about

WHO I AM

I am Ekaterina — a brand strategist and creative director based in Istanbul, working with fashion and jewellery brands across the GCC, UK, Europe, and the US. I started in design, but what kept pulling me forward was the strategic side — understanding why some brands command premium pricing while others with stronger products never quite get there.

WHAT I DO

Over the past 5 years I have worked across brand strategy, creative direction, campaign production, and AI visual direction. For the past 2 years I lead Lynyer as Creative Director, taking the brand through a full strategic and visual evolution that delivered 40% net sales growth.

I travel for the work when it calls for it, directing campaign shoots on location, working closely with photographers, models, and production teams to bring a creative direction to life in person. The rest happens remotely, with the same level of attention regardless of where either of us is.

black flat screen computer monitor on brown wooden desk
Modern living room with white sofa and large window.

Experience

PRACTICE

Experience

PRACTICE

Experience

Brand Strategist & art director

full time

lynyer

(’22–’26)

Brand Strategist & art director

full time

lynyer

(’22–’26)

SM strategist

part time

Ninepine

(’22–’24)

SM strategist

part time

Ninepine

(’22–’24)

BRAND STRATEGY & CREATIVE DIRECTION

PROJECT-BASED

100+ INDEPENDENT CLIENTS

(’21–’26)

BRAND STRATEGY & CREATIVE DIRECTION

PROJECT-BASED

100+ INDEPENDENT CLIENTS

(’21–’26)

service(s)

type

BRAND STRATEGY

brand identity

CREATIVE DIRECTION

CAMPAIGN PRODUCTION

AI VISUAL DIRECTION

focus

STRATEGY

VISUAL SYSTEMS

execution

Status

open for work

[01]

CREATIVE DIRECTION

Creative direction for brands that need a clearer visual world across campaigns, editorials, launches, websites, and social content. I translate positioning into mood, art direction, styling, composition, photography, video, and production decisions that make the brand easier to understand and desire.

Modern skyscraper viewed through glass ceiling on a rainy day

[01]

CREATIVE DIRECTION

Creative direction for brands that need a clearer visual world across campaigns, editorials, launches, websites, and social content. I translate positioning into mood, art direction, styling, composition, photography, video, and production decisions that make the brand easier to understand and desire.

Modern skyscraper viewed through glass ceiling on a rainy day

[02]

BRAND STRATEGY

Brand strategy for founders and creative teams who need sharper positioning before investing in visuals. I clarify the audience, offer, message, brand perception, and commercial priorities so the creative direction has a clear business role from the beginning.

[02]

BRAND STRATEGY

Brand strategy for founders and creative teams who need sharper positioning before investing in visuals. I clarify the audience, offer, message, brand perception, and commercial priorities so the creative direction has a clear business role from the beginning.

[03]

BRAND IDENTITY

Brand identity design for fashion, beauty, perfume, jewellery, lifestyle, and cultural brands. I create logo systems, typography, colour, art direction, visual language, and guidelines that give the brand a premium foundation across campaigns, packaging, digital, print, and social media.

[03]

BRAND IDENTITY

Brand identity design for fashion, beauty, perfume, jewellery, lifestyle, and cultural brands. I create logo systems, typography, colour, art direction, visual language, and guidelines that give the brand a premium foundation across campaigns, packaging, digital, print, and social media.

[04]

AI VISUAL DIRECTION

AI visual direction for brands that need campaign-quality imagery without losing taste, consistency, or brand control. I build the creative concept, model direction, set and styling direction, prompt system, and final visual world so AI assets feel premium, coherent, and ready for campaign use.

[04]

AI VISUAL DIRECTION

AI visual direction for brands that need campaign-quality imagery without losing taste, consistency, or brand control. I build the creative concept, model direction, set and styling direction, prompt system, and final visual world so AI assets feel premium, coherent, and ready for campaign use.