Umisha Bhatia Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

• Leads the design for VSO’s editorial magazine, Kin, which brings together inspiring stories and case studies globally• Manages design briefs from start to completion ensuring high-quality outputs within agreed timeframes and budgets• Collaborates with illustrators, copywriters, agencies, and printers on several print and digital design projects• Produces, shoots and edits creative videos to support several events and campaigns across teams• Leads design reviews to refine and develop VSO’s brand guidelines and brand assets• Delivers trainings and workshops to educate staff on design and brand best practices• Designs VSO’s Annual Report and a visual communications for offices around the world

• Fuji/Xerox - Produced reports and brochures for clients including Mercer and Rio Tinto• Samaritans - Designed the Annual report in line with existing brand guidelines• Environmental Justice Foundation - Designed a pop up shop in Covent Garden and various marketing collateral• Blind matrix - Led the redesign of a complex software application across desktop and mobile• Caravan Industry Association - Commissioned to design the Smart City Project Proposal and produce several data visualisation infographics and a variety of digital assets• Superfoodio - Created packaging designs for a series of healthy snacks for this health food start-up which was stocked in Selfridge’s and British Airways• Little Bird Kefir - Created the end to end brand strategy and concept, logo, brand elements as well as other marketing and digital collateral• Kannagara - Commissioned to design landing pages, email newsletter, logo and social media assets• Chinmaya Mission - Worked with senior stakeholders to develop brand identity for the UK arm of this international charity. Produced their Brand identity guidelines and the website landing pages

Produced, directed and edited a number of short videos including:• Charity promotional videos - Nirvana School, Burnham Health Trust, Extinction Rebellion, Reading Red Corner, Stand for Humanity (Commissioned by The Asian Film Festival for BFI)• Short documentaries - ‘Match Made in a Shed’ and “Sadmarga”• Travel films - Capturing my personal journeys through India, Uganda, Japan, Iceland and Croatia

Maidenhead

• Project managed and improved the end-to-end design process for updates to the Wuntu rewards scheme app• Helped evolve Wuntu’s brand identity and designed several new user journeys• Created on-brand communications for different comms channels• Created visuals for in-app offers to share with program partners and other business stakeholders• Created and optimised email templates and photography guidelines

Kingston Upon Thames, United Kingdom

• Worked in the design team to produce over 200 client projects including social media assets, website banners, reports, brochures, branded stationery, press ads, merchandise and exhibition materials• Curated photography for designing marketing collateral• Created several successful campaigns with the Media and Digital team including; International Volunteers Day awareness campaign, Ebola fundraiser and celebration of 50 years of VSO in Nepal

• Worked with the UX/UI team, designed mocks-ups for apps, websites and digital banners for senior partners to pitch for clients such as Zoopla, Delivery Hero, Unum, Intu and Wonga• Provided research and insights for senior brand strategists to develop pitch winning insights for brands such as Lego and Jose Cuervo• Designed visual and engaging presentations for various teams• Produced several Vox pops videos for client pitches

London, United Kingdom

• Handled the end to end marketing process of over 40 conferences and exhibitions in Europe and US• Carried out brand and advertising campaigns via digital and social media platforms (Linked in, Twitter, Facebook)• Created microsites, gifs, static banners and brochures for conferences• Developed training programmes for 3 departments about best design practice for websites, brochures and emails

Reading, United Kingdom

• Helped to develop the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Microsoft brand ambassador booklet• Created campaign and event flyers for partners including NSPCC, Help the Aged and CEOP• Created newsletters for internal and external marketing communication to develop Microsoft’s CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) brand valuesOrganised, filed and catalogued images, videos and audio libraries• Worked with partner charities such as NSPCC, Help the Aged and CEOP to deliver events and on and offline campaigns including email newsletters and mailings