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Vijaya Katikem

Communication Designer|Story board artist|Visualizer|Advertising|Offline media planner

Bengaluru

5+ years of work experience

IPG Mediabrands
Nov 20257 mosMay 2026

Pune City, Maharashtra, India

IPG Mediabrands
Feb 20259 mosOct 2025

Pune City, Maharashtra, India

Brand Habitat
Apr 20248 mosNov 2024

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Dec 20222 yrsNov 2024

Drove regional TV and OOH campaigns for premium brands, increasing audience reach and optimizing media spends by 30% during high-impact festivals. Led employer branding initiatives across South India, shaping internal narratives and culture-centric campaigns for B2C brands such as Mangatrai, Nathu’s and sons, Prism - Odeum. Directed creative photoshoots end-to-end conceptualizing visuals, scouting locations and overseeing execution. Curated luxury brand events at IIFS for clients like Devi Jewellers and PKB, enhancing brand recall among elite clientele. Delivered cohesive branding across TVCs, outdoor media, and digital platforms; managed cross-functional teams and vendors to execute flawlessly. Played a key role in winning new clients by showcasing campaign ROI and strategic creativity.
Brand Habitat
Dec 20221 yr 8 mosJul 2024

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Brand visualizer, content strategy, design and art direction
MarketStar India (Regalix)
Jul 20211 yr 6 mosDec 2022

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

working as a visualizer on B2B enterprise technology companies
MarketStar India (Regalix)
Feb 20216 mosJul 2021

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

EssenceMediacom India
Feb 202010 moDec 2020

Bengaluru

Tv ads for Phonepe amd Vedantu and managing wholistic approach of offline media planning for Flipkart BBD campaign

Vijaya’s AI Stack

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Education

Symbiosis School of Media and Communication, Bengaluru

Master of Business Administration, Telecommunications Management

Symbiosis School of Media and Communication, Bengaluru

20182 yrs2020
Vellore Institute of Technology

B.tech electronics and communication, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

Vellore Institute of Technology

20144 yrs2018

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Headline

Communication Designer|Story board artist|Visualizer|Advertising|Offline media planner

About

Classically trained at the renowned Symbiosis-Media and communication management , I earned an electronics and communication engineering degree and mentored under VIT University. Following this experience, I believe that combination of technical and managerial skills makes me stand out of the crowd, and spent the past 5 years as a Brand manager for various brands which mainly involved enterprise tech ,jewellery brands such as VMWare, Tech Mahindra ,Phonepe, Flipkart ,Mangatrai ,PKB Jewellers and many more. Whether preparing a power point presentation to brand marketing, I take pride in accomplishing my organizational goals with accuracy and maintain to the highest standards. My mission is to exceed customer expectations, and I have earned a reputation for learning and doing precisely that throughout my career. Well versed in linguistics, a multi-linguist, where I am fluent in Hindi, Telugu, English which make a global citizen. I also enjoy creating unique dishes that blend unexpected flavor combinations. In addition, I am experienced in designing and have acquired the unique skills in designing and production of handmade crafts.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

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Canva Magic Studio

ChatGPT

ChatGPT Images

Figma Make

Work experience

Communications Designer at IPG Mediabrands, Nov 2025 - May 2026 · 7 mos, Pune City, Maharashtra, India

Senior associate- Design & Investment at IPG Mediabrands, Feb 2025 - Oct 2025 · 9 mos, Pune City, Maharashtra, India

Brand Manager at Brand Habitat, Apr 2024 - Nov 2024 · 8 mos, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Brand Manager at Snazzy Spaces, Dec 2022 - Nov 2024 · 2 yrs, Drove regional TV and OOH campaigns for premium brands, increasing audience reach and optimizing media spends by 30% during high-impact festivals. Led employer branding initiatives across South India, shaping internal narratives and culture-centric campaigns for B2C brands such as Mangatrai, Nathu’s and sons, Prism - Odeum. Directed creative photoshoots end-to-end conceptualizing visuals, scouting locations and overseeing execution. Curated luxury brand events at IIFS for clients like Devi Jewellers and PKB, enhancing brand recall among elite clientele. Delivered cohesive branding across TVCs, outdoor media, and digital platforms; managed cross-functional teams and vendors to execute flawlessly. Played a key role in winning new clients by showcasing campaign ROI and strategic creativity.

Senior Graphic Visualizer at Brand Habitat, Dec 2022 - Jul 2024 · 1 yr 8 mos, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, Brand visualizer, content strategy, design and art direction

Visualizer at MarketStar India (Regalix), Jul 2021 - Dec 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, working as a visualizer on B2B enterprise technology companies

Consultant at MarketStar India (Regalix), Feb 2021 - Jul 2021 · 6 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Offline media planning executive at EssenceMediacom India, Feb 2020 - Dec 2020 · 10 mo, Bengaluru, Tv ads for Phonepe amd Vedantu and managing wholistic approach of offline media planning for Flipkart BBD campaign

Education

Master of Business Administration, Telecommunications Management, Symbiosis School of Media and Communication, Bengaluru

B.tech electronics and communication, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology

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