Chief Creative Officer
February 2016
- Present
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Consultant - Digital Transformation & Design
May 2019
- November 2021
Sri Lanka
Head of Creative Strategy
May 2018
-
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Senior Art Director
A creative and hands-on role. Working in a creative team to imagine and innovate new multichannel marketing ideas and concepts, and to develop brands to their potential. Handled brands such as Seylan Bank, Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts, Dialog Telekom, Reborn, HNB Assurance and Aitken Spence amongst others.
September 2013
- September 2015
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Art Director
Working for HSBC's internal advertising arm, Global Publishing Services.
Responsibilities in supporting creative direction of the team, mentoring designers and to ensure consistent delivery of creative high quality work.
Also responsible for Quality Assurance checks of guidelines, policies and advertising standards as well as being responsible for the Colombo design team as team lead. Mostly involved in conceptual advertising work to improve the look and feel of HSBC globally.
October 2008
- July 2013
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Web and Interactive Specialist
Responsible for everything related to the web.
As a creative role, was involved in implementing websites for clients and coming up with new web-related ideas involving blogging, flash media, etc.
On a technical role, was involved in maintaining the IT infrastructure, as a volunteer IT Administrator, on a day-to-day basis making sure everything runs smoothly.
September 2006
- October 2008
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Senior Designer
Was responsible for creating user friendly and creative interfaces for custom-made software packages and all other internal promotional and advertising materials including packaging, web interfaces, and adverts.
April 2006
- October 2006
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Senior Designer
January 2005
- March 2006
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Art Director
Joined as a Junior Designer working myself up to a more challenging and responsible role as an Art Director. Was responsible in leading a team to achieve goals in a timely manner and to bring about new ideas of concept and creative thinking into projects ranging from packaging to web interfaces.
February 2002
- October 2004
Colombo, Sri Lanka