I'm Kian,
an ARtist, graphic designer, and Digital Marketer
From birmingham, uk.

Hi There!

I'm Kian, an artist, graphic designer, and digital marketer based in Birmingham.

I am a versatile creative, brimming with artistic creativity, that wants to provide you with the most intriguing and eye-catching work. If you want a passionate, detail-oriented artist, digital marketer who can provide you with the most outstanding piece of work, let's collaborate and create something beautiful, meaningful, and impactful!


Testimonials

Dr Susan Black
Project Lead for Careers Beyond
Academia
Oxford University Careers Service

"Thank you [for] the hard work, enthusiasm and creativity you brought to the project, not to mention the kindness and support you gave to all the members of this great team!"

Ashvin Sivakumar
Previous CIO
Oxford Alpha Fund


This newsletter could not have been put together without the tireless work of our cover designer, Kian Swingler... Their work was invaluable.


Recent Experience

Brand Manager
PeakTew
Oxford, United Kingdom
October 2025 - Current

·         Exceeding targets consistently by 75% creating 7 industry-quality marketing materials with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Procreate,          Premiere, and Figma weekly.
·         Creatively directing brand design, ensuring all content meets PeakTew’s brand guidelines on social media, pitch decks, posters,                   website, and within the app, increasing audience interaction rates by 15% on social media from the beginning of November 2025.
·         Supporting 5 team members, providing feedback that has reduced the review rounds by 1 and increased team efficiency by 15%.

Professional Artist
Artist, Brand Designer, Marketing, and Advertising
Birmingham, United Kingdom
October 2023

Current

·         Hands-on marketing production, user engagement and retention in using high-quality content to promote my brand, I garnered                   15,000+ views collectively from the start of September 2025.
·         As the Cover Art Designer for the Oxford Alpha Fund, I produced a professional-quality cover art for the termly magazine ‘The                   Walton Edge’ using Procreate, Illustrator, and Photoshop. This increased the magazine’s engagement and visibility by 65%.
·         As the Graphic Designer for the Oxford University Philharmonia, I created marketing materials in Photoshop and Illustrator which                  resulted in a 25% increase in ticket sales.

Lead Artist
The Bodleian Libraries
Oxford, United Kingdom
Dec 2023

October 2025

·         Directed the visual concept and execution for a flagship exhibition, collaborating with curators to ensure thematic alignment,                   navigating through 5 different departments to ensure all areas were in-sync, enabling the exhibition to be executed smoothly.
·         Led research and curation of 300+ artworks and 200+ historical photographs to shape the exhibition narrative. Reducing creative          rounds of review by deep understanding of client needs.
·         Managed visual storytelling in the Western Library’s main hall, enhancing visitor engagement through immersive displays.

Project Coordinator and Content Developer
Careers Service, Oxford University
Oxford, United Kingdom
March 2025

·         Led a 6-person team, to summarise 21 live sessions in 1 week, overseeing schedules and workflows. Through streamlining                            communications, enabling the team to feedback efficiently to one another improving productivity.
·         Exceeded targets 2X ensuring brand alignment and providing quick critical feedback on all content made to enable content to                  quickly be moved to the final stage.
·         The events attracted 2,085 attendees (avg. 90 per session) and 3 articles were distributed to 2,217 researchers via newsletter.

Guns & Rain Art Intern
Guns & Rain Art
Johannesburg, South Africa
December 2023

·         Produced 5 professional artist portfolios, exceeding targets by 150%.
·         Created engaging social media content (GIFs & Reels) that boosted engagement by 63% through presenting innovative formats that          applied digital marketing strategies to support contemporary art promotion.


Personal Portfolio

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