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Kamen Kamenov

Co-Founder

Sofia, Sofia City, Bulgaria13 yrs 1 mo experience

Key Highlights

  • 15+ years in brand strategy and creative leadership.
  • Expert in building scalable brand systems.
  • Proven track record in M&A brand integration.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Brand Strategist and Creative Lead in the Marketing industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Brand StrategyCreative LeadershipOperational StrategyCreative ExecutionCreative DirectionGraphic DesignBrand Development

Other Skills

StrategyEvent BrandingVector IllustrationBrandingAdvertisingCreative Concept DesignPrepressPrint DesignAnimationWeb DesignLeadershipCreative Problem SolvingMotion GraphicsDigital PrintingUI/UX

About

I’m a Creative Lead and Brand Strategist with 15+ years across corporate marketing, agencies, and studio work. I bring clarity to complex brand ecosystems and translate strategic vision into creative systems that teams can use confidently. My strength is blending strategy with hands-on craft, building brand systems while staying deeply involved in design, visual development, and creative execution. My work spans brand architecture, identity design, campaign creative, design systems, digital experiences, video and motion, and event branding. I’ve created hundreds of brand assets and templates, shaped guidelines used across global teams, and built operational processes that support both strategic initiatives and day-to-day production. I see brand as a living system. Brands behave like humans: they need structure, voice, and the ability to express themselves meaningfully in order to exist. My experience covers M&A brand integration, visual identity development, illustration, UI and UX collaboration, and the realities of delivering creative work at scale. I guide big ideas, but I also genuinely love the craft itself: refining a layout, shaping motion, exploring typography, or developing a design pattern. My enthusiasm for design and its possibilities remains one of my defining traits. Specialties include brand architecture, identity systems, creative direction, design systems, campaign development, M&A integration, and cross-functional alignment. I’m currently evolving the Progress brand ecosystem and growing toward Creative Director or Head of Brand roles where strategic vision, creative leadership, and hands-on craft come together.

Experience

13 yrs 1 mo
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Current Experience

Progress

3 roles

Creative Lead — Graphic Designer, Senior Principal

Promoted

Mar 2022Present · 4 yrs 3 mos

  • Creative Lead within the Digital & Creative Marketing organization, partnering closely with the VP, senior directors, and cross-functional execution teams. I guide the corporate brand visual identity, lead key creative and campaign initiatives, influence design operations, and shape creative standards across marketing, product marketing, and web.
  • Key responsibilities & contributions:
  • Lead stewardship of the corporate brand and 20+ product brands, defining a clear brand architecture and maintaining scalable brand guidelines.
  • Maintain and evolve a comprehensive brand bank with hundreds assets, and templates used company-wide.
  • Develop brand strategy with leadership; deliver brand trainings and reinforce consistency across all marketing surfaces.
  • Provide creative oversight and alignment for campaigns, identity updates, and digital execution.
  • Influence and evolve the Marketing Web Design System, ensuring consistent application of the brand across digital experiences.
  • Co-led the Asana operational redesign with Directors and Managers, improving workflow clarity, planning, and creative intake processes.
  • Actively participate in hiring and interviewing new team members for both the Web team and Design Services, helping shape team culture, standards, and long-term creative direction.
  • Supported the expansion of the design services organization from 2 to 8 designers, strengthening strategic thinking and elevating creative quality.
  • Creative lead for ~6 major events, including ChefConf, internal events with 700+ attendees, and the Bulgarian DevReach conference.
  • Built motion/video workflows and mentored team members to elevate motion design capabilities across the organization.
  • Led creative and brand alignment through 4 M&A integrations, creating the brand playbook and solving visual identity clashes, naming conflicts, and architecture inconsistencies.
StrategyCreative DirectionBrand StrategyCreative Leadership

Design Services Team Lead — Graphic Designer, Principal

Promoted

Jun 2021Mar 2022 · 9 mos

Senior Graphic Designer

Jun 2018Jun 2021 · 3 yrs

  • Key member of the team responsible for the Progress brand refresh, scaling the brand identity and supporting the expansion of the internal creative team.
  • Responsibilities & achievements:
  • Designed foundational assets for the refreshed corporate brand, ensuring scalability and usability across marketing and product.
  • Built campaign systems still used across the organization.
  • Supported the team’s growth from 2 → 8 designers, shaping workflow and onboarding practices.
  • Worked closely with senior stakeholders on campaigns, launches, and product brand updates.
  • Contributed to internal communication design and led intranet redesign.

Oblik studio

Co-Founder, Art Director

May 2015Jul 2018 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Sofia · On-site

  • Founder and lead creative of a boutique studio focused on branding, digital identity, and art direction.
  • Responsibilities & achievements:
  • Led branding, rebranding, illustration, and identity systems for startups, and digital-first companies.
  • Created brand guidelines, iconography, and branded materials across print and digital.
  • Delivered app design, web design, and wireframing for early-stage companies.
  • Directed production, prepress, and execution across all deliverables.
  • Provided creative briefs, managed communication with onsite and freelance designers, and collaborated with third-party teams.
  • Worked closely with interaction design teams on UI/UX-heavy projects.
  • Led event identity and visual direction for clients.
Vector IllustrationBrandingBrand StrategyCreative Direction

Next-dc

2 roles

Art Director

Promoted

Nov 2013Aug 2014 · 9 mos

  • Worked across major global brands including Heineken, Cartoon Network, Fox, Jack Daniel’s, Amstel.
  • Led concepts, visualizations, digital campaigns, and pitch work.
  • Delivered ATL/BTL/TTL, Facebook apps, interactive content, and identity design.
  • Collaborated with copywriters, creative directors, and development teams.
  • Strengthened insight-driven concepting and proactive creative development.
AdvertisingCreative Concept DesignCreative DirectionBrand Strategy

Graphic designer

Jun 2012Nov 2013 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Created advertising campaigns, print materials, email and social media design, and visualizations for pitch presentations.

Axxon bulgaria jsc

Graphic Designer

Jan 2010Jun 2012 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria

  • In-house graphic designer handling packaging, product design, print, and campaign work.
  • Responsibilities & achievements:
  • Designed packaging, brochures, advertising campaigns, and product brand collateral.
  • Handled prepress, production, studio photography, and retouch.
  • Designed both indoor and outdoor printed materials.
  • Collaborated closely with product brand managers across multiple product lines.
  • Developed strong foundations in layout discipline, production accuracy, and structured design execution.
PrepressPrint DesignGraphic DesignBrand Development

Webground

Graphic Designer

Aug 2008Feb 2009 · 6 mos · Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria

  • Designer working across digital media, interactive banners, and identity.
  • Responsibilities & achievements:
  • Created concepts for banner campaigns including Flash animation.
  • Designed for new media brands: identity, illustration, web design, online presence, presentations, and online games.
  • Built a wide skill set across animation, interactive content, and visual storytelling.
AnimationWeb DesignGraphic DesignCreative Execution

Education

BSC in precision engineering and optics "M. Lomonosov "

Professional High School — Measuring Equipment

Jan 2003Jan 2008

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