Karthikeyan Ganesh

Design Manager

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India13 yrs 9 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led design initiatives for multiple SaaS products.
Mentored and built a creative design team.
Crafted engaging visual experiences across various platforms.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS-focused Visual Designer with strong expertise in user experience and branding.

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Skills

Core Skills

Visual DesignCreative DirectionInteraction Design

Other Skills

Adobe Creative SuiteAdobe PhotoshopAdvertisingAfter EffectsBrandingCharacter AnimationCollaborative Problem SolvingConcept DesignCreative Problem SolvingCustomer DrivenDigital PaintingDrawingEnglishFigma (Software)Graphics

About

I'm a passionate designer who thrives on crafting simple, believable, and functional solutions—across both digital and traditional design mediums. Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to collaborate with some amazing brands, delivering high-quality work that spans the full spectrum—from early product ideation to pixel-perfect execution. This journey has equipped me with hands-on experience designing complex SaaS products, web platforms, corporate websites, landing pages, and illustrations. Core Skills: Visual Design, Wireframing, Interaction Design, Illustration Complementary Skills: Graphic Design, Basic Motion Design, Basic Animation Beyond work, I find joy in gaming, travel, and music—they keep me inspired and creatively recharged.

Experience

13 yrs 9 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 9 mos

Average Tenure

12 yrs

Current Experience

Superops.ai

Design Manager - Visual

Jul 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 11 mos

Over the past 5 years at SuperOps, I’ve had the opportunity to grow with the company from its earliest days, building and managing the visual design team while shaping the brand’s creative direction.
As a founding team member, I’ve been hands-on in conceptualizing, designing, and executing visual experiences across web, product, campaigns, and brand storytelling — ensuring design consistently amplifies business goals. Alongside, I’ve taken on the responsibility of mentoring and leading designers, setting up processes, and driving a culture of creativity, consistency, and innovation.
From building design systems and marketing campaigns to seeing our work come alive on global stages, it’s been a journey of scaling both the brand and the team.

MockupsFigma (Software)Creative DirectionBrandingVisual Design

Reve marketing

Senior Visual Designer

Aug 2019 – Jul 2020 · 11 mos · Chennai Area, India

Mulch.ai
Help design the overall experience and visual language for the product
Support the marketing team with website, campaigns and collateral that help in lead generation
Perform A/B tests to improve overall functionality of the products placement

Figma (Software)Visual Design

Freshworks

2 roles

Senior Visual Designer - Freshchat

Jul 2017 – Aug 2019 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Led end-to-end design initiatives for the Freshchat Marketing team, ensuring consistency across campaigns, landing pages, and digital assets.
Maintained and evolved the visual language of Freshworks within the Freshchat brand.
Took strategic, calculated risks to deliver creative and effective campaign/landing page solutions.
Proactively improved existing website pages with cleaner layouts and enhanced user experience.
Mentored and guided new designers, ensuring quality standards and accountability in deliverables.

Visual Designer

May 2016 – Jul 2017 · 1 yr 2 mos

My role at Freshworks has been both challenging and rewarding, involving the creation and handoff of complete website experiences across multiple products, including Freshchat, Freshteam, Freshcaller, and Freshmarketer. This required end-to-end design ownership — from ideation and illustrations to developing new layouts wherever needed.
Designed and launched the Freshchat homepage, which was featured on lookatthatsaas.com and hyperpixel.io for its creativity and execution.
Accountable for producing marketing collaterals and campaigns across the above-mentioned products, ensuring brand consistency and visual impact.

Raising ibrows

Senior Interaction Designer

Jan 2015 – Apr 2016 · 1 yr 3 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

At RI, my role primarily involved web design, branding, and print work, along with several UI/UX and social media projects. The experience was both engaging and rewarding, giving me the opportunity to deepen my understanding of designing for digital mediums across web and mobile.
I’m proud to have contributed to a wide range of reputed projects, including:
Brahmayya & Co, Vaph, Unitus Seed Fund, Doshi, Kryptos, Skilldom, Kalapadruma, Borrowhut, EatWater, Skinny Mints, Buskeroo, Square Today, Reynolds, and Nippon.

Freelance graphic and web design

2 roles

Visual Designer

Promoted

Jun 2014 – Present · 12 yrs

I’ve recently updated my skills in interaction design and worked on:
Projects from the Dribbble community
Assignments from repeat clients
Work referred through trusted sources
I’m currently open to taking on tasks in my free time to keep things fresh and engaging.

MockupsFigma (Software)Visual DesignInteraction Design

Graphic Designer

Sep 2012 – Jun 2014 · 1 yr 9 mos

Right after college, I took on several freelance projects that exposed me to emerging design trends and conventions.
My first extensive project was with Sassy Lassi, a popular brand in Texas, USA, which opened the door to many more clients.
I also participated actively on 99designs, where I took up multiple projects and won several of them.

Rr donnelley

Senior Graphic Designer

Mar 2013 – Nov 2014 · 1 yr 8 mos · Chennai Area, India

At Team Brooklyn, I was part of a creative team focused on delivering top-notch design solutions for a diverse set of clients. I began as a graphic designer and gradually expanded into client-facing responsibilities, including understanding client requirements, scoping projects, and overseeing production.
Contributed to both client and in-house projects, requiring strong creative problem-solving and collaboration.
Designed across multiple formats, leveraging tools such as Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects, and Premiere Pro.
Gained valuable experience in balancing design execution with client communication and project management.