Communication & Brand Designer

Developing visual strategies and creative narratives to support and grow brands.

Nika - Me & Your Brand
Nika

Hi! I'm Anika, a communication and brand designer working with international projects. I help companies launch and grow their brands, ensuring that design always serves specific business goals.

What I do:

  • Brand & Visual Design — Developing custom identities, logos, and scalable design systems from scratch.
  • Creative & Communication — Crafting concepts, narratives, and visual assets for marketing campaigns and promo projects.
  • Design Operations — Managing day-to-day workflows within the design department, leading teams, and keeping production on schedule.
  • Web & Media — Designing landing pages, creating custom illustrations, and leveraging AI tools (Midjourney, Runway) for rapid prototyping.

Originally from Moscow, I am currently based in Montenegro (GMT+2) and working fully remote in both Russian and English. When I'm not building visual systems, I immerse myself in digital culture — writing a personal blog on Threads, streaming games, and keeping a close eye on live content trends.

Art Director / Brand Designer Frozen Bro (Estonia) Freelance · July 2023 – present · 2+ years
  • Design process management: briefing, strategy, quality control
  • Development of identities and visual systems for B2C and B2B clients
Brand Designer & SMM Strategy Boiling Brains Freelance (Remote, Estonia) · May 2025 – present
  • Initiated a strategic rebranding: developed brand DNA, structure, and visual system
  • Developed a communications strategy and content plan for social media
Brand Design & Digital Agency EterPride May 2023 – Oct 2024 · 1 yr 6 mos
  • Advertising Campaigns and Digital Projects
  • Developing a visual concept and maintaining a consistent style across all projects
Web Designer, Communication Designer WIM.Agency Full-time (Remote, USA) · April 2024 – July 2024
  • Web product and digital communications design for the American market
  • Management of a team of 3 designers: setting tasks, quality control, feedback
  • Development of design processes and standards within the team
Art Director US Health Management Freelance (USA) · April 2022 – June 2022
  • Rebranding and art direction of visual communications
Art Director WRT Israel Full-time (Haifa, Israel) · June 2021 – Oct 2023
  • Art Direction for Advertising Campaigns and Digital Projects
  • Managing a team of 6 designers: assigning tasks, mentoring, and monitoring results
  • Developing a visual concept and maintaining a consistent style across all projects
Illustrator / Designer Toonbox Freelance (Cyprus, Remote) · Aug 2022 – Jan 2023
  • Illustration and graphic design for gaming projects
Special Projects Designer / Media Designer Lifehacker.ru Full-time (Russia) · Aug 2020 – Mar 2022 · 1 yr 8 mos
  • Developing visual materials for special projects and media content, creating graphics for digital channels and online advertising
Special Projects Designer / Media Designer Burninghut.ru Full-time (Russia) · Aug 2020 – Mar 2022 · 1 yr 8 mos
  • Media content and graphics design for social media, development of visual solutions for digital campaigns

WHY ME?

I ASK FIRST

I ask the right questions myself to clearly understand the task, set priorities, and avoid wasting resources.

YOU ALWAYS KNOW

You always know exactly where the project stands. Every stage is broken into tasks and subtasks, making progress easy to track.

SORTED

My documentation and files are structured and ready to use straight away. I work to minimize fuckups and maximize results.

FOR REAL

I commit to dates and keep them.

AUTONOMY

I work directly with your marketers, project managers, developers, and copywriters.

JUST ME

All communication goes directly through me, as I stay deep in the project from start to finish.

LET'S WORK
TOGETHER

If you need an autonomous designer to launch a project from scratch, strengthen an in-house team, or establish a long-term contract partnership, let's connect.