Jan 2023 — June 2025

VK

Art Director (Communications) – VK Business, Vk Tech, VK Play, VK AdBlogger, VK Dobro, Max Messenger.

Design leadership and strategy for a team of 50+ designers. Lead and mentor the team, fostering a culture of creativity, collaboration, and continuous growth. Structure and optimize team workflows, processes, and operational efficiency. Manage project timelines, estimate workloads, and ensure deadlines are met. Represent the design team in leadership and strategic planning meetings. Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams (Business Development, Product, Engineering, Marketing, etc.). Oversee design systems and documentation. Drive visual branding and rebranding initiatives. Organize internal design events, workshops, and knowledge-sharing sessions. Represent the company’s design vision at industry conferences.

P.S. One of my proudest projects is the VKUI Comm Kit — a comprehensive design tool featuring descriptions and examples of cross-cutting web components. VKUI Comm Kit accelerated the creation of digital communications (e.g., websites and landing pages) by 40% across all design teams in the company.

Jan 2020 — Oct 2022

Aviasales

Senior marketing communications designer at Travelpayouts

Management of all visual communications across the project. Creation of internal design tools and comprehensive documentation. Rebranding of web communication assets. Growth and hiring of the design team. Optimization of time-to-market (T2M) processes for design and marketing teams.

Mar 2019 — Aug 2019

Pinkman Studio

Senior designer
(Branding team lead)

Visual branding and rebranding projects. Creating a design documentations, including brand books, logo books, and brand identity guidelines. Leading small design teams. Project presentations and client pitches.

Aug 2018 — Mar 2019

U° Today Magazine

Content Designer

Designing communication materials, including banners, social media covers, PR article layouts, and corporate presentations.

May 2017 — May 2018

Instinct Financial Markets

Content Designer

UX & UI Designer. Created visual systems for web and mobile interfaces for financial market and analytics platforms. Developed and unified visual identity across all projects and promotional materials on behalf of the company. Produced visual content for marketing campaigns.

Jun 2014 — May 2017

360 Creative Agency

Creative Designer, Brand Designer

Gained initial experience in branding and rebranding projects, producing visual content for social media and advertising. This role sparked my interest in brand and communication design. After a year, I transitioned to an in-house position with one of the studio’s clients.