FEELINGS • PATTERNS • BEAUTY • FUNCTION
Mounika Sues
CREATIVE STRATEGY & DESIGN
ART DIRECTOR/GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Creativity is a way of life for Mounika, both professionally for over a decade and personally since childhood. A collaborative leader, she enjoys creating with experts who are passionate about their fields. She approaches design with systems in mind, prioritizing functionality and clear calls to action. Mounika believes in the power of humanity, art, and literature. She is a thoughtful leader who brings people and ideas together.
Capital One
Sr. Designer 2022 - 2026
Associate Designer 2020 - 2022
Contract Designer 2019-2020
Progressed in Global Enterprise Affairs in recognition of leadership, strategic design, business impact, and cross-functional partnership.
Tools: Figma, Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop), Google Workspace, LumApps, JIRA, Pulse, Vessel, and Cvent.
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Led brand and visual design for a 300+ person organization across 15+ lines of business, driving creative strategy for 15+ enterprise initiatives and producing 50+ branded assets reaching 300 to 50,000+ associates. Managed 5–10 concurrent projects from concept to launch monthly, collaborating with 30+ cross-functional stakeholders and presenting creative strategies to executive leadership.
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Co-founded a design mentorship program and co-developed reusable case study frameworks that strengthened visual communication, executive storytelling, cross-team alignment, and knowledge sharing across the organization.
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Led the rollout of Capital One’s enterprise brand refresh in partnership with Corporate Brand and HR, creating scalable design systems, templates, brand guidance, and communication toolkits that strengthened consistency, accelerated production, reduced duplicate work, and enabled self-service.
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Redesigned Pulse and LumApps intranet experiences into scalable resource hubs using UX principles, reusable templates, governance documentation, and basic HTML, improving usability and reducing ongoing design support by training teams.
Institute of International Finance
Graphic Designer 2015 - 2018
Conducted the company rebrand, website redesign, publications, and podcast creative while producing visual communications for internal and external audiences.
Tools: Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, Photoshop), Audacity, Microsoft Suite, and Canon DSLR.
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Conducted the company rebrand, developing brand guidelines, templates, marketing collateral, report layouts, and visual identities for internal initiatives, podcasts, and international events.
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Designed digital and print experiences, including website wireframes, icons, reports, infographics, newsletters, advertisements, event materials, and other branded communications.
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Served as creative lead for the in-house podcast (FRT – Finance, Regulation, Technology), producing and editing video, audio, and promotional assets in partnership with senior economists.
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Partnered with internal teams and external organizations to create publications, reports, and visual content, while also managing corporate photography for employee headshots and key events.
The DC Ladies + Horton Group + Trevecca’s Editor-in-Chief Yearbook
Design Internships + Jobs
2013 - 2015
Gained early experience across content, branding, marketing, and editorial design while working with The DC Ladies, Horton Group, and Trevecca University.
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Created content across web, social media, and print, writing daily blog posts and social media content while designing marketing collateral, event materials, and digital assets for The DC Ladies and Horton Group.
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Built relationships with entrepreneurs and local businesses, securing sponsorships, conducting interviews, and developing content that increased community engagement for The DC Ladies.
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Designed brand identities and marketing materials for clients, including logos, print collateral, and digital assets, while managing client relationships from concept through delivery for the Horton Group.
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Led an eight-person team of writers and photographers as Editor-in-Chief of Trevecca's yearbook, directing editorial planning, assigning event coverage and page ownership, designing the cover, and overseeing final layouts and content through publication.
MSUES Studio
Digital Illustrator 2025 - Present
An active creative practice of illustrating artwork inspired by trends in editorial, fashion, and lifestyle design.
Tools: Procreate, Traditional Watercolors
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Built an independent illustration practice creating 100+ editorial-inspired artwork across lifestyle, architecture, and portraits using Procreate and traditional watercolor.
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Grew an engaged Instagram audience to 2,000+ followers within a year by developing a recognizable illustration style and personal brand.
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Created commissioned illustrations for homes, families, pets, and editorial-inspired projects.
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Continuously explore a variety of illustration styles inspired by trends in editorial, fashion, and lifestyle design.