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Maithreyee Arun

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Visual Culture & Storytelling Strategist

Visual culture and storytelling strategist with a focus on media, international development, culture, the arts, and social innovation. Throughout my career, I have implemented illustration with design methodologies to curate brand and cultural experiences across various platforms and diverse mediums.

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Visual culture and storytelling strategist with a focus on media, international development, culture, the arts, and social innovation. Throughout my career, I have implemented illustration with design methodologies to curate brand and cultural experiences across various platforms and diverse mediums.

Maithreyee Arun. Collage workshop at Leeds Trinity College.
Maithreyee Arun

Art Workshops

Curating workshops for students of different ages and abilities. Coordinating classes for various types of art forms, managing safety protocols, and ensuring equal participation for all learners.

Zine workshop at Ruth Gorse Academy, Leeds.

Interactive Art Pedagogy

Teaching Art theory through engaging students practically. Hands-on participatory zine-making and tactile collage exercises that make visual communication accessible and expressive.

Art Workshops Portfolio Overview — Leeds.

Album Art & Releases

Brothers of the North & Truth & Decay. Combining bespoke illustration, evocative color schemes, and digital design for streaming album covers and physical releases.

Brothers of the North Album — Spotify Cover Artwork.
Truth & Decay Instrumental Album & Spotify Release · Disciplines: Illustration, Print Production, Digital Design.

Truth & Decay — Cassettes, Limited Edition Apparel & Brand Merchandising.

Curating a tangible world around the music. From collectible cassette tape production to limited edition streetwear, unifying illustration with tactile merchandise and vendor management.

"Designing physical cassette tapes brought an authentic analogue collector's feel to the release, distributed via Bandcamp with customized j-card inlay artwork."

Truth & Decay Cassettes — Bandcamp Edition.

Cassette Production

Complete packaging design, inlay typography, and physical vendor coordination for worldwide Bandcamp distribution. Merging vintage physical media aesthetics with sharp modern illustrative direction.

"Limited edition apparel featuring screenprinted typography and graphic iconography designed specifically for heavy-cotton hoodies and tees."

Truth & Decay Limited Edition T-shirts & Hoodie.

Brand Merchandising

Disciplines: Illustration, Brand Merchandising and Marketing, Print Production Design, Print Vendor Management, Creating Brand Identity.

Truth & Decay Cassette & Cover Art Inlay.

Physical Production

Translating the album's thematic universe into wearable art and physical collectibles, overseeing vendor production and quality at every step.

Truth & Decay Apparel Screenprint Detail.
Truth & Decay Complete Merchandising & Identity Presentation.

The Albany Pub — Hospitality & Social Identity

The Albany

Illustrative Design, Social Media Management and Moderation, Brand Marketing. Creating hand-drawn chalkboard displays, menu illustrations, and engaging visual campaigns for London hospitality.

Hand-crafted illustrative menu branding and chalkboard artistry for The Albany, harmonizing traditional hospitality heritage with vibrant modern illustrative typography.

The Albany Pub — Illustrative Menu & Brand Design.

NakedPolitics

Digital Design, Social Media Marketing, Content Research & Development, and Fact-Checking posts. Moderating community discourse and monitoring audience engagement on critical civic affairs.

NakedPolitics — Editorial Graphic & Social Carousel.
NakedPolitics — Web & Social Editorial Layout.

5000 Grains of Rice & #CelebratingLeeds

On-site Research & Development, Illustrative Design, Large-Scale Print Design, Production Design, and Social Media Design.

5000 Grains of Rice — Large-Scale Print & Installation Artwork.

#CelebratingLeeds brought civic pride, historical narrative, and contemporary visual culture into public display across Leeds.

"Exhibition visual identity combining archival civic storytelling with bold contemporary typography and print execution."

#CelebratingLeeds Exhibition Visual Identity.
Exhibition Poster Design — Leeds Arts University.

Implementing illustration with design methodologies to curate brand and cultural experiences.

Cultural Strategy

A proven track record of successful integrated marketing campaigns and internal and external communications across various platforms and diverse mediums.

"Bespoke illustrative treatments designed to create memorable brand touchpoints across physical and social domains."

Illustrative Branding & Iconography Detail.

From London to Mumbai, bridging communities and institutions through thoughtful art direction, research, and collaborative curation.

Exhibition Print Typography & Layout Design.

Academic Foundation &
Cultural Communication

MA SOAS University of London · BA (Hons) Leeds Arts University

Six years of multidisciplinary creative practice across media, communications, gallery operations, cinema audience work, and visual design.

Maithreyee Arun
About Maithreyee

Visual Culture & Storytelling Strategist

I'm a visual culture and storytelling strategist with a focus on media, international development, culture, the arts, and social innovation. I'm a self-motivated worker with a keen eye for creative, results-focused, and strategic projects.

Throughout my career, I have implemented illustration with design methodologies to curate brand and cultural experiences. I have a proven track record of successful integrated marketing campaigns and internal and external communications across various platforms and diverse mediums.

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