Wafaa Abu Saadah

Senior Graphic Designer

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Work Experience

Dunes Advertisement

Graphic Design Intern

Worked with Art Directors and Graphic Designers to conceptualize and design brand identity projects, book design, calendar design, and internal campaign poster ads for Goody, Pepsico and Aquafina.
June 2013 - July 2013 Saudi Arabia

TAURUS

Junior Ideator Design Specialist

• Collaborated with Art Directors in developing all event branding, print, digital and social media content for Israr Award 2014.
• Contributed in the rebrand of Toasted. Including; branding, print & digital ads, shopfront and social media designs.
• Attended creative meetings with stakeholders and worked with Creative Directors, Art Directors, Account Managers and Copywriters to achieve business objectives.
June 2014 - May 2015 Saudi Arabia

Madeed

Freelance Graphic Designer

• Collaborated in designing newspaper ads for a national media campaign under Sharikat Al Watan Initative. The ads were published in Okaz newspaper.
• Worked with a team of Marketing Directors and Graphic Designers on designing event branding materials.
September 2015 - October 2015 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Maha Ghalayini

Communication Designer

• Partnered with Business Managers, Marketing Managers and Photographers in organizing photoshoots and developing moodboards.
• Contributed in photo retouching, lookbook design, developing and designing social media content.
September 2015 - May 2016 Saudi Arabia

Brainstorm KSA

Concept Developer

• Generated concepts for marketing campaigns, brand concepts and brand activations.
• Collaborated with the creative team in creating brand activations for Panda, Pandati, Puma and Mercedes.
• Developed layouts and graphics of print ads for Ittihad FC.
• Conceptualized and designed brand identities.
May 2016 - May 2017 Saudi Arabia

Design Magazine

Freelance Senior Graphic Designer

• Designed banners, signages, invites, booklets and exhibition branding for Tasmeem Fair.
• Contributed in developing concepts, layouts and graphics for Design Magazine Issue 53, 54 and 55.
• Designed Under The Abaya book inside pages and cover.
October 2017 - February 2018 Saudi Arabia

Saqifat Al Safa

Freelance Graphic Designer

• Collaborated with Project Managers and Marketing Managers to develop and design Darb Al Haramain retail brochure including: Developing the art direction, creating layouts and graphics and artworks for print material.
• Partnered with the EC and the Marketing Managers to develop concepts, create art directions and design four newspaper ads promoting Darb Al Haramain Complex.
December 2017 - March 2018 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Manifest Agency

Senior Graphic Designer

• Developed brand identities built on brand strategies.
• Collaborated with a team of 3 designers to produce social media video ads for Dokkan Afkar. contributed in planning, art direction and video editing.
• Developed brand identity guidelines.
• Supervised and mentored 4 Graphic Designers and provided feedback and quality assurance for branding and digital projects.
• Adhered to brand specific language and guidelines to develop digital, editorial and environmental designs.
May 2018 - March 2020 Saudi Arabia

Wetheloft

Senior Graphic Designer

January 2021 - August 2021 Saudi Arabia

Wetheloft

Strategist

September 2021 -

Education

Dar Al-Hekma University

BA Arts in Graphic Design

June 2009 - May 2014 Saudi Arabia

Languages

Arabic (Native),
English (Advanced),

Skills

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe XD, Webflow,