Vandani Goel L-5 Hauzkhas Enclave New Delhi 110016 +91 9810113245 vandanigoel@gmail.com PERSONALITY TRAITS Hard working, self-motivated, strong ability to conceptualize and disciplined in work CAREER OBJECTIVES To develop myself as a dynamic designer in the field of branding and communication design. WORK EXPERIENCE Gloria Medias Pvt. Ltd, December 2011- May 2012, Designer and Business Developer Gloria and PING are the two magazine, owned by the company for which I have designed several layouts and pages. I was also the visualiser and designer to the other outsourced projects such brochures, advertisements and identity. Other than designing I was a part of business development and also looked after the social media development. August Communications, August 2009- July 2010, as an art associate My work in August was more than just designing but also to ideate, conceptualize, sometimes meet the clients and also be a part of the pitch. I have worked on a wide array of projects: Print ads for Spice Mobiles, menus and ads for Pizza Hut, branding & advertising for Gold’s Gym (Gurgaon), also on many other branding, print ads, brochure and web designs Capital Advertising, May 2009- July 2009, as a design trainee, The agency gave me an experience of working in a grand environment. I was a part of the creative department that gave me an opportunity to work on the dynamic portfolio of Maruti Suzuki, Swift, Quest Diagnostics and Escorts (tractors). Also an active part of a pitch on Apollo tyres and Dish TV PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION MA Design (Management), 2010-2011 (results awaited), Winchester School of Arts, University of Southampton, UK In the university the study was mainly researched based, the assignments allowed me to understand and critically analysis design and strategies. Some of the subjects undertaken were brand management, brand images and equity, design thinking, sustainable, future design, and consumer behaviour among many others. B.A. (Honours), Communication Design, 2006-2010, Pearl Academy of Fashion, New Delhi The course endowed with the knowledge of Advertising, Corporate Identity, Print Design, Animation, Video Making and Interactive Design, which enabled me to learn and design at the same time. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION Higher Secondary, CBSE, 85.7%, 2006 Senior Secondary, CBSE, 78.6%, 2004 1|Page Vandani Goel L-5 Hauzkhas Enclave New Delhi 110016 +91 9810113245 vandanigoel@gmail.com PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN University Crisis management through effective advertising in Cadbury Worm Case Brand Identity analysis of Starbucks Critical analysis of Strategy and Brand Design of Samsung Evaluating Google’s strategy of success Dissertation on Approaches and effects of Recession Advertising on Brand Image College Designed the identity and brochure for ‘Mother and Child Hospital and Inderprastha Dental College and Hospital, Ghaziabad Blood Donation Campaign advertising for Inderprastha Dental College & Hospital Created advertising campaign for both social and commercial promotion Designed a communication strategy to promote the brands foe example Happily Unmarried 40 sec animation to stop ‘Child Labour’ Short motion film of 3 minutes promoting the deeper issues of old age Created interactive e-magazine for the ‘Cosmopolitan Magazine’ and redesigned ‘Femina’ Magazine Gold’s Gym advertising was the final project. TRAINING PROGRAMME / ACHIEVEMENTS Participated in ‘Pecha Kucha’ Night in March,2008 Part of ‘CKS Mediawala Festival’, 2006 Attended 5-day workshop on Perspectives in Rural Communication at Udaipur, January 2009 on living conditions, communication strategies and traditional mediums of rural areas. Attended Design Local, international design conference, Mumbai 2007, I got an opportunity to see interesting presentations by designers. 3 week training at Shree Om Enterprises Pvt. Ltd, printing press in Okhla COMPUTER SKILLS Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Coral Draw, Microsoft Office. Experienced and comfortable both on Windows & Mac platforms. OTHER SKILLS Photography INTERESTS Reading, listening to music, movies, swimming and travelling REFERENCES Sumita Sarkar (HOD, Pearl Academy) Preeti Singh (CEO Gloria Medias) 2|Page Sumitasarkar@yahoo.com Preetisingh@gloriamedias.com