Akshay Gururaj

Co-Founder

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India12 yrs 4 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 10 years of experience in creative leadership.
  • Expert in building culture-first platforms across diverse industries.
  • Proven track record in driving brand visibility and growth.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a creative leader in the Media and Marketing industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business StrategyBrand MarketingBrand StrategyMarketingCreative IdeationDigital MarketingPhotography

Other Skills

Adobe PhotoshopAudio EditingBloggingBusiness DevelopmentCameraCamera OperationClient RelationsContentContent StrategyCreative IndustriesDigital IPsDigital ProductionEditingEvent ManagementExperiential Marketing

About

Senior creative leader with 10+ years building culture-first platforms across food, nightlife, and lifestyle, specializing in content, experiential marketing, partnerships, and digital IPs. Proven track record leading end-to-end campaigns with cross-functional teams, driving brand visibility, repeat business, and measurable growth for D2C and hospitality brands

Experience

1g4t

Partner, Co-Founder

Aug 2021Present · 4 yrs 7 mos · Bangalore Urban

Client RelationsCreative IndustriesBusiness StrategyBrand MarketingMarketingBusiness Development+5

Okcredit

Brand Marketing Specialist

Jul 2019Oct 2019 · 3 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

MarketingStrategic ThinkingBrand StrategyCreative Ideation

Vista rooms

Freelance Photographer

Feb 2019Jan 2020 · 11 mos · India

  • Worked as a freelance photographer for StayVista properties across South India.

Freshmenu

Lead Photographer & Video Content Creator

Nov 2017Aug 2018 · 9 mos · Bangalore

  • My responsibilities included:
  • 1. Conceptualize video content around the brand to grow our YouTube, Facebook and Instagram channels. This included end-to-end pre-production, production and post-production of the video content.
  • 2. Use various channels like Facebook, Instagram (via Stories and Live) to reach out and interact with our audience.
Creative IndustriesMarketingStrategic ThinkingBrand StrategyCreative Ideation

Houzify

Digital Marketing Specialist, Photographer and Content Producer

Oct 2014Jul 2016 · 1 yr 9 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • My responsibilities at Houzify included:
  • 1. PHOTOGRAPHY:
  • a. Established a photo based content repository of homes from Bangalore, Delhi and Mumbai.
  • b. Shot over 70 beautifully designed homes, designed by home owners, interior designers and architects.
  • c. Instrumental in creating the 'Photography Playbook' meant for photographers who partnered to shoot with Houzify. The Playbook was developed after ample experimentation with styles, angles, lights and aesthetics, built to guide the network of photographers on contract with Houzify.
  • d. The photographs have not only been used as content on the app, but to also to support blog entries with images, on the Houzify 'Diaries' section.
  • 2. DIGITAL MARKETING:
  • a. Worked as a User Acquisition specialist for 1 year 4 months, understanding and executing app install campaigns on Facebook, which is Houzify's primary ad network.
  • b. My primary responsibility was to determine the highest CTRs and lowest CPIs across targeting parameters like age groups, gender, location and personal interests.
  • c. Experimented with different types of creatives and messages to drive app installs on both iOS and Android versions of the Houzify app.
  • d. Analyzed the effectiveness of the campaigns and user engagement on the app using a SAAS tool and optimized the same for goals.
  • d. Experimented with Google, Twitter and Instagram as secondary channels of driving app installs.
  • e. Used Facebook and Instagram to experiment with App Engagement ads, to bring back the inactive audience that had signed up via Facebook.
  • 3. CONTENT PRODUCER:
  • a. Shot and edited videos of Home Tours, Pro-interviews and App Tutorials.
Strategic ThinkingRelationship BuildingDigital MarketingPhotography

Impresario handmade restaurants

Culture Manager

Oct 2014Apr 2015 · 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Responsible for Communications, Social Media Marketing and management of the Coworking space at Social Offline, Church Street, Bangalore
Relationship Building

Odeon cinemas

Team Member

Dec 2011Aug 2012 · 8 mos · Swansea, United Kingdom

  • Sales of tickets, drinks and food.

Airbnb

Freelance Photographer

Oct 2011Aug 2018 · 6 yrs 10 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Shooting listings for Airbnb since 2011.
Creative Industries

The hindu

Intern

Apr 2009Jun 2009 · 2 mos

  • Wrote features in the Sports section.

Bar & bench

Student Writer

Jan 2009Jan 2009 · 0 mo

Education

Swansea University / Prifysgol Abertawe

Bachelor of Arts — Media Studies

Jan 2010Jan 2012

Christ University, Bangalore

Bachelor of Arts

Jan 2008Jan 2010

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