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Creative Director Tel Jeddah : +966 59 6812800, +966 50 9086972 Cell no UAE: +971 50 5825085 Email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Presently available in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. OVERVIEW: Fluent and capable digital designer and art director. Specialist in startlingly effective integrated websites, rich media advertising and email campaigns. Strategist and creative thinker who delivers exciting and thought leading work for all types of clients. Easy to work with, and passionate about developing and focusing the skills of the teams around me. Significant knowledge of emerging trends. Plus, experience in planning and directing major photo and video shoots. Above all, committed to fresh ideas, sparkling content, and genuinely original communication in all channels. Ideas come first. I'm a natural problem solver. Give me a good proposition, and I'll give you original concepts. My art direction skills spring from branding and identity work, and have developed through major advertising agency experience. Qua lifi cation: Bachelor of Commerce from University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan Professional Qua lifi cation: Four-Year Diploma in Graphic Designing from Karachi School of Arts. In house courses from Interflow University, which covered the important components of advertising. Competencies: Familiar with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, can easily make professional Story Boards and direct Photography sessions as well.

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Creative Director

Tel Jeddah : +966 59 6812800, +966 50 9086972

Cell no UAE: +971 50 5825085

Email: [email protected]

[email protected]

[email protected]

Presently available in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

OVERVIEW: Fluent and capable digital designer and art director.

Specialist in startlingly effective integrated websites, rich

media advertising and email campaigns.

Strategist and creative thinker who delivers exciting and

thought leading work for all types of clients. Easy to work

with, and passionate about developing and focusing the skills

of the teams around me.

Significant knowledge of emerging trends. Plus, experience in

planning and directing major photo and video shoots.

Above all, committed to fresh ideas, sparkling content, and

genuinely original communication in all channels.

Ideas come first. I'm a natural problem solver. Give me a

good proposition, and I'll give you original concepts. My art

direction skills spring from branding and identity work, and

have developed through major advertising agency

experience.

Qualification: Bachelor of Commerce from University of Karachi, Karachi,

Pakistan

Professional Qualification: Four-Year Diploma in Graphic Designing from Karachi School

of Arts.

In house courses from Interflow University, which covered the

important components of advertising.

Competencies: Familiar with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, InDesign,

can easily make professional Story Boards and direct

Photography sessions as well.

Previous Company: GPR Advertising Abu Dhabi, UAE, Mar 2008 – Mar 2011

Work Experience: (20 years)

Position: Creative Director & Incharge

Job Discription: Lead creative sessions for project kick-offs.

Manage multiple projects from concept through completion.

Develop creative programs and design concepts that meet

the business objectives of the organization and that advance

our brand strategy.

Establish creative direction for the entire line of online services

and programs.

Supervise and inspire the creative team of vendor partners.

Generate multiple concepts for a campaign or project.

Work with the account team, strategy team, and copywriters

to develop concepts and present to management.

Work with internal teams to generate ideas for pitching and

proposals.

Manage team members.

Provide quality control over concepts and projects.

Clients: Adipec Oil & Gas Exhibition, NMC Corporate, NMC Trading,

UAE Exchange, Equip Hotel Middle East Exhibition, Al Ghurair

Iron & Steel Company, Etisalat Stand designs, Annual Report

Abu Dhabi Distribution company.

Company: Ogilvy & Mather Pakistan Jan 2007- Dec 2007Position: Associate Creative Director

Role: Making print and Electronic advertising campaigns from

conceptualization, visualization till the proper execution of

the required job.

Brands: Dubai Islamic Bank

Tang

Dabar

Company: Interflow Communications Pvt. Ltd. Jun 1992 – Dec 2006Position: Associate Creative Director

Role: Have successfully done all the Print campaigns (press/pos) for

different Multinationals/ National Brands like:

UNITED BANK LIMITED

UBL Credit Card

UFONE (Cellular Company)

UNILEVER PAKISTAN

Lipton Pearl Dust.

Brook Bond A1 Karak Chai.

Pond’s

RAFHAN BESTFOODS LTD.( Unilever Pakistan ) Energile, Glaxose-D, Rafhan Custard, Rafhan Jelly,

Rafhan Corn Oil, Rafhan Pudding, Knorr.

• MANPASAND BANASPATI

• BRITISH PETROLIUM

• PAKISTAN TOBACCO

• Wills International, Gold Flake, Embassy, Capstan

• EMIRATES AIRLINE

Worked as a Senior Visualizer Revlon Cosmetics

Pepsi Cola Pakistan

Nestle

Multitech

Efroze Pharmaceutical

English Biscuits Manufacturers (EBM)

Habib Bank Limited

Pakland Cement

Company: Wings Advertising1990 – 1991 (Part time)Position: Visualizer

Role: Visualizing and executing all the print related jobs for the

clients such as:

Dentonic Tooth Powder

Polka Ice-cream

Angro Chemicals

Achievements: Won a Poster Contest on Earth Day in 1990, held in American

Center Karachi.

Got certificate in recognition of a logo design form Global

Publication Logo 2002.

Martial Status: Married

Address Pakistan: R-8 Block “B” White Houses, Metrowil 3rd,

Gulzar-e-Hijri, Karachi, Pakistan.

Tel: +923332577881

References will be furnished upon request.

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