Ozlem Aslan
Creative Director
Istanbul , Türkiye
#OpenToWork
About
I am a creative and strategic leader with over 15 years of experience directing brand identity, integrated campaigns, and marketing communications across global organisations. Most recently, I have been working as a Marketing & Creative Direction Consultant at Enquire.ai since 2020, advising corporate clients across North America and Europe.
My work spans creative direction and communications strategy, with a technical background in engineering that helps me communicate complex subjects clearly. I have led global rebrands, built and managed creative teams, and developed brand guidelines and crisis communication systems. I use tools like Adobe Creative Suite, Google Analytics, Miro, Asana, and Monday.com to deliver integrated campaigns, executive messaging, and content strategy for diverse sectors including industrial, fashion, and technology.
Experience
Marketing & Creative Direction Consultant
Enquire.ai
Jan 2020 – Present
Operate as a registered expert on Enquire.ai — a B2B platform where companies post strategic challenges and purchase solutions from vetted specialists — providing marketing, brand, and creative strategy advisory to corporate clients across North America and Europe.
Advise on brand positioning, communications frameworks, campaign strategy, and creative direction drawing on 15+ years of senior experience across industrial, fashion, and technology sectors.
Deliver project-based engagements across content strategy, executive messaging, and integrated campaign planning for clients ranging from early-stage platforms to established enterprises.
Brand StrategyContent StrategyCreative Direction
Creative Director & Senior Marketing Manager
Yıldırım Group
Mar 2014 – Jan 2020
Led a full-scale global rebrand across 40+ countries and 6 business units — including new brand architecture, visual identity systems, messaging frameworks, and rollout playbooks — resulting in an 85% increase in measured brand awareness across primary markets.
Built and directed a 12-person in-house creative team — hiring, structuring, and managing designers, copywriters, and production specialists — alongside a broader network of local market representatives and external agency partners across regions.
Developed global brand guidelines and communication frameworks adopted across all markets, ensuring consistency despite significant cultural and linguistic variation.
Oversaw creative direction for multi-market campaigns, product launches, investor materials, and executive presentations — managing from brief to final delivery.
Designed and implemented crisis communication systems deployed across all regions during high-impact organisational changes, protecting brand reputation during sensitive transitions.
Partnered directly with C-suite leadership on corporate narrative, thought leadership positioning, and external stakeholder communications.
Managed a $3M+ annual marketing budget, allocating across creative production, agencies, media, and events with accountability to business results.
Brand ArchitectureCrisis CommunicationsMarketing Budgeting
Senior Art Director
Aydınlı Group
Jan 2012 – Jan 2014
Led creative direction for seasonal campaigns across US Polo Assn, Pierre Cardin, and Cacharel — ensuring compliance with each brand's international standards while adapting creative for regional markets.
Managed end-to-end campaign production — photo and video shoots, creative development, post-production, and vendor coordination — across integrated digital and print channels.
Collaborated with international brand owners and local retail teams to align campaign narratives across multiple markets simultaneously.
Campaign ProductionCreative DirectionVendor Coordination
Art Director
Istanbul Contemporary Art Museum
Jan 2008 – Jan 2012
Defined visual identity and creative direction for the institution's exhibitions and all public-facing communications.
Delivered 20+ major exhibitions in collaboration with international curators and artists, leading cross-functional teams across design, production, and communications.
Curated the Web Biennial 2008 and 2010 - an internationally recognised platform for digital and new media art - collaborating with artists including Genco Gülan and İsmet Doğan.
Represented the institution in global cultural projects including Venice Biennale and Apexart NYC.
Visual IdentityExhibition CurationCreative Direction
Education
Istanbul Technical University
B.Sc. · Mining Engineering
Istanbul Bilgi University
M.A. · Marketing
Certifications
Google AI Essentials
Google
2026 – No expiry
Inside LVMH Certificate
LVMH
2026 – No expiry
Skills
DesignB2bPhotographyCuratingGraphic designVisual identityContent strategyCampaign productionBudgetIntegrated marketingDigital marketingTeam leadershipCreative directionBrand strategyMarketing communicationsGoogle AnalyticsMicrosoft Office SuiteAdobe Creative Suite
Languages
Turkish (Native or bilingual proficiency)English (Full professional proficiency)German (Limited working proficiency)Greek (Limited working proficiency)