Qasim Hussain
Art Director
Lahore, Pakistan
+92 345 588 4289
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Work Experience
Ogilvy & Mather
Group Art Director
Client: Telenor (Telecommunication - Cellular Company)
Brands: Telenor VAS, Business.
Highlights:
• Art direction, advertising, graphic designing, visualizing and print media.
• Spearheaded a Telenor VAS, Business design team consisting of graphic designers, mechanical artists
and Calligraphers.
• To execute online visual and interface designs for strategic, innovative and interactive cross-
platform digital solutions.
• Creative for Online advertising campaigns.
Key Responsibilities:
• Directing overall activities of the Art team, conducting all aspects of training material, product
training and performance reviews periodically to maintain a motivated team.
• Creating a range of concepts, designs for each project and amalgamating with copywriters to ensure
the art direction and digital presentation supports the concept.
• Creative concepts and designing presentations, ensuring that the digital and creative functions are
operated in an efficient manner.
• Communicating visual designs, motion design, concepts, storyboards through presentations and
securing client approval of recommended designs.
• Meetings with clients on briefs for new campaigns, offers and business generating ideas.
Brands: Telenor VAS, Business.
Highlights:
• Art direction, advertising, graphic designing, visualizing and print media.
• Spearheaded a Telenor VAS, Business design team consisting of graphic designers, mechanical artists
and Calligraphers.
• To execute online visual and interface designs for strategic, innovative and interactive cross-
platform digital solutions.
• Creative for Online advertising campaigns.
Key Responsibilities:
• Directing overall activities of the Art team, conducting all aspects of training material, product
training and performance reviews periodically to maintain a motivated team.
• Creating a range of concepts, designs for each project and amalgamating with copywriters to ensure
the art direction and digital presentation supports the concept.
• Creative concepts and designing presentations, ensuring that the digital and creative functions are
operated in an efficient manner.
• Communicating visual designs, motion design, concepts, storyboards through presentations and
securing client approval of recommended designs.
• Meetings with clients on briefs for new campaigns, offers and business generating ideas.
July 2017
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Islamabad, Pakistan
Ogilvy & Mather
Art Director
As Art Director, I am in-charge of all design related to the Nestlé portfolio Leading my team to work on Nestlé brands such as Nido 1+, Nido Fortigrow, Lactogrow and SHSH Looking over all design aspects of each and every campaign from start to finish.
May 2016
- July 2017
Lahore, Pakistan
BBDO
Associate Art Director
Leading the design initiative for Pepsico portfolio including: 7UP, Mountain Dew
Creating new visuals for complete communication of these brands
Liaising with the client to understand design brief
involved in all art direction related to pre-production mood board, campaign shoot and post-production
Creating new visuals for complete communication of these brands
Liaising with the client to understand design brief
involved in all art direction related to pre-production mood board, campaign shoot and post-production
November 2015
- May 2016
Pakistan
Adcom Leo Burnett
Associate Art Director
DJUICE PAKISTAN
Working as Associate Art Director, leading team consisting of a Design Lead for Digital and a Graphic Designer, while maintaining and ensuring strict creative standards for the brand.
Leading new design initiatives for Djuice relating to revised brand outlook and guidelines.
Currently solely in charge of leading all design developments for 360 degree Marketing Campaign roll-outs for Djuice.
Also addressing all of client’s concerns related to design and creativity with high client interaction for better understanding of required aesthetics.
In charge of any and all art direction pertaining to pre-production, talent styling, campaign shoots and post production.
Working as Associate Art Director, leading team consisting of a Design Lead for Digital and a Graphic Designer, while maintaining and ensuring strict creative standards for the brand.
Leading new design initiatives for Djuice relating to revised brand outlook and guidelines.
Currently solely in charge of leading all design developments for 360 degree Marketing Campaign roll-outs for Djuice.
Also addressing all of client’s concerns related to design and creativity with high client interaction for better understanding of required aesthetics.
In charge of any and all art direction pertaining to pre-production, talent styling, campaign shoots and post production.
November 2013
- November 2015
Pakistan
Synergy Advertising
Visualizer
EMAAR PAKISTAN
As Visualizer, took active control of entire design roll-outs and maintained a high level of sophisticated creativity in line with EMAAR’s identity.
Was in charge of any and all art direction pertaining to all creative roll-outs in terms of entire print media deliverables.
Solely conceptualized, designed and delivered entire campaign of ALMA (Logo design, campaign grid, print mediums) EMAAR’s biggest campaign roll-out during my tenure.
Wi-Tribe Pakistan
Introduced countless new design initiatives for the brand that ultimately lead to evolution of brand visuals.
Lead all design development for 360 degree Marketing Campaign roll-outs for Wi-Tribe Pakistan.
Was actively involved in art direction for entire pre-production, campaign shoots and post production of Campaign roll-outs
Other clients worked on: Dell Pakistan, Airblue, Zaiqa Tea, Murree Brewery
As Visualizer, took active control of entire design roll-outs and maintained a high level of sophisticated creativity in line with EMAAR’s identity.
Was in charge of any and all art direction pertaining to all creative roll-outs in terms of entire print media deliverables.
Solely conceptualized, designed and delivered entire campaign of ALMA (Logo design, campaign grid, print mediums) EMAAR’s biggest campaign roll-out during my tenure.
Wi-Tribe Pakistan
Introduced countless new design initiatives for the brand that ultimately lead to evolution of brand visuals.
Lead all design development for 360 degree Marketing Campaign roll-outs for Wi-Tribe Pakistan.
Was actively involved in art direction for entire pre-production, campaign shoots and post production of Campaign roll-outs
Other clients worked on: Dell Pakistan, Airblue, Zaiqa Tea, Murree Brewery
January 2007
- December 2013
Pakistan
Education
Hunerkada
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
HUNERKADA was founded in 1992 in Islamabad as a non-government and not-for-profit College with a committed program of propagating and promoting Visual and Performing Arts. It offers a four-year Degree program in Fine Arts and Design in affiliation with the University of Baluchistan. Hunerkada also has a masters program in process with the said university. HUNERKADA has a branch in Lahore as part of its policy of establishing branches in all major cities.
November 2003
- January 2004
Islamabad, Pakistan
Rawalpindi Arts Council
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.)
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February 2003
- September 2003
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
NICON
Graphics & Composing, Basic IT, 3D Studio Max (Basic)
January 2002
- March 2002
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Garden Collage
F.A
March 2001
- November 2002
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Governmnet High School
Matric
February 1998
- December 2000
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Languages
English (Conversational),
Urdu (Native),
Skills
Adobe After Effects,
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe InDesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
CorelDRAW,
Freehand MX,
Cinema-4D,