Anandh Rajan
Creative Director - UI/UX
Chennai, India
+919884653788
be.net/anandh
Anandh's apprenticeship started when he was fairly young – under the watchful eyes of his parents both of whom are artists. You wouldn't be far wrong if you had concluded that Design-N-Art make up his DNA!
Since that youthful start, he has gone on to build a 10+ year career in design working with such names as Cognizant and the BORN Group across both traditional and digital media.
Anandh is focused on wowing clients with creatives that are classy, functional, highly user-friendly and delivered in double-quick time. And, on staying on top of trends in both design and UX.
He is currently driving his team to up their game through participation in and winning awards. He feels that accomplishment is best demonstrated through peer approval in competitive settings. Watch this space!
Anandh also assists his wife in running her high-end sàlon. Managerial concepts like customer satisfaction, employee attrition / retention and bottom lines really strike home when it's one's bacon that's on fire!
In his spare time, he is a bike aficionado with vintage bikes being his muse. And, he doesn't mind getting down and dirty. So, don't be surprised to spot a dab of grease on his usually pristine attire!
Since that youthful start, he has gone on to build a 10+ year career in design working with such names as Cognizant and the BORN Group across both traditional and digital media.
Anandh is focused on wowing clients with creatives that are classy, functional, highly user-friendly and delivered in double-quick time. And, on staying on top of trends in both design and UX.
He is currently driving his team to up their game through participation in and winning awards. He feels that accomplishment is best demonstrated through peer approval in competitive settings. Watch this space!
Anandh also assists his wife in running her high-end sàlon. Managerial concepts like customer satisfaction, employee attrition / retention and bottom lines really strike home when it's one's bacon that's on fire!
In his spare time, he is a bike aficionado with vintage bikes being his muse. And, he doesn't mind getting down and dirty. So, don't be surprised to spot a dab of grease on his usually pristine attire!
Work Experience
Xerago
Creative Director UI UX
• Completely responsible for the P/L of the Creative Team and establishing the Creative Team as an independent cost centre.
• Focused on building creative solutions which engage and excite customers and connect them to brands at an emotional level.
• Providing leadership, direction and guidance to the members of the creative team.
• Advising and providing clients with branding strategies (including the setting up of across-the-board style guides) and recommending engaging, trendy and user-friendly user interfaces and user experiences.
• Worked with clients from Banking, Financial Services, Software, Educational, Construction, Heavy Machinery, and Charity/NGO domains across a variety of geographies.
• Focused on building creative solutions which engage and excite customers and connect them to brands at an emotional level.
• Providing leadership, direction and guidance to the members of the creative team.
• Advising and providing clients with branding strategies (including the setting up of across-the-board style guides) and recommending engaging, trendy and user-friendly user interfaces and user experiences.
• Worked with clients from Banking, Financial Services, Software, Educational, Construction, Heavy Machinery, and Charity/NGO domains across a variety of geographies.
July 2017
- June 2020
India
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Senior Associate - Projects
Led and managed a team of designer for the following projects –
• VR pitch for a top retail brand.
• Design for the JB Hunt order application.
• Design for the iOS sales deal app for Johnson & Johnson
• VR pitch for a top retail brand.
• Design for the JB Hunt order application.
• Design for the iOS sales deal app for Johnson & Johnson
April 2016
- June 2017
India
BORN
Creative Lead
Led and managed a team of designers working on –
• The UX/UI requirements of a number of e-commerce portals and mobile applications including creation of wireframes.
• A number of creative-led pitch proposals.
• The UX/UI requirements of a number of e-commerce portals and mobile applications including creation of wireframes.
• A number of creative-led pitch proposals.
August 2013
- March 2016
India
Xerago
Associate Art Director
Led a team of close to 40 designers working on a variety of digital projects. Banners, Emailers, Landing Pages, Microsites, Websites, Newsletters – you name the responsive digital collateral, we had done it. For clients from banking and financial services, glass manufacturing and other domains.
• Led the team that brainstormed and executed Citibank India's digital bank launch event held in Mumbai.
• Led the team that brainstormed and executed Citibank India's digital bank launch event held in Mumbai.
February 2013
- August 2013
India
Interakt Digital Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Associate Art Director
Started off as a Senior Graphic Designer and grew within a year into the Associate Art Director's role.
Led and worked on a variety of Facebook campaigns, mobile applications and pitch presentations.
Led and worked on a variety of Facebook campaigns, mobile applications and pitch presentations.
January 2011
- January 2013
India
PixelKraft Media Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Visualizer
Started off as a Trainee Visualiser and got promoted to Visualizer. Worked on a variety of print, web, animation and video projects.
June 2008
- December 2010
India
Freelance
Freelance designer
Worked on creating several website- and print-based collaterals for clients in India and the US.
June 2007
- June 2008
Education
Sri. Ramakrishna Matriculation Higher Sec School
10th Standard
2002
- 2003
India
Nyruthi Matriculation Higher Sec School
12th Standard
2004
- 2005
India
Dr. G.R. Damodaran College Of Science
B.Sc Visual Communication
June 2005
- June 2008
India
Languages
English (Fluent),
Hindi (Conversational),
Tamil (Conversational),
Malayalam (Conversational),
Awards
Skills
Adobe After Effects,
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Photoshop,
Adobe Photoshop,
Adobe XD,
Client Interaction,
Concept Presentation,
Ideation,
Invision Studio,
SketchApp,
Storyboarding,
Team Management,
Project Details
Website Design Portfolio link
Role
Concept, Storyboarding, Art Direction, Execution
Link
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Portfolio-Websites/5410583
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Print Medium Portfolio link
Role
Concept, Storyboarding, Art Direction, Execution
Link
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Portfolio-Press-Ads/5410885
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Video and Animation Portfolio link
Role
Concept, Storyboarding, Art Direction, Execution
Video Link
http://www.behance.net/gallery/La-premiere-nuit-Marc-Levy/5330799
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Shadow-Theif/5330599
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Oscar-Pill-Third-Book-trailer/5330753
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Kone-Liftman/5330355
Role
Concept, Storyboarding, Art Direction, Execution
Link
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Portfolio-Websites/5410583
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Print Medium Portfolio link
Role
Concept, Storyboarding, Art Direction, Execution
Link
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Portfolio-Press-Ads/5410885
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Video and Animation Portfolio link
Role
Concept, Storyboarding, Art Direction, Execution
Video Link
http://www.behance.net/gallery/La-premiere-nuit-Marc-Levy/5330799
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Shadow-Theif/5330599
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Oscar-Pill-Third-Book-trailer/5330753
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Kone-Liftman/5330355
Job Profile
• Ideation and Concept Development
• Designing and supervising the team.
• Designing and supervising the team.
Ui & UX
• UI/ UX
• Mobile application design IOS / Andriod
• Responsive Websites
• Interface design
• Flash banners
• Animation
• Other web related projects
• Mobile application design IOS / Andriod
• Responsive Websites
• Interface design
• Flash banners
• Animation
• Other web related projects
• Creating corporate identity, stationary
• Press ads
• Outdoor collaterals
• Creating mockup dummies of the design
• Supervising print
• Press ads
• Outdoor collaterals
• Creating mockup dummies of the design
• Supervising print
Video and animation
• Leading the team of 3d and visual effects
• Storyboard
• Matte painting
• Storyboard
• Matte painting
Key Skills
• UI & UX
• Generate creative ideas
• Organized Planner
• Good Presentation Skills
• Good Initiator and Motivator.
• Active Team Player
• Generate creative ideas
• Organized Planner
• Good Presentation Skills
• Good Initiator and Motivator.
• Active Team Player
Clients
• Noor Bank - Dubai
• Stanley Black&Decker Dubai
• World Vision India
• HSS Hire
• AM Conservation Group
• Simply conserve
• Colgate
• Reebok Spartan
• FH group
• Flying Machine
• Gavs - Engage 2014
• Oxjam
• Panache Cosmetics
• QWIK7
• Tata ecommerce
• Shoppers stop ecommerce
• Reliance AJIO ecommerce
• Citibank
• HDFC
• Lenovo
• Acer
• Levi's
• Royal Challengers Bangalore
• Nalco
• spirtsandmore.com
• Clinique
• Sippingspirts.com
• Stanley Black&Decker Dubai
• World Vision India
• HSS Hire
• AM Conservation Group
• Simply conserve
• Colgate
• Reebok Spartan
• FH group
• Flying Machine
• Gavs - Engage 2014
• Oxjam
• Panache Cosmetics
• QWIK7
• Tata ecommerce
• Shoppers stop ecommerce
• Reliance AJIO ecommerce
• Citibank
• HDFC
• Lenovo
• Acer
• Levi's
• Royal Challengers Bangalore
• Nalco
• spirtsandmore.com
• Clinique
• Sippingspirts.com