Julie Sol Email & Phone Number

Cape Town + Dubai

I love to grow meaningful brand experiences for brands that share my passion for creating positive change in the world. I value authenticity, integrity and passion, and I love working with customers who want to work with a designer who’s on the same wavelength as them, who knows that we will be like minded, and ethically aligned.I work with a number of clients ranging from food and beverage brands and restaurants, hotels/resorts, fitness brands, eco brands, events, property & tech companies as well as non-profit organisations.I also work on short term contracts directly agencies across the globe. I am based in Cape Town currently, and continue to return back to the UAE for work.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

I was brought in to head up their creative department in Dubai and Kuwait, and started with hiring my own team. While there, I redesigned 4 of their restaurant websites, worked on the design of two new concept F&B brands, re-evaluated their F&B packaging to make it more economical, implemented all 7 restaurants social media accounts (including content and all photography budgets, co-ordination and art direction)At Gastronomica my team of designers, social media coordinator and copywriter were all junior, so a large portion of my time was also spent training them up to not only understand the brands, TOV, photography style etc. but to be able to implement it after my contract was over.Gastronomica is a leading restaurant operator of original, upscale dining concepts with operations in Kuwait, UAE, Oman, KSA and Bahrain.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Managing and training a small creative team of designers, artworkers, interns and a web developer.• Full creative concept, all design direction and activation roll-out for the 2017 Dubai Rugby Sevens across print, digital, social media, partnerships and event activation.• Advertising campaign conception and art direction for all Emirates SkyCargo 2017 campaigns (including the launch advertising of Emirates SkyFresh)• Brand Development and launch for all of the Emirates SkyCargo sub-brands.Clients include: Emirates SkyCargo, Emirates Dubai Rugby Sevens, Emirates post and Arjowiggins Paper.ANDON is a strategic, branding & creative design agency focusing on making an impact in the Middle East. www.theandongroup.com

Dubai, Uae

• Identity design and brand development• Restaurant rebranding, including packaging, advertising, instore graphics and printed collateral.• Photoshoot art directionClients include: Yas Island, Jones the Grocer, Tamkeen (Aspen Ideas Festival) and Ooredoo.Start is an independent,integrated global creative agency specialising in brand, environment and interaction design. www.startjg.comhttp://mideast.startjg.com/

Dubai, Uae

Specialising in • Corporate identity design and brand development, for both new brands and existing.• Printed material across a range of business types - brochures, leaflets, annual reports etc.• Photoshoot art direction• Website design• Advertising campaign conception and rollout• Exhibition stand branding• Print production management.Clients include: Arjowiggins, Abu Dhabi Ports, Mubadala, Emaar, Masdar, One&Only Resorts, Boca, Nabeel Perfumes, Manzil Healthcare and SiemensNorth55 is a UAE based independent creative consultancy specialising in branding and interactive design.www.north55.com

Dubai, Uae

Freelancing for a range of companies and individuals. Designing a variety of work, ranging from corporate ID, brochures and event collateral through to bespoke wedding stationary.www.studiosol.me

Dubai, Uae

Responsibilities:• Designing and executing work from concept stage through to print and web• Working directly with high profile companies based in the UAE, Qatar and Oman.• Primarily focusing on a corporate identity and brochures design.Clients include: Abu Dhabi Western Region, Zabeel Investments, Care by Air, Qatar Airways, The Times, Port of Sohar, Sohar Aluminum, Tiara Residence, Zabeel Saray, Dubai World Trade CentreZed Communications is an award-winning fully integrated media company covering everything; from television, websites to trade events and collateral. www.zed-communications.com

London, United Kingdom

Working for a range of companies on a freelance basis, designing various projects from start to finish. The majority of my time was spent working for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC). My job role focused on all design for the RBKC, including brochures, corporate documents, banners, posters, prospectuses and corporate ID.

Durban, South Africa

• Designing, conceptualising and helping with executions of various campaigns and activations.• Receiving and interpreting briefs from clients and taking the creative campaigns through to print.• Working closely with the marketing department developing strategies, long term marketing plans and creative concepts for both the below the line and promotional marketing division.• Because the advertising division within this company was new, I was placed in total control of the department making sure we were constantly coming up with new concepts in which we could better ourselves, get more clients, and grow as a division.Clients include: JTI (Camel & Winston), Distell, Knorrox, Lipton Ice Tea, Knorr, Brut, Axe, Mandy’s Wax, Coo-ee Juices, Delux Air Conditioners, Motorola, Maynards, and Ceres.

Durban, South Africa

Responsibilities:• Designing, conceptualising and executing campaigns and activations primarily for Unilever• Focusing on below the line communicationClients include: K-Swiss, Axe, Shield, Brut, Vaseline, Dove, Lipton Ice Tea, Knorr, Rainbow Chicken, Unilever Corporate, Unilever Advanced Dry Cleaning, The Playhouse Theatre Company,

Graphic Design

Education record

Activities and Societies: Toastmasters, Lighting Team, School Magazine Photographer, Drama Club, Swimming club, Running Club.