Creative Strategy & Client Partner

CREATIVE STRATEGY & BRAND EXPERIENCE

Experienced creative strategist with over four years of experience supporting client accounts across events, campaigns, and experience led projects. Skilled in managing client relationships, coordinating cross functional teams, and ensuring projects are delivered smoothly from brief to execution. Known for clear communication, stakeholder alignment, and the ability to translate client needs into actionable plans and outcomes.


TOP SKILLS

Strategy

Partnerships

Research

Project Management

Communi-
cation

Brand Experience

Leadership

Stakeholder Alignment


LANGUAGES

English


Bahasa Indonesia

Telugu

WORK EXPERIENCE

ECHO BLISS STUDIOS
Founder
Aug 2024 - Present

Founded and manage Echo Bliss Studios as a client led creative business, working directly with customers, vendors, and partners from concept to delivery. I lead client communication, product briefings, pricing discussions, timelines, and post purchase follow ups, ensuring a smooth end to end experience.

TRICOM EVENTS
Creative Strategist
Apr 2024 - Jul 2024

Worked closely with clients, producers, and internal teams to translate event briefs into clear creative directions. Acted as a bridge between client expectations and execution teams, ensuring alignment on scope, visuals, and delivery timelines.

NEON (FKA CITYNEON)
Creative Researcher
May 2023 - Jan 2024

Supported senior leadership and client facing teams by developing research, insights, and presentation materials used for investor, partner, and client conversations across regions. Played a key role in preparing decks and materials under tight timelines for external stakeholders.

IDEACTIO
Design Researcher
Sep 2022 - May 2023

Worked in a client consulting environment supporting workshops, research engagements, and business development initiatives. Actively engaged with clients during interviews and workshops, helping facilitate discussions and capture insights to inform strategic recommendations.

2019-2021
Master’s in Design: Designed Objects
School of the Art Institute of Chicago

EDUCATION

2015-2019
Furniture/Product Design
LaSalle College of the Arts

CERTIFICATIONS

Future Studies and Speculative Design
Parsons School of Design

Building and Designing AI Products and Services
MIT xPRO

Business and Marketing Specialization
University of London

Google UX Design professional Certificate
Google


ACTIVITES

Photography

Fitness

Culture

Learning

Digital Storytelling

@shrutigunupuru

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SOCIAL MEDIA

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CONTACT

shruti.gunupuru@gmail.com

shrutigunupuru.com

Singapore