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Thamali Menikdiwela

Maharagama

Summary

Adept at transforming concepts into visual narratives, I significantly enhanced brand visibility and engagement for Innovation Quotient Pvt Ltd by mastering Adobe Creative Suite and demonstrating exceptional project management. My expertise in 3D modeling and a knack for creative problem-solving have consistently delivered compelling digital and print media solutions, ensuring client satisfaction and repeat business.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Graphic Designer

Innovation Quotient Pvt Ltd, Sri Lanka
04.2023 - 10.2024
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver consistent messaging across print, digital, and social media platforms.
  • Boosted customer engagement by creating eye-catching visuals tailored specifically for targeted demographics.
  • Resolved critical design challenges creatively while maintaining consistency with established branding guidelines.
  • Developed cohesive visual identities for clients, leading to increased brand awareness and market share.
  • Provided expert guidance on color theory, typography, layout principles, and other key design elements during project development phases.
  • Delivered high-quality designs on tight deadlines, ensuring client satisfaction and repeat business.
  • Liaising with writers, directors, and clients regarding the style, method, and execution of the animation to be produced
  • Developing storyboards based on the script
  • Setting up exposure sheets, divided into actions and timing, dialogues and music, animation layers, backgrounds, view perspective
  • Drawing rough sketches and animate
  • Illustrating keyframes and
  • Inking, coloring, and clean ups
  • Integrating images, characters, etc into background graphics
  • Syncing visuals with audio and voiceover tracks
  • Preparing all animation elements for compositing, including delivering in set formats
  • Enhancing animation with special effects at the post-production stage

Graphic Designer

Seven Media Group, Sri Lanka
10.2021 - 04.2023
  • Executed rebranding projects for 15+ clients, focusing on logos, website designs, and marketing materials.
  • Developed creative design for print materials, brochures, banners, and signs.
  • Created engaging social media graphics that drove user engagement and increased online visibility.
  • Conceptualized creative designs for print materials, banners, and signs.
  • Created digital image files for use in digital and traditional printing methods.

Creative Designer

National Institute of Business Management, Sri Lan
05.2021 - 10.2021
  • Produced video animations and promotional content for academic courses.
  • Designed multimedia assets, including posters and banners, using Photoshop and Illustrator.
  • Determined size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy to develop graphics and layouts for product illustrations, company logos and internet websites.
  • Utilized expertise and current best practices to verify quality of images, content and brand compliance.
  • Designed eye-catching packaging for products, strengthening brand recognition and consumer appeal.

Temporary Demonstrator

University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
05.2019 - 03.2021
  • Taught multimedia subjects such as Graphic Designing, Video Editing, and 3D Animation.
  • Designed creative assets for university events.

Freelance Graphic Designer

Freelance
06.2018 - 12.2018
  • Designed engaging graphics for various digital marketing campaigns, enhancing brand visibility.
  • Improved client satisfaction by delivering customized visual solutions tailored to brand identity.
  • Created compelling design layouts to meet client objectives and boost engagement.
  • Enhanced visual communication by collaborating with marketing teams for cohesive brand stories.

3D Graphic Designer

LK Sim (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka
11.2017 - 05.2018
  • Designed and produced multimedia content, including videos, animations, infographics, and interactive presentations.
  • Maintained and enhanced the visual brand identity, ensuring consistency and creativity in all multimedia materials.
  • Developed designs for both digital platforms (websites, social media) and print collateral (brochures, flyers).
  • Transformed ideas and concepts into compelling visual narratives that resonate with the target audience.
  • Improved the user experience of digital products through intuitive and visually pleasing design.
  • Modeled and animated 3D models, interior designs, exterior designs, and environments for both augmented and virtual reality applicatio

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Creative Multimedia

Limkokwing University
Malaysia
12-2017

Skills

  • Packaging design
  • Video editing
  • UI and UX design
  • Print design
  • Expert adobe suite
  • Email marketing design
  • Motion graphics
  • Infographics creation
  • Advanced typography
  • Presentation design
  • Visual storytelling
  • Creative concept development
  • Brand identity design
  • Layout design
  • Design project management
  • Environmental graphics
  • Digital illustration
  • Sketching
  • Social media graphics
  • Art direction
  • Project coordination
  • Adobe after effects
  • Digital design
  • Adobe creative suite
  • Image editing
  • Complex Problem-solving
  • Visual design
  • Digital graphics
  • Design thinking
  • Logo design
  • Graphic design
  • Visual communication
  • Illustration
  • Project management
  • Digital imagery
  • Production coordination
  • Marketing media
  • Logo creation
  • 3D modeling
  • Image manipulation
  • Project management abilities
  • Animation
  • 2D and 3D modeling
  • Advertising
  • Graphic and media design
  • Adobe photoshop, illustrator, and InDesign

Timeline

Senior Graphic Designer

Innovation Quotient Pvt Ltd, Sri Lanka
04.2023 - 10.2024

Graphic Designer

Seven Media Group, Sri Lanka
10.2021 - 04.2023

Creative Designer

National Institute of Business Management, Sri Lan
05.2021 - 10.2021

Temporary Demonstrator

University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
05.2019 - 03.2021

Freelance Graphic Designer

Freelance
06.2018 - 12.2018

3D Graphic Designer

LK Sim (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka
11.2017 - 05.2018

Bachelor of Arts - Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Creative Multimedia

Limkokwing University
Thamali Menikdiwela