timely and accurate delivery of projects.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging design trends, technologies, and tools, and incorporate them into the creative process as appropriate.
• Manage traffic influx and deadlines.
• Act as the primary point of contact for clients on creative projects, presenting work and addressing feedback.

Achievements

• Successfully built and managed a creative team from scratch that consistently delivers high-quality designs.
• Developed and implemented processes and workflows that ensure efficient and effective project delivery, resulting in increased productivity and client satisfaction.
• Successfully managed client relationships, resulting in repeat business and positive feedback.
• Mentored and trained team members, resulting in their professional growth and improved performance.
• Successfully navigated resource constraints and changing priorities, ensuring that projects were delivered on time.
• Contributed to the growth of the startup by expanding the creative team, winning new clients, and increasing revenue.

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K R D S D I G I TA L

India | Singapore | Hong Kong | China Mainland | Midle East | France

Head of Creative (Global) - June 2018 till December 2021

Responsibilities

• Work with the offshore teams to produce design directions for always-on content, AR, digital campaigns, and digital interface designs (website’s, native app’s, etc)
• Direct brainstorming meetings and creative sessions.
• Supervise the design department's daily workflow, assign project workload, and monitor deadlines.
• Shape team standards and create procedures to ensure its optimum output.
• Evaluate and asses team performance and appraisal.
• Hiring talents in the team.
• Assist external teams in resolving design issues.

Achievements

• Created a pipeline process for the studio to efficiently manage work flow. As a result of this, the average office presence time reduced from 10.5 hrs to 9 hrs /day. The team was more efficient and did not suffer from design fatigue
• Introduced a new level of hierarchy for the team to develop learning and facilitate knowledge transfer
• Reduced average time per creative from 3 to 2.5 hrs by creating a library of assets that can be reused
• Introduced a new wing; 3D, to the team’s capabilities to further push creative boundaries and be on top of digital trends

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J & B D E S I G N S T U D I O

Chennai

Co-founder & Creative Director - December 2015 till June 2018

Responsibilities

• Identify Market Opportunities
• Gather client brief and convert them into design solutions
• Build and lead teams
• Idea and design, creative for RFP
• Coordinate with different departments such as print production, event planners etc,.

Achievements

• YI Gogreen Tirupur Marathon 2017:

J&B design studio was awarded the ‘Design Partner’ award by Young Indians (CII, Tirupur); the organisers of the

Marathon Event. We were responsible for the branding, marketing and production of the event/collaterals. Our campaigns generated 6500+ participants.

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L AVA B R A N D S

Dubai | Beirut | New Jersey

Sr. Graphic Designer, March 2014 till December 2015

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the client servicing team in delivering quality output
• Communicate with clients to ensure on-time delivery of projects

Achievements

• Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2015

Yas island the host of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, recognised Lava Brand’s efforts in ideation, designing and producing campaign, transit, installation, signage and communication collaterals. I was the sole designer on this account.

PSG College of Arts & Science, 2010, Coimbatore

Bachelor of Visual Communication