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My experience helped me get exposed to various types of projects, made me attentive to details, added maturity, strength, & professionalism in my careaer. As member in a team, together we come up with amazing creative results for clients in:
Banks & Financial Institutions
Restaurants (F&B Outlets)
Real Estate Projects & Developers
Technology & IT
Fashion & Retail Outlets
With the evolution of advertising in the last 10 years, I have been mastering the media from both above and below the line within:
Branding
Logo and Collaterals
By creating a Logo, I establish a base for every brand. This base should reflect the nature of the product / company. It is my responsibility to deliver collaterals that confirms the brand’s image.
Whether a Business Card, a Letterhead, Signage; a placemat & a menu (Lighthouse Café; a cake box (Amna’s Patisserie); a Company Profile (AMP Al Mahmood Pearls); a Project’s Brochure (Diyar al Muharraq); a Desk Calendar (Cineco); an item’s Packaging (Gaia Perfumes, Aurum Shoes); or even Annual Report, PPM, Investor’s Guide (Bahrain Bourse).
Advertising
BTL & ATLDirect and Outdoor Marketing
The advertisements come as the brand positioning. After the brainstorming, I start implementing ideas using Software to enhance photos (Adobe Photoshop) & layouting.
I adapt the Concept mood boards into Newspaper or Magazine Ad, Road’s Lamppost, Highway’s Megacom & scaffolding: Ithmaar Bank, Lighthouse Café, Gaia Jewellery, BenefitPay App. (BAH)
I make sure that the final output adders to the brand image (if the brand is bold,I will be using bold & aggressive visuals).
Digital Media
Social Media Content Creation & Management
I worked with the Creative Director on TV Commercials for al Baraka Bank, Kingdom university (BAH). I created Storyboards for Animations to be used as Sponsored Ads on Facebook, Instagram and Youtube for Benefit Company (BAH).
Also, executed Artworks posts for instagram profiles for fashion outtlets in bahrain: @Benefit.bh, @gaialuxury, @aurumarabia, @seventhheaven_bh (BAH). And managed websites: Copywriting, Data entry, order status & products update of
gaialuxury.com
aurumarabia.com
madcosmetics.co.uk
revearabia.com
Senior Art Director of an advertising agency in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Responsible in producing creative artworks that support marketing initiatives.
An innovator, setting-up various ways to communicate client messages while upholding a consistent brand image.
Manages workload and ensures all deliverables and deadlines are duly met.
Reports directly to the creative director and closely collaborates with the team in initiating and maintaining top leading brands.
Graduation
B.A. Graphic Design
Notre Dame University
Lebanon
Young & Dynamic Adv. Agency
Graphic Designer
Creative Department
Lebanon
Beetle Design Studio
Junior Graphic Designer
Creative Department
Lebanon / Kuwait
Medialinks Advertising Agency
Senior Graphic Designer
Creative Department
Bahrain
Freelancer
Lebanon
Rotana Music
Senior Graphic Designer
Marketing Department
Lebanon
Feer McQueen Creative House
Art Director
Creative Department
Lebanon
Medialinks Advertising Agency
Senior Art Director
Acting Creative Director*
Creative Department
Bahrain
Freelancer
Bahrain, KSA, Lebanon
Duties & Tasks
- Reporting directly to creative director and the client
- Managing small team of creative designers.
- Directing & following up on project briefs with the designers team.
- Coordinating briefs & deadlines in between the creatives and account managers and production team.
- Creating creative identities, logos and their stationaries.
- Executing print collaterals: business card, letterheads, notebooks, promotional items, folders, brochures, flyer, tent cards, self stand, promotional mall stand, ...
- Executing outdoor advertising: lampposts, scaffolding, unipoles, digital billboards.
- Executing digital presence: website layouts (Data entry, copy writing, managing online purchases) instagram profiles, Facebook Ads, Google ADs. (SEO, SMM, KPI).
- Producing animations, storyboards, commercials.
- Composing , assembling, and assisting in photography sessions / studio setup.
Accounts & Clients
- Ithmaar Bank (Online banking, personal finance)
- Al Baraka Bank(Savings account & credit cards)
- Khaleeji Commercial Bank (Corporate positioning)
- Bahrain Bourse (Annual report & investor’s guide
- Benefit / BenefitPay(App activation campaign)
- Al Mahmood Pearls(Photoshoot, social media, profile)
- Gaia Luxury (Bag designs, jewellery design, photoshoot assistance, online presence, website design & management). www.gaialuxury.com
- Aurum Bags & shoes (Bag designs & executions, Instagram layout, website management). www.aurumarabia.com
- Reve Arabia (Instagram layout, website management) www.revearabia.com
- Fadeco Ice Cream KSA (Product Labels and packaging)
Process of work:
- Receiving the brief from account manager & sharing it with the creative director and team.
- Setting directions, ideas, and deadlines - Self brainstorm & research
- Creating artworks
- Follow up with the designers and the creatives on workflow
- Sharing the output with creative director / account manager
- Delivering work after discussing designs with the team.
- After the client’s approval, I dispatch artworks to production team.
Medialinks, Manama - Bahrain
Company Industry: Advertising
Duties & Tasks
- Reporting directly to creative director and client
- Joining small team of creative designers.
- Following up on project briefs with the designers team.
- Coordinating briefs & deadlines with the creatives.
- Attending Workshops and Seminars
- Creating creative identities, logos and their stationery.
- Executing collaterals: business card, letterheads, notebooks, promotional items, folders, brochures, labels, website, outdoor advertising: unipoles, billboards.
Accounts & Clients
- Reva. House of Sleep (Outdoor campaign, catalogues products naming & packaging, facebook banners & competitions).
- Adyar Winery(Bottle labels, promotional stand).
- Health Engineers (Branding & packaging collaterals).
- IDAL(PPM, reports, profile).
- Rebranding Pitch for: United Petroleum & Al Sultan Bakery
Feer McQueen, Jeita - Lebanon
Company Industry: Branding
September 2003 – August 2005
Bachelor degree in Arts (B.A)
Graphic design Program
Moving image ConcentrationNotre Dame University (NDU)Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon
September 2002 - June 2005
First Year of Diploma
Graphic design ProgramCambrian CollegeSudbury, OntarioCanada
August 2001
High School Graduate
Baccalaurea II
Sociology / Economy BasisCollege des Soeurs du RosaireMansourieh, Lebanon
Creative Problem Solving
Print & Online Development
Brand Specialist
Project Deadline Meeter
Instagram, Facebook Online AdvertisingYoutube Google Network Master
Strategic Marketing Planner Photography Enhancement
Professional Trainer
Team Coordinator & Builder
Distinctive Visual Communicator
Adobe Suitecase
Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Adobe Indesign
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Word / Document Microsoft Powerpoint Microsoft Excel
MAC Platform Expert
English: Fluent
Arabic: Fluent (Native)
French: Very Good
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