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Mika R

Creative Director and Brand Strategist

About Me

I'm a Senior Brand & Creative Leader with 20+ years of experience building distinctive brands, leading visual identities, and shaping award-winning campaigns across global and Nordic markets. I work at the intersection of strategy and design — turning brand positioning into compelling visual worlds, campaigns, and experiences that resonate emotionally and commercially. My background spans consumer brands, automotive, SaaS, and healthcare, but my passion is always the same: creating work that feels clear, bold, and culturally relevant. I have led creative teams, built in-house studio structures, facilitated design sprints, and collaborated closely with marketing and product leaders to ensure strong execution across every touchpoint. Strategic enough to define the direction. Hands-on enough to shape the outcome.

Jurisdiction

Finland | Sweden | Norway | Denmark | Germany | Switzerland | Belgium | United Kingdom | France | Italy

Experience

Seniority LevelDirector
Years of Experience10-15 years
Current StatusActive
Head of Creative ContentElisa Oyj
2025 - 2025

• Built and led Elisa’s new Creative Studio from the ground up, including recruitment, team building, governance models and creative processes. • Contributed to brand strategy and global visual identity development across B2B and B2C markets. • Led creative concept development for national campaigns and facilitated cross-functional design sprints. • Completed Director-level leadership training and business-level Generative AI courses, enhancing brand operations and innovation. • Worked closely with senior leadership and consult agency to improve brand governance, content operations and large-scale campaign execution.

Creatice DirectorPulp Agency Ltd.
2022 - 2025

• Led creative direction and visual storytelling for global and regional events across Europe and the Nordics. • Delivered international event concepts supporting brand transformation and sustainability positioning. • Developed and executed event concepts like Green Summit and Solar Days — combining brand strategy, visual identity, sustainability messaging and experiential design. • Created cross-market campaign concepts, digital assets and event branding for multi-country implementation. • Strengthened client relationships and oversaw multidisciplinary project teams, aligning brand strategy with live experience design.

CreativeOSG Ltd.
2016 - 2022

• Led creative and visual development for major FMCG brands including Mondelez Nordics • Created "Data <B Creative" framework, using data as the foundation for high-impact storytelling and design. • Designed “Perfect Store” concept, enhancing in-store brand experience and visibility. • Experience in integrated campaigns, product launches, packaging, point-of-sale, and multi-touchpoint brand activation. • Worked directly with international brand teams, ensuring global-to-local implementation.

Creative Director / FounderCamp Helsinki Ltd.
2003 - 2016

• Founded and managed an independent creative agency, building and maintaining a robust client portfolio. • Designed and implemented an award winning campaigns that boosted brand visibility and market share for clients.

KonseptiArt Director / Visual Designer
1999 - 2003

• Developed compelling visual concepts for diverse marketing campaigns. • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to meet client objectives

Education

Degree of Graphic DesignArt & Craft Institute
1992 - 1995
Diploma of Behavioral DesignHyper Island
2021 - 2022
Diploma of Service DesignHaaga-Helia Global Education Services
2022 - 2022

Skills

Core skills0
Languages3

Languages

English
Finnish
Swedish