Designing a SaaS Platform for Influencer Campaign Management

Designing a SaaS Platform for Influencer Campaign Management

I designed an end-to-end campaign management tool that unified creator discovery, campaign briefs, approvals, and reporting into a single streamlined workflow. What previously took teams multiple tools and days of back-and-forth was reduced to hours, making campaign launches faster, reviews smoother, and reporting more reliable across all stakeholders.

Role

Role

Role

Lead Product Designer

Lead Product Designer

Lead Product Designer

Time

Time

Time

5 Days

5 Days

5 Days

Team

Team

Team

4 People

4 People

4 People

Quick Overview

Quick Overview

⭐ Challenge

⭐ Challenge

⭐ Challenge

Running influencer campaigns required juggling multiple tools (Excel sheets, WhatsApp, emails, and manual tracking). This caused delays in briefing creators, managing approvals, and consolidating reports, stretching campaign setup timelines to several days.

✅ SOLUTION

✅ SOLUTION

✅ SOLUTION

I designed the GCC Social Suite, a unified campaign management tool that streamlined the entire journey from creator onboarding to campaign briefs, approvals, and reporting. The platform standardised workflows, reduced back-and-forth communication, and brought all campaign touchpoints into one place.

🎯 impact

🎯 impact

🎯 impact

30% faster campaign launches — cutting days of manual coordination down to hours

Smoother collaboration — all stakeholders aligned on one system instead of scattered tools

Reliable reporting — structured, real-time data replacing error-prone manual tracking

Users of the Tool

Users of the Tool

We identified three primary user groups, each with distinct pain points:

Campaign Managers (Primary Users)

  1. Previously relied on spreadsheets, WhatsApp, and emails to manage creators.

  2. Pain point: Too much back-and-forth, no centralised system, delays in launching campaigns.

Creators/Influencers (External Users)

Creators/Influencers (External Users)

  1. Received briefs and approvals in fragmented ways.

  2. Pain point: Missed deadlines, confusion over final requirements, difficulty tracking deliverables.

Business/Brand Stakeholders (Secondary Users)

Business/Brand Stakeholders (Secondary Users)

  1. Needed updates on campaign progress and performance.

  2. Pain point: No real-time visibility, relied on manually compiled reports that were often delayed or inconsistent.

By mapping these users, the design process stayed aligned with who needed what:

  • Campaign managers got efficiency.

  • Creators got clarity.

  • Stakeholders got transparency

Concept & Iteration

Concept & Iteration

I explored three directions:

  1. Improve spreadsheets with macros and templates.

  2. Create an approval-only tool layered on top of existing flows.

  3. Build a centralized suite covering briefs → approvals → reporting.


Option 3 was chosen because it tackled fragmentation at its root.


I sketched multiple dashboard layouts, tested approval flows with campaign managers, and iterated on the creator management module after feedback that “deliverables were still confusing.”

Design Principles I Followed

Design Principles I Followed

✦ My Foundation

Centralize, Clarify, and Connect

  • Centralise → One source of truth for campaigns.

  • Clarify → Structured workflows and approvals.

  • Connect → Keep all stakeholders aligned in real time.

✦ Workflows Reimagined

From Briefs to Performance: Everything in One Flow

  • Brief Creation → Standardised campaign briefs cut ambiguity.

  • Creator Collaboration → Deliverables and deadlines visible to creators in one place.

  • Approval Flow → Transparent stage-by-stage approvals reduced bottlenecks.

  • Performance Tracking → Auto-generated dashboards replaced manual reporting.

How GCC Social
Changed the Game

How GCCSocial
Changed the Game

How GCC Social
Changed the Game

We designed a modular set of UI components placed at key shopping moments, from homepage education to browsing stage motivation to checkout stage payoff. Each interaction reinforced reward progress without breaking the user’s flow, staying fully brand consistent and performance light.

We designed a modular set of UI components placed at key shopping moments, from homepage education to browsing stage motivation to checkout stage payoff. Each interaction reinforced reward progress without breaking the user’s flow, staying fully brand consistent and performance light.

Create Campaign

Create Campaign

Shortlist Creators

Shortlist Creators

Create Brief

Create Brief

Invite Influencers

Invite Influencers

Approve Content

Approve Content

Final Posts

Final Posts

Campaign Analytics Dashboard

Campaign Analytics Dashboard

✦ Results

Campaigns Launched Faster.

Teams Worked Smarter.

🚀 30% faster campaign launches (10 days → 7 days).

⏱️ 40% fewer back-and-forth interactions (WhatsApp + emails replaced by structured flows).

📊 90% faster reporting (4–5 hours → minutes).

✅ 65% fewer missed deadlines (20% → 7%).

🚀 30% faster campaign launches (10 days → 7 days).

⏱️ 40% fewer back-and-forth interactions (WhatsApp + emails replaced by structured flows).

📊 90% faster reporting (4–5 hours → minutes).

✅ 65% fewer missed deadlines (20% → 7%).

Damn! That's a lotta scrolling

Damn! That's a lotta scrolling

Damn! That's a lotta scrolling

That's the end of this project.

That's the end of this project.

No need to Swipe Right

I think we’re a perfect match. Let's design, build and create beautiful experiences together.

Based in Mumbai, India

✦ Portfolio 2025 ✦

© 2025 Zeeshan Shaikh

No need to Swipe Right

I think we’re a perfect match. Let's design, build and create beautiful experiences together.

Based in Mumbai, India

✦ Portfolio 2025 ✦

© 2025 Zeeshan Shaikh

No need to Swipe Right

I think we’re a perfect match. Let's design, build and create beautiful experiences together.

Based in Mumbai, India

✦ Portfolio 2025 ✦

© 2025 Zeeshan Shaikh

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