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!
"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!"
This newsletter could not have been put together without
the tireless work of our cover designer, Kian Swingler...
Their work was invaluable.
· 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%.
· 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.
· 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.
· 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.
· 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.
Curriculum Vitae
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