Basundhara Maitra
@basundharamaitra
Senior Visual & UI/UX designer and creative team lead driving scalable brand systems.
What I'm looking for
I’m a Senior Visual Designer and Creative Team Lead with 11+ years of experience building brand identity, visual design systems, and UI/UX for SaaS, edtech, and B2C brands. I lead cross-functional design teams and focus on measurable outcomes—improving campaign engagement by 25% and reducing design turnaround by 30% through structured workflows and AI-assisted production.
Right now, I lead a team of 3+ designers at Viacon Marketing & Technologies, owning end-to-end visual production for performance marketing, social, emailers, and brand collateral. I build scalable Figma design systems (components, style guides, and tokens), integrate Midjourney and generative AI into ideation, and ensure pixel-perfect implementation through strong Figma handoff and design QA—delivering 120+ campaign creatives annually across 5+ brand accounts.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Design Team Lead
Viacon Marketing & Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Feb 2024 - Present (2 years 4 months)
Led a team of 3+ graphic designers across digital, print, and brand projects for 5+ client accounts, enforcing brand consistency through weekly design reviews. Built a shared Figma design system and improved review cycles, reducing turnaround time by 30% and cutting concept-to-brief delivery time by ~40% using Midjourney/generative AI.
Visual & UI/UX Designer
UniAbroad
Oct 2022 - Jan 2024 (1 year 3 months)
Designed web and mobile UI/UX using Figma from wireframes to high-fidelity prototypes, maintaining a unified component library, typography scale, and color tokens. Conducted usability testing and user research to improve key experience flows and increased campaign engagement by 25% using data-informed A/B tested creative strategy.
Lead Designer
Quipp
Apr 2022 - Oct 2022 (6 months)
Led branding, marketing, and digital design for multiple client projects simultaneously, delivering identities and visual systems from brief to final files. Owned brand governance and visual consistency across digital and print touchpoints, including logos, color palettes, typography, and brand guidelines.
Freelance Visual Designer
Self-Employed
Feb 2020 - Apr 2022 (2 years 2 months)
Delivered brand identity, social media creatives, and marketing materials for clients across edtech, retail, and service sectors. Managed end-to-end project lifecycles and maintained long-term client relationships through consistent quality and on-time delivery.
Lead Designer and Digital Marketing
AlitazEdu360
Oct 2018 - Jan 2020 (1 year 3 months)
Led integrated creative and digital marketing campaigns across social media, email, and web platforms for an education brand. Managed brand assets and end-to-end digital collateral and optimized campaigns using data-informed creative decisions to improve visibility and engagement.
Senior Designer
DesignBrewingCo
Mar 2018 - Oct 2018 (7 months)
Produced high-quality digital and print visual designs for brand campaigns and marketing materials. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to uphold design standards and maintain brand consistency across projects.
Lead Graphic Designer
JnTReport / SkoolTree Pvt. Ltd.
May 2016 - Mar 2018 (1 year 10 months)
Led design for print materials (brochures, flyers, posters) and social media creatives aligned with brand identity and campaign goals. Managed projects from concept through final production and collaborated with marketing teams to create visually impactful promotional content.
Graphic Designer
Berger Paints India
Feb 2015 - Apr 2016 (1 year 2 months)
Created social media graphics, marketing materials, and corporate branding aligned with a major national brand identity. Designed assets for both digital and print platforms while collaborating with internal teams to meet campaign deadlines.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
State Council of Education, Research & Training
Diploma in Multimedia, Multimedia (3D Animation & Graphic Design)
2013 - 2015
Completed a Diploma in Multimedia focused on 3D Animation & Graphic Design at the State Council of Education, Research & Training (West Bengal).
University of Calcutta
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Sociology & Journalism
2011 - 2013
Earned a Bachelor of Arts with subjects in Political Science, Sociology, and Journalism.
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