Ideas takeshape.

Senior Creative SpecialistDubai, UAE
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A multidisciplinary creative shaped by design discipline and cinematic curiosity.

I turn complex briefs into simple, believable visual experiences — then build the system that keeps them working.

From a single campaign to a repeatable creative system, the work starts with understanding what people need to notice, understand and feel.

13+Years in creative work
1M+Views on viral creative work
Top 10India Film Project finalist

Work that solved
something real.

Four company chapters spanning creative systems, campaigns, editorial storytelling, brand building and multidisciplinary agency work.

Stories built
frame by frame.

Six completed films exploring action, music, brands and world-locked automotive storytelling.

Clear thinking.
Fewer loops.
Better work.

A practical working style built around clear direction, efficient collaboration and creative decisions that hold up in the real world.

01

Final output in three revisions or fewer

Strong direction and focused feedback keep revision cycles efficient.

02

Smooth process, minimal back-and-forth

Clear communication, organised handoffs and proactive decision-making keep work moving.

03

Original ideas, enhanced by smart AI use

AI accelerates exploration and execution without replacing judgement, originality or taste.

04

Lead multidisciplinary creative teams

Guide designers, editors and writers toward one clear creative direction.

05

Stay ahead of markets and trends

Use audience behaviour, industry shifts and cultural insights to keep the work relevant.

06

Solve problems with clarity and impact

Turn complex requirements into focused, usable and effective creative solutions.

The tools behind the work.

A working stack across design, motion, storytelling and AI production.

Creative software

Core design, editorial and motion tools.

AI Workflow

Ten tools across the production process.

Black-and-white portrait of Swapnil KadlakTHE SWAPNIL KADLAK

Artist by instinct.
Designer by discipline.
Builder by curiosity.

I’m Swapnil Kadlak, a Dubai-based Senior Creative Specialist with 13+ years of hands-on experience across branding, advertising, social, editorial design, web, photography and multimedia.

My recent work extends into AI filmmaking and creative tools. The common thread is simple: understand the problem deeply, find a clear idea and execute it with enough care that people can trust the result.

Built through
the work.

Roles changed. The habit stayed consistent: learn quickly, take ownership and leave the creative process clearer than it was.

2026 — NOW

REM Dubai

Senior Graphic Designer

Creative systems across property marketing, sales, HR and leadership communication.

2024 — 2026

Fidelix

Senior Multimedia Designer

Multi-format digital creative, content systems and campaign execution.

2022 — 2024

Gulf Land

Senior Graphic Designer

Brand ownership, property campaigns and the Tonino Lamborghini partnership identity.

2021 — 2022

Groundwork

Senior Graphic Designer

Agency projects, team coordination, review and creative problem solving.

2017 — 2020

Docplexus

Senior Graphic Designer

Healthcare communication, high-volume social content and campaign production.

2013 — 2017

Early career

Balaji · Strategic ERP

The craft foundation: layout, identity, production discipline and client work.

Following the idea a little further.

Experiments in building, image-making and the subjects I keep returning to.

Things I Build

Small creative tools shaped through experimentation, curiosity and learning by making.

Things I Shoot

Cars, light and visual stories captured through the phone in my pocket.

See what I’m making now.

AI films, visual experiments, design work and ideas in progress.

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Milestones behind the work.

Experience, recognition and projects that mark the journey so far.

0113+ years

Creative experience spanning Mumbai and Dubai across brand, campaign, editorial, digital and multimedia work.

02Tonino Lamborghini

Collaborated with the global team and maintained its brand standards across Gulf Land marketing collateral.

03Expo 2020

Created work for the Canada Pavilion in collaboration with the Embassy of Canada in the UAE.

04Bilingual designer

Created campaign and editorial adaptations across English, Arabic, French, Russian, Chinese and other market-specific languages.

051M+ views

Dubai Metro and Palm Jebel Ali creative work reached more than one million views.

06Top 10 finalist

7 Days Poster Design Challenge at India Film Project 2022.

07Three first places

Graphic Ad Campaign, Mix Media and Portrait Making across Nexus and Friction competitions.