Swasti Solanki

Head of Design

New York City, New York, United States3 yrs 7 mos experience

AI Enabled

Key Highlights

Strategic designer with a focus on impactful solutions.
Experienced in leading design communities and events.
Expertise in blending creativity with functionality.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic designer with a focus on branding and user experience in the design industry.

Contact

solankiswasti18@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Organizational LeadershipCreative WritingGraphic Design PrinciplesDesign LeadershipDesign StrategyBrand StrategyVisual DesignProject Management

Other Skills

Constructive FeedbackWritingCommunication TrainingCreative Concept DesignAssistant TeachingConceptualisationVisual StorytellingVisual CommunicationDesign ConsultingBusiness DesignBrand Deck DesignCommunicationIllustrationCreative IdeationBrand Design

About

I am a strategic and visual designer. My expertise spans over research, human centred design, systems building, brand strategizing and management. I take an interdisciplinary approach, blending creativity and functionality to design impactful solutions. I am an initiative taker who thrives in multicultural settings. By simplifying complex problems, I aim to bridge the gap between the users and great ideas that potentially lead to positive global impact.

Experience

3 yrs 7 mos

Total Experience

9 mos

Average Tenure

9 mos

Current Experience

Figma

Figma Campus Leader

Aug 2025 – Present · 9 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area · On-site

Selected to represent Figma on campus, building and leading a thriving student design community.
Collaborated with Figma's Education and Product teams, providing feedback on unreleased features and joining exclusive leadership + roadmap sessions.

Perplexity

Campus Strategist

Aug 2025 – Aug 2025 · 0 mo

Parsons school of design - the new school

2 roles

Strategic Design & Management Student Assistant

Jul 2025 – Present · 10 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area · On-site

Leading all events and communications of MS Strategic Design and Management department.
Hosting Career development and networking events for MS SDM
Fostering a close-knit Strategic Design & Management community through workshops and events
Creating engaging content for the official MS SDM Parsons social media channels
Collaborating with the director and senior management on all event-organisational logistics.

Organizational Leadership

Teaching Assistant

Sep 2024 – Jun 2025 · 9 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area · On-site

School of Art, Media and Technology
Senior Illustration Thesis, PSD/ Illustration Department
offering constructive feedback on students' overall projects, helping them refine both their written and creative work
assisting with writing- this includes guiding them through thesis proposals, statements, bios, and various written components of their projects, such as children's books, graphic novels, and scripts for animation
providing comprehensive support to students

Constructive FeedbackCreative WritingGraphic Design PrinciplesWritingCommunication TrainingCreative Concept Design+2

Nasa - national aeronautics and space administration

Design Strategist

Jan 2025 – May 2025 · 4 mos · New York, New York, United States · On-site

Designing strategic solutions to expand opportunity landscape in the International Space Station's Lower Earth Orbit.
Parsons School of Design: External Engagement Studio
Keywords: Strategic Design, Research, Project Facilitation, Systems Thinking, Service Design, Stakeholder Mapping, Conceptualisation, Pitch Design

Design LeadershipVisual StorytellingGraphic Design PrinciplesVisual CommunicationCommunication TrainingDesign Strategy+3

Freelance

Graphic Designer

Jun 2024 – Mar 2025 · 9 mos

Worked on brand strategy, visual design, packaging design and illustrations for clients across different domains including food and beverage, fashion, tech and finance.

Brand Deck DesignCommunicationIllustrationCreative IdeationVisual DesignGraphic Design Principles+10

Red baron pvt. ltd.

2 roles

Design Lead

Promoted

Dec 2023 – May 2024 · 5 mos

Special Projects
Oversaw the entire process from ideation and conceptualisation to final client delivery, ensuring a seamless transition from concept to reality.
Managed client discussions and ensured effective feedback integration throughout the project lifecycle.
Led cross-functional creative team management and executed collaborative efforts, driving the successful development and delivery of high-quality products.

CommunicationManagementIllustrationCreative IdeationGraphic Design PrinciplesDesign Research+19

Illustrator

Sep 2023 – May 2024 · 8 mos

Special Projects
Conceptualisation and translating
Brand development,
Execution using tools like Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Procreate

Deepstrat

Visual Designer

Sep 2022 – Oct 2022 · 1 mo · New Delhi, Delhi, India

Homi bhabha centre for science education (hbcse), tifr

Illustrator

May 2022 – Jul 2022 · 2 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

Digitally created botanical Illustrations to be used in a brochure and desk calendar at HBCSE campus.

Nextleap

Graphic Design Intern

Jan 2022 – Feb 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Social Media Creatives
Collage assets for website
Course Deck Design
Certificate Design
Blog Titles

Insellers

Graphic Design Intern

Jul 2021 – Sep 2021 · 2 mos

Rethought.space

Website Graphic Designer

Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 · 0 mo

Building a brand identity
Designed a logo keeping in mind the name and the concept of rethought
Formulated a suitable colour palette
Fixated an art style to represent the ideas consistently on blog
Instagram Creative Design
Website Design
Used Webflow to design a blog for monthly articles and posts online (no-code tools)
Illustration
Made various vector images supporting the articles