Mounika Sues
Creative Strategy & Design
Senior Graphic Designer with 10+ years of experience partnering with cross-functional teams to transform complex ideas into clear brand experiences, design systems, and enterprise communications that improve usability, drive adoption, and reach audiences at scale.
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 design for Global Enterprise Affairs, Corporate HR, and Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (DIB), translating complex business priorities into clear, engaging communications for a 300+ person organization. Managed 5–10 high-impact projects simultaneously across 15+ lines of business each year, consistently delivering strategic work ahead of deadline.
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Led the creative direction for 15+ enterprise initiatives, including executive town halls, year-end events for 300+ attendees, employee campaigns, resource hubs, advertising, and digital experiences reaching 50,000+ associates. Presented creative strategy to executive leaders, influencing high-visibility initiatives from concept through launch.
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Partnered with 30+ cross-functional stakeholders across Brand, Corporate Communications, HR, DIB, and business teams to solve complex communication challenges, align priorities, and deliver cohesive design solutions that supported enterprise-wide business goals.
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Led the rollout of Capital One's enterprise brand refresh in partnership with HR & Corporate Brand, creating reusable design systems, templates, communication toolkits that improved brand consistency, sped up content creation, reduced duplicate work, and enabled business teams to create on-brand communications independently. Managed biannual brand updates and enterprise rollout communications in partnership with Corporate HR Communications.
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Modernized Pulse and LumApps intranet experiences, transforming outdated pages into scalable resource hubs with UX improvements, reusable templates, governance documentation, and basic HTML. Improved usability, empowered teams to manage content independently, and reduced ongoing design support.
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Co-founded a design mentorship program to solve the need for the enterprise teams to become more fluent in visual communication enabling productivity, alignment and collaboration. Co-developed reusable case study frameworks that improved executive storytelling, standardized how teams communicated business impact, and fostered knowledge sharing across the organization.
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Created 50+ branded communication assets, including executive presentation systems, event collateral, digital signage, promotional campaigns, and templates that made enterprise communications more consistent, scalable, and effective.
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, motion graphics, 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.
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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.