Product & packaging design
- Product identities and variant systems
- Packaging, dieline and print ready artwork
- Technical illustration and the R&D process
Curriculum vitae · Durban, South Africa
Kiara Ishwarlall.
Marketing Manager · Brand & Product Designer
I connect marketing strategy with hands on design across products, brands, images and events. My experience spans freelance, agency and in house work, grounded in graphic design and design leadership.
Work at a glance
The thinking.
The work.
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All selected work
Product & Packaging
Recognisable ranges, clear product information and considered packaging systems.
8product familiesIdentity, variants and production artwork
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Brand & Communication
Identity systems and product publications that make complex information easier to understand.
7selected projectsEditorial design, identity and image craft
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Events
Strategy, budgets, suppliers and creative coordination, carried through to delivery with the team.
R3.1mevent spend managed2026 through September · rounded from R3,089,000
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Design Research
Research translated into design priorities, concepts and communication proposals.
4academic projectsHonours research and concepts · 2023–2024
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Film & Video
Videography and editing that give brand stories and conversations a clear rhythm.
54:03podcast episode editedSip & Drip · full episode runtime
Explore this work Capabilities
Skills, with work
to explore.
Design craft, marketing thinking and the organisation to carry a project through.
Brand & communication
- Brand identity, guidelines and editorial design
- Compositing, masking and image editing
- Illustration and concept development
Marketing strategy
- Market research and campaign planning
- Brand communication and social media
- Marketing budgets and product communication
Events & project delivery
- Conference and roadshow planning and execution
- Supplier, stakeholder and team coordination
- Concurrent projects and long term timelines
Video & motion
- Video editing and sequence assembly
- Videography and cinematography
- Logo animation
Web & photography
- Web design with WordPress, Joomla and Wix
- Product and portrait photography
Professional experience
From agency foundations
to in house leadership.
Marketing Manager
In house marketing and design for a medical device company.
- Work across marketing strategy, brand communication, social media, events and marketing budgets.
- Create product identities, packaging layouts, print ready artwork and technical collateral across healthcare ranges.
- Plan, prepare and execute conferences and roadshows, coordinating creative production, suppliers and the practical requirements of delivery.
- Produce brand applications, edited imagery and video content while managing multiple projects over extended timelines.
- Work with a junior designer and colleagues across management, sales and delivery, while remaining hands on with design.
Junior Graphic Designer
A six month agency internship, working under a senior graphic designer.
- Designed branding, web, print and social media material for agency clients.
- Worked across visual design and marketing communication within the agency team.
Freelance Graphic Designer
Freelance design alongside degree studies.
- Created branding, photography and advertising work as an introduction to professional client projects.
Collaboration
Research & collaboration.
Graphic Designer · Vega Brand Challenge
An academic team project at IIE Vega, completed remotely in an eight person student team.
- Contributed to a rebrand and strategic marketing response over a month long brief.
- Worked on graphic design, video editing, product and editorial design, and prototyping.
Honours research & solution design.
Projects from the BA Honours in Design Leadership connect research and critical thinking to practical design proposals.
Education
Design, and the thinking
behind it.
BA Honours in Design Leadership
BA Graphic Design
Higher Certificate in Creative Development
National Senior Certificate
Tools
Software & platforms.
Design & illustration
Video & motion
Web platforms
Creative interests: digital art, character design and 3D sculpting.