Ahmed Adel Abdel Rahman

Creative Director/Art Director

Cairo, Egypt
As a Creative Director and currently a Co-Founder of a leading digital media agency, I developed the ability to translate moods, elaborate concepts and bring innovative ideas into imagery over the last 15 years across the print and digital media industries.

I thoroughly enjoy working in and contributing to developing a creative environment alongside designers, copywriters, content strategists user experience specialists and interactive developer and I am currently looking for new challenges that will allow me to solidify my career path and foster my professional trajectory allowing me to grow personally and professionally.

Work Experience

Iklane Advertising

Co-Founder/Creative Director

-Working with the brand team to produce new ideas for company branding, promotional campaigns, and marketing communications.
-Evaluating trends, assessing new data, and keeping up-to-date with the latest marketing techniques.
-Assisting clients in resolving issues by responding to questions in a timely and professional manner.
-Creating and implementing tailored marketing plans based on individual client requirements.
-Directing brainstorming meetings and creative sessions.
-Shaping brand standards and creating procedures to ensure all products are brand appropriate.
-Supervising the department's daily workflow, assigning project workloads, and monitoring deadlines and budgets.
-Developing exceptional and well-crafted copy that meet clients’ requirements.
January 2021 - Present Egypt

Acquaint Communications

Creative Director

-Working with the team to produce new ideas for the client, promotional campaigns, and marketing communications.
-Evaluating trends, assessing new data, and keeping up-to-date with the latest marketing techniques.
-Assisting clients in resolving issues by responding to questions in a timely and professional manner.
-Creating and implementing tailored creative concepts based on client requirements.
-Directing brainstorming meetings and creative sessions.
-Shaping brand standards and creating procedures to ensure all products are brand appropriate.
-Supervising the department's daily workflow, assigning project workloads, and monitoring deadlines and budgets.
June 2021 - August 2022 Egypt

Kijamii

Senior Creative Lead

-Responsible for assigning briefs and trafficking the department's pipeline and supervising the quality of the Artworks produced by my team.
-Managing with Account Director to create creative concepts to fulfill the client's brief.
-Producing ideas or storyboards to communicate ideas to the client.
-gaining and understanding the target audience and business that the client is aimed at.
-briefing other members of the creative team.
-Making decisions about visual elements used, what artistic style to use.
January 2019 - June 2021 Egypt

Hug Digital

Senior Art Director

-Creating and building a proper structure for a design department with great flow and technically advanced.
-Responsible for assigning briefs and trafficking the department's pipeline and supervising the quality of the Artworks produced by my team, also responsible for quoting Design packages and print materials.
-Working with Account Managers to generate creative ideas and concepts to fulfill the client's brief.
-Producing ideas or storyboards to communicate ideas to the client.
-gaining and understanding the target audience and business that the advert is aimed at.
-briefing other members of the creative team.
-Making decisions about visual elements used, what artistic style to use.
August 2016 - December 2018 Egypt

MO4 Network

Art Director

-Head of the Design Department, which makes me responsible for assigning briefs and trafficking the design list and supervising the quality of the Artworks produced by my team, also responsible for quoting Design packages and print materials.
-Working with Account Managers to generate creative ideas and concepts to fulfill the client's brief.
-Producing ideas or storyboards to communicate ideas to the client.
-gaining and understanding the target audience and business that the advert is aimed at.
-briefing other members of the creative team.
-Making decisions about visual elements used, what artistic style to use.
May 2015 - August 2016 Egypt

5d Agency

Art Director

-Working with Account Managers to generate creative ideas and concepts to fulfill the client's brief.
-Producing ideas or storyboards to communicate ideas to the client.
-gaining and understanding the target audience and business that the advert is aimed at.
-briefing other members of the creative team.
-Making decisions about visual elements used, what artistic style to use.
June 2014 - May 2015 Egypt

Edfa3ly

Art Director

February 2014 - December 2015 Egypt

EniGma Star Magazine

Art Director

February 2013 - February 2014 Egypt

Enigma Magazine

Senior Graphic Designer

April 2009 - December 2012 Egypt

Paintology Art

Senior Artist

June 2008 - April 2009 Cairo, Egypt

Education

Faculty Of Art Education

PhD Degree

January 2017 - January 2020 Egypt

Faculty Of Art Education

Master Degree

Egypt

Faculty Of Art Education

Bachelor Degree

Egypt

Languages

Arabic (Native),
English (Advanced),
German (Conversational),
Japanese (Beginner),

Skills

Adobe After Effect, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Advertising Design, Art Crafts, Coral Draw, Drawing & Painting, Layout Design, Mac Software, Microsoft Office, Photo Manipulation, Quark Express, Sculpture, Sony Vegas, Sports, Windows Software,

Participated Exhibitions

- Art & Design Exhibition in Serbia 2020.
- Fine Art Exhibition No.33 in 2008.
- Workshop Arts in 2008.
- Fine Art Exhibition No.31 in 2006.
- Human Rights Exhibition in 2006.
- Design Structures in 2005.
- Printing Arts & Crafts in 2005.
- Printing Arts & Crafts in 2004.