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London, Ontario, Canada

London, Ontario, Canada

• Project Art Direction and design allocation to specific design personnel according to speciality• Create and develop Above-The-Line and/or Below-The-Line designs based on clients brief and requirements in adherence to market, brand guidelines and restrictions• Assists the Managing Director in creative pitches by preparing various company presentations and materials designed to uplift and present the company in the best way possible• Attend client meetings and briefing sessions with the purpose of brainstorming the project concept and potential execution of ideas• Manage the design job pipeline in conjunction with set deadlines and team capacity. On-the-fly adjustments in relation to job priorities are done solely in my discretion• Assists clients in preparing & improvement of their internal presentations for upper management review• Set expectations by co-ordinating with the Client Servicing team for planning, projects overview and scheduling• Develop 3D visualizations of brand displays and podiums using 3D Studio Max and Vray• Develop copywriting for ongoing projects & POSM campaigns as well as proof reading finalized designs routes• Advises the Client Servicing Personnel with important queries to ask clients in order to understand and bring into focus the clients intention and design direction• Formulate time and cost saving steps when creating key elements for any creative campaign• Train and orient new staff of the company in understanding set procedures of using all Brand Guidelines and how to adapt them in real world situations.• Develop design exams to be given to potential candidates for skill assessment• Interview creative team candidates after their initial assessments to further determine their skills and understanding about and company and graphic design in general

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Develop & finalize ATL or BTL artworks for market dispatch and distribution• Develop & Execute brand new campaign key visuals for middle east client market based onbrand equity and campaign thematics• Develop the company branding, brandbook, marketing collaterals both for online usage andprinted materials like Company email signature, Powerpoint templates, Company stationery,Emailers, Online Newsletters, Social Media visuals, etc.• General photography for products and creative campaigns with Photo post-processing• Perform workstation upkeep and maintenance as well as file archiving & data backups

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Create and develop Below-The-Line graphic requirements based on clients brief and target• Client co-ordination with design brief and management of design project campaigns• Campaign design research on alloted projects as a member of the design team as support• Product photography & post-processing as part of new and on going BTL requirements• Create publication advertisment artworks for both Newspaper and Magazine for various clientsand organizations• Develop scamps and scaled mock-ups of designs for initial feedback, design feasibility & detailedassesment of design viability• Develop brochures and marketing collaterals for retainer clients like Coldstone Creamery &Mahe Manipal University Dubai• Design web templates as part of the company product line to be sold digitally• Finalize artworks according to industry standard practices in color management & bleed setup• Workstation maintenance & upkeep to make sure the machines are in tip-top shape and willperform in optimal speed

Pampanga, Central Luzon, Philippines

• Vector tracing of Logo and iconographies of clients and on-going projects• Conduct research and gathering of material inspirations in support to the Art Director anddesign team as a whole• Train in various project related softwares in support for the execution and implementation of setdesign directions like Macromedia Flash and Soundforge for interactive presentations• Conceptualize design and it’s various routes and presents them to the Art Director by usingillustrative skills and rough sketches• Finalize artworks as part of the design workflow• Keeping upto date with emerging technologies and practices in the latest versions of industrystandard tools like Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, Macromedia Flash, Autodesk Viz, etc.• Client Servicing of various handled projects and manage the clients expectations as well beingthe graphic designer or each project• Visit printing presses to quality assure the production of various BTL collaterals• Create laser engraving patterns and artworks for a retainer client dealing with mother of pearlaccessories and fashion items• Attend client meetings to determine project request and requirements• Create 3D renderings using Autodesk Viz for various realty developer clients and handle OOHartworks using the rendered designs• Coordinate with various suppliers for production and completion of any design project• Conduct general photography for various client requirements for online, BTL & OOH mediums• Design and execute Macromedia Flash multimedia presentations as well as conduct voice overs• Assist and train other design team members in using Macromedia Flash• Learn workstation maintenance and troubleshooting

Postgraduate Degree, Web Development And Internet Applications, 4.13

Activities and Societies: President's Honour Roll

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Management And Entrepreneurship