Almost 2 decades
of communications experience.

Lelai Mangasang.

CREATIVE GROUP HEAD.
CREATIVE STRATEGIST.
ART DIRECTOR.


Almost 17 years of coming up with business solutions for brands through insightful design, strategy, and communications. I am a seasoned creative marketing practitioner who can piece together an effective user journey for a brand. I’ve worked with independent and multinational agencies servicing consumer, business to business, private and government sectors, for both local and APAC clients. A thinker first and a creative second, I’ve been fortunate enough to work with people from both within the agency and client side that made me hone a big picture instinct for a brand when distilling a brief. This is made possible by working with changing mediums, touch points and technology throughout the years.

Communications has come a long way since I’ve decided to work for advertising. At the moment creativity is only as good as taking an insightful community sentiment, effectively weaving it together with technology, and placing it side by side with that sweet spot for strategy.
It takes almost 2 decades of an older millennial’s perspective to perceive a piece of communication material as an innovative brand solution or not. If in case you need that piece of the puzzle, let’s talk.

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CREATIVE STRATegy
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CREATIVE LEADERSHIP
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DIGITAL MARKETING
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Art direction
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integrated campaigns

Experience

Freelance Senior Art Director / Creative Group Lead

May 2022 - Present

Singapore, Singapore




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Creative Group Head

June 2020 - May 2022 · 2 yrs.

Singapore, Singapore

  • Key Responsibilities:
  • Formulated creative strategies derived from data, best use-case scenarios, frictionless customer journey best practices, and relevant target audience sentiments, to successfully implement integrated brand and social media campaigns.

  • Mentored and managed a creative of team of 6-9 members. Implemented quality checks for strategy and insight alignment, copy and design crafting, timeline management, and aligned creative production requirements and deliverables.

  • Conceptualised and brainstormed with PR, production, accounts and creative team to come up with effective communication business solutions for clients.

  • Led the creative team for creative pitching  and set milestones for smooth delivery of proposals to the client. Spearheaded the team to come up not only with creative solutions for the client's business problems, but to make sure that the whole user journey meets the objective of the campaign and meets the targetted KPIs.
  • Contributed to the agency's business development in line with the aligned company vision as a communications business consultancy. Worked with the upper management team after the company merger to align processes, organisational charts, company positioning and brand as well as come up with revenue-making products and services.
  • Conveyed effective and convincing selling points relevant to the brand communications and meeting the KPIs, to clients, partners and stakeholders during internal and external presentations.

  • Serviced Clients:
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  • MCI WOG, New Balance, Tada, President's Challenge, Skills Future, McDonald's, Toys R Us, National Library Singapore, National Archives Singapore, A*star, SATA, Eu Yan Sang, Chingay, Rare Disease Fund
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Digital Art Director

November 2017 - June 2020 · 3 yrs

Singapore, Singapore

  • Key Responsibilities:
  • Generated strategic plans for lead generation, growth hacking, and content marketing for B2B and B2C digital campaigns within the APAC region that effectively achieves the client's desired outcome and targets.
  • Designed and art directed digital campaign assets and touch points like digital banners, landing pages, websites, electronic mailers, white paper, and e-books ensuring best user-centric practices that support a seamless user journey.
  • Generated strategic and on-brand content that resonates with the target audience to complement  PR and content marketing campaigns.
  • Optimised digital assets for best creative output and efficacy based from existing data and research.
  • Collaborated and brainstormed with remote team members and vendors from APAC region to launch effective and cost-efficient digital campaigns.
  • Managed designers, interns, and account managers needed for strategic digital campaign and business development proposals. Corresponded with developers and creative technologist to deliver digital assets.
  • Planned UX and UI based from mobile first and user-centric research, delivered and enhanced prototypes. Collaborated with Creative Technologists, Designers, Project Managers and Developers within and outside of Singapore.
  • Worked on realistic internal business development plans with the General Manager and core members of a lean newly launched digital arm of a PR company.

  • Serviced Clients:
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  • PSB Academy, Novogene, SES, Roche, Singapore Kindness Movement, SG Enable, Enabling Asia, Cyviz

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Art Director

June 2010 - June 2017 · 7 yrs

Singapore, Singapore

  • Key Responsibilities:
  • Conceptualised and executed insight-driven integrated campaigns within Singapore and APAC region.
  • Strategically implemented effective integrated campaigns with a lean team of 4-6 members comprising of a writer, account managers, developer, FA artist and designers.
  • Supported extensive design production needs for websites and digital campaigns.
  • Art directed and designed executions for branding and key visuals needed for campaign materials eventually cascaded to campaign touch points not limited to events, OOH, and digital adaptations.
  • Effectively worked with retainer APAC and local SME clients while pitching for newbusiness to seamlessly achieve both agency and client’s business objectives.

  • Serviced Clients:
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  • Mizuno, GSK, Abbott, Sanofi, New Balance, Seagate, LeoPharma, Wellchem Pharmaceuticals, Trend Micro, Timberland, Blackmores, Citibank, NUS School of Public Policy
  • Awards and Notable Accomplishments:
  • Blackmores Wellness Tribes (in collaboration with Edelman PR) PR Awards 2016 for Best PR CampaignLifestyle; Silver Award
    - Creative team

    Mizuno Through It All Campaign Marketing Magazine’s Marketing Excellence Awards 2015 for Excellence in Brand Strategy; Silver Award
    - Creative team

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Art Director

Mar 2005 - Feb 2010 · 5 yrs

National Capital Region, Philippines

  • Key Responsibilities:
  • Conceptualised, visualised and designed key visuals for FMCG clients eventually adapting to point of sales and OOH materials not limited to local distribution but within APAC region as well.
  • Executed a variety of design for marketing and branding collaterals for real estate, health and pharmaceuticals, FMCG, and retail clients to name a few.
  • Art Directed photoshoots for small scale print and collateral designs to bigger scaled seasonal and tactical campaigns. Ensured quality of delivery and output by coordinating with the FA and print production team.
  • Designed logos and formulated comprehensive brand guidelines.
  • Created and conceptualised  out of the box below-the-line materials, tactical marketing ideas and mock ups in support for creative pitching with the business development team.

  • Serviced Clients:
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  • Jollibee, SM Supermalls, Ginebra San Miguel, Del Monte Pacific LTD, Procter and Gamble, Sun Cellular, Wyeth, Ayala Land, Rockwell Land