Graphic Designer & Business Educator
Hi, I'm Upeksha.
Turning ideas into eye-catching design.
Award-winning graphic designer with a business and marketing background. I craft flyers, posters, and wedding albums that get noticed — and I understand the message behind the visuals.
- 5+
- Years experience
- NVQ 4
- Certified designer
- 1
- Award-winning design
About
Design that means business.
I'm a graphic designer based in Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, with a rare mix of creative and commercial skills. I started out designing brochures, flyers, and posters at an advertising agency, and I'm NVQ Level 4 certified in graphic design.
Alongside design, I hold a degree in International Business Management and teach marketing and management. That means I don't just make things look good — I understand the message, the audience, and the goal behind every piece.
Graphic Design
Flyers, posters, brochures, and wedding albums crafted in Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator.
Marketing Sense
A business degree and marketing know-how, so every design is built to communicate and convert.
Reliable & Trained
Formally certified, award-winning, and experienced working with real agency clients.
Tools I work with
Photoshop
Illustrator
CorelDRAW
Canva
Word
Excel
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Where I've worked
Teacher — Business Subjects
Sep 2022 – PresentSasipma Institute of Higher Education
Teaching marketing and management to GCE O/L students, building lesson materials and mentoring learners.
HR Intern
Jun 2020 – Dec 2021Sipvidu Higher Education Institute
Maintained and updated employee records and HR databases, supporting day-to-day people operations.
Graphic Designer
Jan 2019 – Mar 2020Neon Glow Advertising
Designed marketing materials — brochures, flyers, posters, and advertisements — for agency clients. Award-winning work in the Inter-Company Design Challenge.
IT Trainee
Jun 2017 – Dec 2017University of Kelaniya
Produced office documents and designed student ID cards using Adobe Photoshop.
Education & Skills
Qualified & certified
Education
BBA — International Business Management
IPAC School of Management, France
Diploma in Human Resource Management
Lanka Professional Examination Center
Computer Graphic Designer — NVQ Level 4
Vocational Training Authority of Sri Lanka
ICT Technician — NVQ Level 4
Automobile Engineering Training Institute of Sri Lanka
GCE Advanced Level — Commerce Stream
Helena Wijayawardana College
Skills & Tools
Design
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- CorelDRAW
- Canva
Productivity
- Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
Strengths
- Marketing
- Management
- Teaching
- HR & Records
Work Samples
Selected work
Why Me
Why work with me
Designer who gets business
A degree in International Business Management plus real marketing know-how — every design is built around the message and the audience, not just aesthetics.
Formally trained & certified
NVQ Level 4 certified in graphic design, fluent in Photoshop, Illustrator, and Canva — with proper technique behind the creativity.
Real client experience
Produced brochures, flyers, posters, and ads for clients at Neon Glow Advertising — used to deadlines, briefs, and revisions.
Reliable & easy to work with
A background in teaching and HR means clear communication, organization, and someone you can count on to deliver.
Award-Winning Design
Neon Glow Inter-Company Design Challenge
Contact
Let's work together
Have a project, a brief, or a role in mind? I'd love to hear about it. Reach out and I'll get back to you.