Shijil K Balakrishnan

Co-Founder

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India16 yrs 3 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 10 years of experience in design and marketing.
  • Expert in creating functional visual solutions.
  • Strong focus on user engagement and brand consistency.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a creative professional specializing in digital marketing and visual design.

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Skills

Core Skills

Creative DirectionBrand PositioningArt DirectionGraphic DesignBrandingCorporate BrandingDigital Media

Other Skills

Adobe Creative SuiteAdobe PhotoshopAdobe XDAnimationBranding & IdentityCreative Problem SolvingDesignDigital PhotographyFlashFlash AnimationGraphicsIllustratorLayoutLogo DesignProduct Design

About

Strong expertise in visual communication, conceptualising and implementing marketing campaigns. Experience in print and packaging, Understanding of digital platforms. With 10+ years of experience in the Design world. I always try to keep my works I use simple and functional visual solutions that really work. I pay special attention to designing the logic of the future design and work with typography. I believe that quality is the result of a deep dive into the client’s business problems and research into user/audience that can be solved with my solutions. Everything that I do is for the love of my craft. I never stop learning, or pushing myself to try new ideas. Skills: Visual / UI design, digital design, creativity, team player, Photoshop, Illustrator, indesign, XD, Figma, Premiere Pro, After Effects and more. Here are few of my projects: https://www.behance.net/Shijilkrishna Cell No: +91 9916711211 Email: shijilkrishna@gmail.com

Experience

Skmads - dsp & mobile app marketing agency

Sr. Graphic Designer (Creative Art)

Dec 2025Dec 2025 · 0 mo · Singapore · On-site

Caps lock

Founder & Creative Director

May 2025Dec 2025 · 7 mos · India · Hybrid

  • At Caps Lock Digital Marketing Agency, I drive strategic growth and brand positioning through design-led marketing solutions. I collaborate closely with clients such as Indus Mortgages NZ, Kaliyani Motors, Manyata-Ekamoi.com, and others—delivering tailored creative campaigns that connect with audiences and generate measurable business impact.
Creative DirectionBrand Positioning

Full-time

Art Director - Creative

Jan 2024May 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos · India · Hybrid

  • Conceptualize and produce online and offline collateral for marketing and sales, including original campaigns, direct mail, brochures, print, and Social media ads.
  • Work closely with clients and project management teams to understand the client’s business needs.-Lead and inspire creative team. Be responsible for the wider creative output and develop / mentor designers.
  • Ensure that work is delivered to the highest standards.
  • Keep a status on all on-going projects team is working on and make sure all deliverables are met in a timely manner.
  • Ensure brand guidelines are followed and adhered to by immediate team and in all work that team produces.
  • Confidently explain strategic thinking and present final work in an inspiring way to clients.
  • Ensure that all work produced is to a suitably high standard and within brand guidelines and specifications.
  • Responsible for ensuring brand consistency while offering a fresh approach to design, artwork, digital, and print output
  • Responsible for the design and production of a diverse range of graphic, print, and digital media collateral.
  • Project: TESCO, Barratt Homes, sanofi, DHL, Meesho, Motorola, Honda, Royal Canin, Scenic Cruises
Art DirectionAdobe Creative SuiteCreative Problem SolvingSocial MediaDigital PhotographyGraphic Design+3

Interactive avenues

3 roles

Group Head - Creative

Promoted

Apr 2022Jan 2024 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Great design has always been at the core of great advertising.
  • In my current role, I'm deeply involved in the creative process, from brainstorming ideas and crafting design solutions to keeping projects on track and managing resources and clients.
  • As a team leader, I provide creative direction and hands-on support to our visualizers and designers, ensuring they have everything they need to bring ideas to life.
  • Interactive Avenues is India’s leading full-service digital marketing company with offices in Mumbai (headquarters), Gurugram, Bengaluru, Chennai and Kolkata. We offer a comprehensive range of cutting-edge services including Media, Programmatic, Data & Analytics, E-Commerce, Paid Search, Social Media, SEO, ORM, Creative and Web Development under one roof with multidisciplinary teams.
  • Some of the amazing brands I have worked with are Xiaomi India | POCO | Redmi India | AVT Beverages | Wipro Softouch | jockey India
  • https://www.behance.net/Shijilkrishna
Corporate BrandingArt DirectionVisualizationAnimationBrandingSocial Media Marketing+5

Associate Creative Group Head

May 2021Apr 2022 · 11 mos

Corporate Branding

Creative Designer

Mar 2018Apr 2021 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Corporate BrandingBranding

Adzmedia™

Visual Designer

Oct 2016Jan 2018 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bangalore

  • At Adzmedia, I played a key role in bringing marketing ideas to life through design. I created fresh, engaging themes for marketing materials and collaborated with the creative team to produce digital artwork for promotions. Beyond marketing, I also contributed to producing print materials for key clients and helped streamline the creation of policy manuals and training resources for new employees.
Corporate BrandingDigital MediaWireframingBranding

Digicliff solutions private limited

Creative Designer/ UI designer

Jan 2016Sep 2016 · 8 mos · Bangalore

Corporate BrandingBranding

Ad2pro media solutions pvt. ltd.

Animator / Digital Ex-Quality Checker

Apr 2009Dec 2015 · 6 yrs 8 mos · Bangalore

Branding

Education

Diploma in Multimedia and Animatioin

Skill Mech Engineering Institute

Jan 2002Jan 2005

Automobile Engineering

Kerala Academy Of Engineering

Jan 2001Jan 2002

Pre-University

University of Calicut

Jan 1999Jan 2001

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