Kaja Muhaideen
Lead Digital / Product / UI / Graphics / Brand / Media Designer
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
9994597872
be.net/kaja_muhaideen
I am bright, talented, ambitious and self-motivated Senior UI / Graphics / Brand / Media Designer with a strong technical background who possesses self-discipline and the ability to work with the minimum of supervision.
Able to play a key role throughout a sites development to ensure maximum accessibility, customer experience and usability.
A good team player, who thrives on creating engaging creative solutions, is deadline orientated and has the ability to produce detailed technical specifications from client requirements.
Now looking for a new and challenging position, one which will make best use of my existing creative skills and experience and also further my personal and professional development.
Able to play a key role throughout a sites development to ensure maximum accessibility, customer experience and usability.
A good team player, who thrives on creating engaging creative solutions, is deadline orientated and has the ability to produce detailed technical specifications from client requirements.
Now looking for a new and challenging position, one which will make best use of my existing creative skills and experience and also further my personal and professional development.
Work Experience
Abdul Zahir Bashir Automotive LLC
Lead Digital / Product / UI / Graphics / Brand / Media Designer
Develop and implement design solutions including images, Videos, charts, infographics, and multimedia elements used for marketing sale decks, advertising, sales, and other communications.
Roles and Responsibilities:
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Oversees and manages art preparation and plate-making layout, guiding as needed.
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Establishes and implements a work order process through which design consultation can occur, specifications can be collected, and projects can be assigned and prioritized.
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Calculates project cost estimates based on materials and resources required; maintains pricing list or system for recurring or standard projects.
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Ensures finished projects align with customer and project requirements before the product leaves the department for printing, delivery, and/or distribution.
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Schedules and leads regular departmental meetings to discuss projects and priorities for team members and to address questions or concerns regarding company policies and procedures.
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Maintains departmental equipment and supplies; may research and negotiate with vendors to secure competitive prices on required materials and equipment.
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Maintains a portfolio of exemplary work samples.
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Attends design consultation meetings for unusual or large-scale projects.
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Collaborates with internal sales and marketing departments, customers, and outside vendors and contractors to ensure all expectations are sufficiently met.
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Assists team members with projects as needed.
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Performs other duties as required.
Roles and Responsibilities:
❖
Oversees and manages art preparation and plate-making layout, guiding as needed.
❖
Establishes and implements a work order process through which design consultation can occur, specifications can be collected, and projects can be assigned and prioritized.
❖
Calculates project cost estimates based on materials and resources required; maintains pricing list or system for recurring or standard projects.
❖
Ensures finished projects align with customer and project requirements before the product leaves the department for printing, delivery, and/or distribution.
❖
Schedules and leads regular departmental meetings to discuss projects and priorities for team members and to address questions or concerns regarding company policies and procedures.
❖
Maintains departmental equipment and supplies; may research and negotiate with vendors to secure competitive prices on required materials and equipment.
❖
Maintains a portfolio of exemplary work samples.
❖
Attends design consultation meetings for unusual or large-scale projects.
❖
Collaborates with internal sales and marketing departments, customers, and outside vendors and contractors to ensure all expectations are sufficiently met.
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Assists team members with projects as needed.
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Performs other duties as required.
June 2022
- Present
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Aureole Technologies Private Limited
Senior UI / Graphics / Brand / Media Designer
Responsible for art direction and graphic design, seeing all projects through from concept, design, production, completion and delivery.
❖ Work closely and collaboratively with the design team, marketing team and business team on all creative and corporate requirements.
❖ Personally, work on graphic development. Follow the company’s brand identity standards and guidelines.
❖ Interprets company needs and develops concepts to suit specific guidelines while working within budget constraints.
❖ Provide accurate time and cost estimates for each tactic.
❖ Present design work at various stages to stakeholders for review and final approval.
❖ Supports the Marketing and Corporate teams, in creating sales materials. Advise stakeholders on all technical visual recommendations and/or issues.
❖ Assist in training of Graphic Designer interns and new joiners.
❖ Work closely and collaboratively with the design team, marketing team and business team on all creative and corporate requirements.
❖ Personally, work on graphic development. Follow the company’s brand identity standards and guidelines.
❖ Interprets company needs and develops concepts to suit specific guidelines while working within budget constraints.
❖ Provide accurate time and cost estimates for each tactic.
❖ Present design work at various stages to stakeholders for review and final approval.
❖ Supports the Marketing and Corporate teams, in creating sales materials. Advise stakeholders on all technical visual recommendations and/or issues.
❖ Assist in training of Graphic Designer interns and new joiners.
March 2017
- May 2022
India
Svasam Soft Solutions ( AKGS Inotech)
Senior Graphics Designer
Guiding the designing for advertisements, Banners, brochures, handouts, flyers and online graphics.Designing & creating marketing & e-marketing materials on a range of projects.
❖ Working with a range of media, including photography, to create final artwork. ❖ Create and implement campaigns for branding and marketing including presence on social medias.
❖ Creating original artwork for short and long term projects
❖ Working with a range of media, including photography, to create final artwork. ❖ Create and implement campaigns for branding and marketing including presence on social medias.
❖ Creating original artwork for short and long term projects
February 2014
- February 2017
Karaikkudi, India
Open Source Models
Graphic Designer
Ongoing design and maintenance of new and existing websites.
❖ Promotion of websites both organically and using Google Adwords.
❖ Interacting with programmers and clients.
❖ Designing websites that are easy and effective to use.
❖ Designing web campaigns for online initiatives, editorials, emails & banners.
❖ Building affiliate white-labels websites, promotional banners & creative material.
❖ Promotion of websites both organically and using Google Adwords.
❖ Interacting with programmers and clients.
❖ Designing websites that are easy and effective to use.
❖ Designing web campaigns for online initiatives, editorials, emails & banners.
❖ Building affiliate white-labels websites, promotional banners & creative material.
June 2009
- January 2017
Chennai, India
Education
Alagappa Govt Arts College ( Madurai Kamaraj Unversity )
B.A., Economics
June 1995
- April 1998
Karaikkudi, India
CADD Centre
Professional in Building Design
Student ID : A121015159
November 2012
- December 2012
Karaikkudi, India
Languages
English (Fluent),
Tamil (Native),
Awards
Skills
2D ,
3D Max,
Adobe CC -,
After,
Autocad,
Branding,
Brochures,
Communication,
Corel Draw,
Creativity,
CSS,
Delivering Presentations,
Graphic Design,
HTML,
Illustrator,
Indesign,
Industry Infographic,
Infographics,
Logos,
Mobile Applications,
MS Office.,
Perfect Widgets Designer,
Photography,
Photoshop,
Pre Press,
Premiere Pro,
Presentation,
Sketch Up,
Social Media,
Solution Architecture,
Typography,
UI,
Video Editing,
Web Templates,
XD,