Aakanksha "Aku" Singh

- Creating web and graphic designs / artwork / social media marketing material based on briefs provided by client. - Consulting on all creative tasks as the agency's only in-house designer. - Coming up with design and usability concepts for various web projects and marketing campaigns. - Front-end development, specialising in the use of Wordpress CMS.

- Designed the logo and branding for this Viennese Startup Consulting agency based on the client’s brief and vision. - Designed and developed the official website. - Designed and created social media materials branded with the agency’s look and feel.

- Creating designs / concepts / artwork / marketing material based on briefs provided by client. - Presenting creative concepts to clients along with prototype marketing materials. - Liaising with the client on important projects to obtain briefs, feedback and finalise work for delivery. - Co-ordinating and briefing other designers and delegating work on certain projects.

Assisted the Head Photographer Alex Jeffries on various commercial photography projects through 2011, covering a range of subjects from food items to clothing models. A majority of our shoots at this time were for the client Carrefour Hypermarkets, Dubai.

Designed the popular "Demon Horse Device" Logo for India's ground-breaking startup Equine Solutions company.

- Local news journalist on a short internship - Over 20 articles published with my byline, including 5 front page stories. Articles can be found in the online archives at www.khaleejtimes.com under the search term, “AakankshaSingh”.

- Personally assissted the COO of fulCRM, a direct marketing division of AMG, on their “Doyu” campaign to build a nation-wide consumer database.

- Media theory, web design and development, graphic design, app design and development, flash, video production and editing, 2D and 3D animation - High distinction in most units. - Member of prestigious Golden Key Honour Society.

- Specialised in Visual Communication - On academic scholarship for 3 out of 6 semesters - President and Co-Founder of the university's Film & Drama Society. Leading participant in extra curricular activities.