Raghda Moataz
GRAPHIC DESIGNER + ART DIRECTOR + PUBLISHED AUTHOR
Cairo, EgyptWork Experience
Zyda
Art director
— Establishing a design department, managing it and meeting all the company’s design needs, while establishing the design strategy for each quarter based on the business needs, having the CEO as my direct manager.
— Rebranding the visual identity of the company and implementing the new identity across company touchpoints.
— Working on maintaining the brand identity and image, on social media posts, as well as on sales material (e.g. presentations and direct ads), booth design for events, printed material, branding assets for the digital product teams (e.g. app icons, app stores screenshots, and the UI integration with the brand).
— Working closely with the marketing department on ideation in alignment with the marketing strategy and refining them for execution with talented marketers.
— Rebranding the visual identity of the company and implementing the new identity across company touchpoints.
— Working on maintaining the brand identity and image, on social media posts, as well as on sales material (e.g. presentations and direct ads), booth design for events, printed material, branding assets for the digital product teams (e.g. app icons, app stores screenshots, and the UI integration with the brand).
— Working closely with the marketing department on ideation in alignment with the marketing strategy and refining them for execution with talented marketers.
July 2022
- Present
Cairo, Egypt
Misk Art Institute
Instructor of “Arabic branding” masterclass
— Preparing the content and lecturing an intensive masterclass for professional visual designers to up their skills and get more insights into what a professional branding project is all about.
— Working one-on-one with every student (20 students in total) on their final project for this masterclass in a series of in-class workshops.
— Working one-on-one with every student (20 students in total) on their final project for this masterclass in a series of in-class workshops.
August 2023
- September 2023
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Sharaf Studio
Senior graphic designer
— Handling full projects from ideation to execution, while conducting presentations for the clients and handling the communication needed with other designers included in the project in alignment with the studio manager.
— Working on a variety of projects, e.g. Kuwaiti Science Week campaign design, Happy Ellie restaurant branding, Cal’s restaurant branding, and E-raf virtual bookstore branding and along with various social media designs.
— Working on a variety of projects, e.g. Kuwaiti Science Week campaign design, Happy Ellie restaurant branding, Cal’s restaurant branding, and E-raf virtual bookstore branding and along with various social media designs.
August 2021
- July 2022
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Self-Employed
Freelance graphic designer
— Working and handling all projects first-hand, from creating brand concepts to ideating and executing.
— Working on great briefs e.g. See Hassan restaurant branding, Dubai’s Tarboosh restaurant branding and “My Company Towards Success” and “Egyptian Food Bank Strategy” book designs.
— Working on great briefs e.g. See Hassan restaurant branding, Dubai’s Tarboosh restaurant branding and “My Company Towards Success” and “Egyptian Food Bank Strategy” book designs.
March 2020
- Present
Egypt
Absolute Egypt
Author, researcher and editorial designer.
— The book is sold globally in New York City, Berlin, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Cairo and New England.
— Presenting the book as a guest lecturer to students at four universities around the world: Falmouth University in England, Sharjah University in UAE, German University in Cairo (GUC) and TKH Coventry in Cairo.
— Featured in Slanted magazine website article, Germany.
— Interviewed on national TV twice as the author on Egypt’s Nile Life channel and Sada Al-Balad channel.
— Featured in an article in 100 BAP competition catalog round 3.
— Featured in Mainstream Egyptian media outlets like Sync community, Filmmydesign, Cairoscene, Cairo360 and Kemet Art & Design.
— Presenting the book as a guest lecturer to students at four universities around the world: Falmouth University in England, Sharjah University in UAE, German University in Cairo (GUC) and TKH Coventry in Cairo.
— Featured in Slanted magazine website article, Germany.
— Interviewed on national TV twice as the author on Egypt’s Nile Life channel and Sada Al-Balad channel.
— Featured in an article in 100 BAP competition catalog round 3.
— Featured in Mainstream Egyptian media outlets like Sync community, Filmmydesign, Cairoscene, Cairo360 and Kemet Art & Design.
May 2020
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Egypt
Noon Educational Platform
UX/UI midweight graphic designer
— Establishing the digital product’s design language, and UI library.
— Getting promoted to the UX designer for one of the development teams, supplying all designs per sprint and assets, and aligning in sprint meetings on the new designs.
— Getting promoted to the UX designer for one of the development teams, supplying all designs per sprint and assets, and aligning in sprint meetings on the new designs.
July 2019
- March 2019
Cairo, Egypt
Kemet Art And Design
Instructor of Graphic design courses
Create course content, deliver lectures and give feedback for students
June 2019
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Cairo, Egypt
German University In Cairo
Teaching Assistance
November 2018
- May 2019
Cairo, Egypt
100/100 BAP Round 02
Art Director, Graphic Designer
Responsible for the Art direction and Graphic designs of the 100/100 Hundred Best Arabic Posters competition, Round 02.
2018
- 2019
Cairo, Egypt
Hasala Startup
Co-founding member and graphic designer
— Creating the visual identity and executing all the needed designs from website to print and pitches.
— Acting as a member of the founding team on start-up competitions and conducting incubation pitches.
— Acting as a member of the founding team on start-up competitions and conducting incubation pitches.
Present
Egypt
Hellofarm Design Studio
Communication and graphic designer, intern
— Assisting designers on various projects in the studio while working on a journal design titled “Hallo, Raghda” which focuses on my experience that summer of living and working in Germany.
Germany
JWT (J. Walter Thompson)
Graphic designer, intern
- Assisting senior graphic designers and art directors on various projects in the agency.
June 2016
- July 2016
Egypt
Education
The German University In Cairo
Bachelor of Applied Arts - Graphic Design Major
City of New Cairo, Egypt
Languages
English (Fluent),
German (Conversational),
Awards
Skills
Art Direction,
Branding,
Illustrations,
Photography,
Poster Design,
Typography,
UI/UX Design,
Webdesign,