STUFF ABOUT ME
Hi There, I’m Arshi! 👋
Nice to meet you.
Pronouns: she/her
I was born and raised on the small island of Sri Lanka and currently reside in📍Vancouver, BC. As a visual designer, I love using design as a tool to solve problems, create community, tell stories and bring joy.
In my spare time you can find me doodling silly characters on my iPad, trying out new recipes, binge watching a show with some good snacks or strolling through the city in search of a cute lil knickknack.
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✔ Figma
✔ Procreate
✔ Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere Pro, AfterEffects)
✔ Unbounce
✔ Squarespace
✔ Asana
✔ Later
✔ Miro
✔ Webflow
✔ Contentful -
✔ Creative Direction
✔ Design Systems
✔ Branding
✔ Digital Design
✔ Print Design
✔ Graphic Design
✔ Photography
✔ Video Editing
✔ Social Media Strategy
✔ People Management
✔ Blog Development
✔ Copywriting
✔ Creating Bad Puns
(Photo credits: The talented, Justine Crawford).
things that i love:
Sushi, Star Wars, tote bags, true crime docs
fave bookS:
Maus, Persepolis, Scott Pilgrim (is it obvious I read a lot of graphic novels?)
currently jammin’ to:
🎵 My Love Mine All Mine — Mitski
fave movies:
Fight Club, Lord of the Rings, Memento, Star Wars, Spirited Away, The Grand Budapest Hotel… I could go on forever.
personality type:
INFP —“The Mediator”
FAVE ARTIST:
Childish Gambino (#DonaldForSpiderMan)
Past Experience
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Past Experience • Past Experience • Past Experience •
design manager
Bench Accounting • July 2022 – Nov 2023
Senior Brand Designer
Bench Accounting • Jan 2022 – July 2022
Set the company standard for excellence and craft in Brand design.
Contribute to the evolution of Bench’s visual identity by exploring unique ideas, approaches, methods, and solutions.
Communicate complex topics strategically, intuitively, and creatively across the entire marketing ecosystem, working with teams like Client, Paid, Lifecycle, Growth and more.
Provide design direction for junior designers and stakeholders across the company.
Build strong relationships with cross-functional partners across the company and advocate for the needs of the Brand team.
FREELANCE DESIGNER
Self Employed • 2013 – Present
Offering a range of design services from branding, logo design, social media, landing pages, print assets and more to clients from various industries from FinTech – to food – to yes, even woodworking.
Here are some of the folks I have worked with: Mogo, Change Champions Consulting, Rosemary Rocksalt, Georgia Strait Alliance, Island Woodwork, IdeaLeap and Procurify.
CREATIVE SERVICES MANAGER
PayByPhone • Jan 2021 – Nov 2021
Lead and inspire the design team to deliver high caliber, consistent, creative work that meets stakeholder needs.
Provide deep design expertise & strategy on projects and ensure work is created within approved briefs, budgets, and timelines.
Develop design strategies for internal, B2B and B2C efforts, including but not limited to city launches, events, campaigns, social media and community engagement efforts.
Keep up-to-date with emerging technologies & implement new ideas.
Plan and implement the launch of the PayByPhone Community Blog.
Founding member of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) taskforce and leading DEI efforts and education at PayByPhone.
DIGITAL DESIGN LEAD
PayByPhone • Jan 2019 – Jan 2021
Oversee all creative functions and lead the visual brand for the company, while helping to mentor and grow the design team.
Conceptualize and produce a variety of marketing collateral for physical & digital mediums including but not limited to ads, emails, landing pages, OOH assets, video, signage, and interactive media.
Create assets for award-winning integrated marketing campaigns from idea generation to development to execution.
DIGITAL DESIGNER
PayByPhone • Feb 2017 – Jan 2019
Design supporting graphics for social media, ads, mock-ups, newsletters, cut sheets, and presentations.
Produce and edit shareable video content for YouTube and review analytics to make data-driven recommendations.
Support marketing and community engagement efforts related to new city launches, sweepstakes, and social media campaigns.
I’ve learnt a thing or two.
Bachelor of Business Administration, BBA
Interactive Arts and Technology (Media Arts) & Business Administration (Marketing) Joint Major with Distinction · Simon Fraser University
Member of Young Women in Business
Volunteer Graphic Designer at CJSF Radio
Member of the Latin Dance Club
Former Research Assistant at the SFU Criminology Department