Olivvia Swaminathan Brand and UX Designer | 4+ Years of Experience | MA in UX Design, Loughborough University, UK Contact olivviaswaminathan@gmail.com
+91 7875814337
Mumbai, India
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About Me An explorer at heart, my life experiences of staying at various locations has shaped the person I am today. The exposure of living by perspectives of looking at life. I use my knowledge coupled with these experiences to build meaningful solutions for the people of various projects I have always worked for. A believer in philosophy, one of my hobbies is inspired by simple day to day things. Photography, architecture, process and the society always draw my attention. I am enthusiastic, adaptive, open, honest and passionate towards design and its value! To me, design and life are inseparable and beautifully weave into one another. I believe that my impact as a designer cannot do is way beyond a title! industry, I have worked on building websites, systems, apps, dashboards and presentations. I handle the company’s branding & communications across platforms at my current organization. I am open to explore opportunities to work on getting in touch with you!
Design Skills
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Work Experience 1. Branding & Communications HomeCapital, Mumbai, India
Feb 2020 - Present
UX design & Strategy Define and design brand guidelines - UI, branding & communication specifications for internal teams, developers and stakeholders. Design the different company websites, apps, internal system dashboards, developer platforms and various customer portals. Information architecture, creative and visual guidelines for design and marketing teams. Work closely with developement, business and management teams to design, execute and carry out product development cycles. Conduct user testing, research and development to constantly improve existing designs and systems.
Marketing, Branding & Communications Conduct market research, create marketing presentations and represent the company for marketing amongst leading real estate developers in India. Plan campaigns, communication outcomes, creative copy, visual concepts and user flows for monthly and seasonal activities to meet business goals. Stratgeize and improve conversion rates through constant improvements on website pages, creatives and customer service communications. Design financial reports, corporate and investor presentations along with the management teams for Indian and global audiences. eg. Jeffries conference 2021. Designing of all print media communication like standees, signages etc.
Design strategy | UX research & analysis Profile | Persona creation | UI design Wireframing | Prototyping | Usability testing Service & System design | Retail design Branding & Communication | Exhibition design
2. UI/UX Designer Chittlesoft Solutions Pvt Ltd, Pune, India
Aug 2017- Oct 2018
Education 1. MA User Experience Design Loughborough University, United Kingdom Aug 2018 - Oct 2019
Graduated with a Merit in UX Design. Enhanced skills in design research, service & experience design, usability and UX methodologies.
2. Graduation in Retail & Exhibition Design
UI design Design wireframes, user profiles, personas, information architecture, task/user flows. Redesign existing websites as per client requirements and business goals for various markets like food, fashion, healthcare.
Print & Experience Design Enhance customer experiences for patients for a healthcare brand through rebranding of the signage and internal communications. Led photoshoot sessions for doctors and staff for the brand’s new visual library.
MIT Institute of Design, India Aug 2011 - Apr 2016
Graduated with an A grade. Developed skills of observing and understanding human behaviour, psychology, decision making and various concepts of brand & communication. Learnt the relation between space and functionality in order to design effective and relevant experiences for the end user / customer / consumer.
3. HSC with Computer Science Nowrosjee Wadia College, India Aug 2009 - Apr 2011
Secured a First class in the boards.
3. Design Executive Future Retail India, Mumbai, India
Aug 2016 - Aug 2017
{The youngest manager in my team, I got promoted within 6 months from the store level
Retail Design & Layout Planning Planning & execution of brand communication & promotions in store and mall premises for the then prime store in Mumbai. Management and responsibility of vendor requirements, material invoices and display fixtures for my store. Design virtual store layouts for all fashion merchandise and categories as per season. As part of the brand team, I presented these dockets to the company CEO, regional, category heads and the buying team to ensure its impelementation across all format stores.
4. Retail Design Intern Future Group, Mumbai, India
Aug 2015 - Feb 2016
4. General Basic Education St. Joseph’s High School Pashan, Pune, India
Retail Communication Design
Jun 1996 - Apr 2009
Design of a detailed communication system across various store formats of Big Bazaar across different cities.
Secured a Distinction (88%) in the SSC board exam.
Understand customer profiles, their individual approaches and needs to plan the variations in hierarchy and type of communication Improve employee experience within back offices at various key stores across India.
Design Tools Axure | Adobe Experience Design (XD)
5. Design Intern
Invision | Marvel | Adobe Photoshop |
Retale Design Solutions, Bengaluru, India
May 2014 - Jul 2014
Adobe Illustrator | Adobe Indesign Architectural Design, Drafting & Execution
Interpersonal Skills Leadership | Team player | Decision Making |
Layout designs for multiple format tea cafes. Majorly overlooked the execution of one cafe design from scratch till its opening. Worked on different architectural projects ranging from healthcare spaces to hospitality.
Adapdability | Patience | Listening | Persistence | Empathy | Flexibility | Communication | Honesty | Collaboration
Certifications 1. UXathon 2019 Loughborough University, United Kingdom
Interests Photography | Poetry | Travel | Dance & Music | Watching the making of films | Exploring cuisines
Nov 2018
A day long event that involved working on live briefs for clients based in Hong Kong.
2. UI/UX Design Design Boat, India
Mar 2018 - May 2018
A 10 week certificate course introducing the basics of UI/UX design.