Linda Varghese

• Provide long-term freelance and pro bono design and web development support to nonprofits, small businesses, and community organizations, often serving as a trusted creative partner rather than a one-off vendor.
• Help organizations clarify their message and presence by developing new brands and visual identities, refreshing existing materials, and creating cohesive systems that can be sustained over time.
• Lead creative work from concept through execution, including branding and identity development, print and digital design, website design and development, and email communications.
• Support outreach, fundraising, and event promotion efforts by designing materials that increase visibility, engagement, and community participation.
• Collaborate closely with organizational leaders and volunteers to translate goals into clear, practical design solutions - often working with limited budgets, timelines, and internal resources.
• Balance creative strategy and hands-on execution, adapting scope and approach based on each organization’s needs, capacity, and long-term objectives.
• Build long-standing relationships grounded in trust, responsiveness, and cultural sensitivity, particularly when working with faith-based and community-driven organizations.

Representative clients include: PackGeek, Baal Dan Charities, Food Mission, St. James Orthodox Mission Church, St. Mary’s Malankara Indian Orthodox Church, Indian American Nurses Association of North Texas, Inc., Delta Kappa Delta (Alpha Chapter), Dunn Media Group, RPDesigns, Rajdeep Mandap Wedding Services, NuMed, Inc., and the National Association of Indian Nurses of America.

MediaLab is the storytelling arm of Corgan, an architecture and interior design firm. The team’s work focuses on educating, inspiring, and entertaining through meaningful visual storytelling for a wide range of clients.

• Directed multidisciplinary creative work across renderings, animation, motion graphics, video, immersive media (VR, AR, 360°), and broadcast content, overseeing projects with budgets up to $80K.
• Brought clarity, structure, and momentum to complex creative initiatives - particularly projects involving multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, and evolving goals.
• Shaped creative direction from discovery through delivery by writing creative briefs, developing style guides, building storyboards, outlining scripts, and providing visual and narrative reference.
• Partnered closely with Executive Creative Director, Executive VFX Creative Director, Producers, Production Leads, and clients to define scope, schedules, and budgets, balancing creative ambition with practical constraints.
• Reviewed work from VFX and editorial teams, providing feedback and approvals to maintain quality, consistency, and storytelling intent.
• Collaborated beyond MediaLab with other studios to produce design concepts, production files, project books, and microsites.
• Researched and shared industry trends and inspiration; participated in conferences and workshops to support ongoing learning and innovation.
• Supported team and firmwide committees, including the MediaLab Cruise Committee, Design Advocates, and Belong Diversity Council.

Fossil Group, Inc. is a global company specializing in the innovation, design, and marketing of fashion lifestyle and accessory products through its three core businesses: Fossil Brand, Skagen, and its Portfolio of Brands.

• Collaborated with Creative Directors and Art Directors to lead and manage designers, production artists, contractors, and interns on the Digital Design team.
• Supported a portfolio of owned and licensed brands throughout my tenure, including Fossil, Skagen, Emporio Armani, Callaway Golf, Columbia Sportswear, Diesel, and Disney.
• Scheduled, managed, and art directed projects within Fossil Interactive Services, a cross-functional organization supporting the e-commerce business.
• Partnered with project managers and lead developers to translate creative plans into executable technical timelines, coordinating handoffs and supporting release readiness.
• Contributed to QA/QC efforts by testing production sites, identifying bugs, and collaborating with technical teams to resolve issues prior to launch.
• Worked with global marketing partners to deliver localized websites, emails, and digital campaigns across EMEA and APAC markets.
• Collaborated cross-functionally with Business-to-Business, Corporate Markets, Photography, Digital Imaging, Copywriting, Web Development, Merchandising, and Marketing teams to ensure consistent brand execution across retail, wholesale, catalog, and web channels.
• Led creative execution across extranet and intranet websites, mobile sites and apps, email campaigns, digital advertising, social content, point-of-sale graphics, promotions, and interactive experiences.
• Concepted and art directed custom photography to support campaigns and product storytelling.
• Served as a hiring manager when needed and conducted performance reviews, supporting team growth and continuity.

• Designed and refined print materials within established brand systems for the Image Group (the team responsible for the Fossil brand), completing assigned design tasks from concept through review.
• Produced layouts for catalogs, postcards, posters, duratrans (backlit displays), signage, packaging, and product line sheets.
• Was occasionally requested by Art Directors to support projects outside the core Fossil brand based on strong hand skills, attention to detail, and reliability.
• Built a strong foundation working within a fast-paced, brand-driven environment, collaborating closely with Art Directors and cross-functional partners.