Kim Lomba

Design Director

London, United Kingdom
London-based Design Director, with 10 years of experience in advertising, digital product design, consultancy and start-ups, passionate about solving problems through design thinking.

Work Experience

Ruckus Marketing

Intern

June 2013 - August 2013 New York, New York, United States

MC Saatchi Abel

Integrated Designer

October 2013 - December 2016 Cape Town, South Africa

Freelanc'it

Co-founder of Freelanc'it

Executive Creative Director and Designer
March 2015 - March 2016 South Africa

Possible

Digital Designer

March 2017 - September 2017 United Kingdom

Catapult Sports

Freelance Creative Lead

Leading the App design
November 2017 - July 2018 United Kingdom

Stink Studios

Freelance Senior Designer

July 2018 - September 2018 United Kingdom

AKQA

Senior Digital Designer

October 2018 - November 2018 London, United Kingdom

Bow And Arrow

Creative Lead

November 2018 - December 2019 United Kingdom

Perlego

Design Director

February 2020 - Present United Kingdom

Keel

Founding Product Designer

July 2022 - February 2024 United Kingdom

Education

Central Saint Martins College Of Art And Design

Short Course: Introduction to Art & Design

April 2009 - July 2009 London, United Kingdom

Parsons The New School For Design

Bachelors in Illustration

September 2009 - May 2013 New York, United States

Friend Of Design

Course in HTML5 & CSS

April 2015 - May 2015 Cape Town, South Africa

Languages

English (Native),

Skills

Adobe Creative Suit, App Design, Art Direction, Communication Design, CSS, Digital Design, Graphic Design, Illustration, Social Media, UX/UI, Website Design,

Awards

STAMPS FOR GOOD - ROCKET SEED
// Cannes Lion International Festival of Creativity - Cannes - 2017 //
Shortlisted for Design Award

// Loerie Awards of Creativity South Africa - 2017 //
Design for Digital Award finalist

Voted The Drum Creative work of the Week

THE STREET STORE- The Night Haven Shelter
// Cannes Lion International Festival of Creativity - Cannes - 2014 //
Ambient Media - Bronze
Design - Gold
5 shortlists

// Clio Awards of Creativity - New York - 2014 //
Engagement Events - Gold
Engagement Experiential - Silver
Out of Home - Silver
PR cause-related - Bronze
PR special event - Bronze

// One Show - New York - 2015 //
Interactive, Websites, Social Networks - Silver
Design, Design for the Greater Good, Government / Non-Profit Initiated - Bronze
Experiences / Outdoor Spaces - Finalist
Experiences / Brand Installations - Finalist
Public Service - Design / Collateral Design - Single or Series – Finalist
Direct Marketing / Ambient Media – Finalist
Innovation in Outdoor / Single – Finalist
Public Service - Experiential / Ambient & Guerilla - Finalist
Public Service - Experiential / Events, Competitions & Installations – Finalist
Websites / Social Networks / Community - Finalist

// D&AD Awards - London - 2015 //
Direct / Direct Response / Ambient - Wood Pencil
White Pencil - Creativity for Good / Advertising & Marketing Communications - Not for Profit - Wood Pencil
Branding / Brand Experience & Environments - Wood Pencil
Direct - Integrated - Wood Pencil

// Loerie Awards of Creativity South Africa - 2014 & 2015 //
2014
Outdoor - Gold
Integrated Campaign - Silver
Social Media - Bronze
Design - Craft Certificate
1 Shortlist

2015
Effectiveness- Silver

// Assegai Awards for Marketing South Africa - 2015//
Social media - Gold
Innovative Solution - Gold
Special Award for Non-Profit - Gold

// Adlip //
Top 10 Experiential Campaigns of 2014

// Prisms Award for PR - South Africa - 2015 //
Community Relations Campaign - Gold
NGO Campaign - Gold