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Abrar Azad
Creative Lead, Silvermine Group · Bengaluru
I build AI-first creative teams that ship more work, faster — without dropping the standard.
Resume
13+ years, one direction.
CV coming soon
Apr 2024 – now
Bengaluru
· remote US company
Creative Lead @ Silvermine Group
Direct creative across seven compliance and community products used by 100,000+ customers a year. Lead a 12-person global media production team, brought AI into production, and authored the operating model for a 360° in-house agency.
Jun 2023 – Apr 2024
Bengaluru
Senior Graphic Designer @ upGrad KnowledgeHut
Led AI-driven design and team operations for global performance campaigns, with a focus on international markets. Received the Captain Cool Award for leadership under pressure.
May 2021 – Feb 2023
Bengaluru
Lead Graphic Designer @ Shadowfax
Led and mentored the design team. Built identities, recognition systems and partner campaigns that reached 25,000+ delivery partners. Owned creative budgeting and resource planning.
2018 – 2021
India + overseas
Brand consultant @ Independent
Brand identity and communication for clients across India and overseas.
2014 – 2018
Hubballi
Brand Communication Manager @ Naturence Spa
Owned brand communication.
Jul 2012 – May 2014
Bengaluru
Senior Graphic Designer @ Print 360
Designed logos, display ads and social creatives. Worked with internal teams and vendors to deliver on time, and built key brand elements for the company’s visual identity.
2010
Salalah, Oman
Graphic Designer @ Oman National Factory
Where it started: the only designer on site.
Next
Creative Director · Head of Design · Head of Creative Operations
Skills
Creative direction
Creative operations
Team leadership
Org design
AI production
Design systems
UI/UX
Campaign creative
Motion and video
Brand identity
Executive communication
Tools
Design + motion
Figma, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere, Framer, Canva
AI image + video
Magnific, Midjourney, Firefly, Leonardo, Ideogram, SeeDream, Runway, Kling, Luma, Veo
Thinking + ops
Claude, ChatGPT, Notion, Miro, Jira, HubSpot, Mailchimp
Awards
Captain Cool Award · upGrad KnowledgeHut
Leadership, creative problem-solving and on-time delivery under high-pressure campaign timelines.
Languages + education
English, Hinglish, Arabic, Kannada
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