Khaled Chuck

Creative Director

Dubai, United Arab Emirates
With a background of over 23 solid years of professional experience built upon academic studies, starting from the position of an illustrator and airbrush artist, and then to the management team of artists and Production staff of a highly successful monthly magazine, and finally a creative director for net of companies dealing in advertising, TV production, and children's toys.

Passionate about Creativity, Art, fascinated by colors and space, always eager to learn more techniques and skills to venture through,

Professional Oil Painter, participated in many Art Exhibitions,
Personal Information:

• Nationality: Russian,
• Date of Birth: 23 / 9 / 1970,
• UAE / Dubai resident,
• Cel: +971 52 6524044,
• Online Portfolio: www.behance.net/khaledchuck
• khaled.chuck@hotmail.com

Work Experience

Ink Alc

Creative Director

August 2017 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Toypro

Creative Director

• Ink alc – Media city - Dubai – UAE:
Creative Director, Aug 2017 – Present
 Establishing the company’s brands designs, and corporate identity,
 Creating detailed illustrations for the company products,
Creating POS materials,
 Follow up the printing process,
 Supervising the media creation process,
 Handling advertising campaigns,
 Logo Design, Identity Creation, and Packaging Design,
 Brochures, posters, press ads… etc.
 Storyboards for TV Commercials,
 Supervising the creative Departments,
 Approval of photography sessions, and making sure that they meet the magazines quality standards,
 Creating the designs and illustrations for 2D-3D characters.
August 2017 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Space Toon

Creative Director

• Ink alc – Media city - Dubai – UAE:
Creative Director, Aug 2017 – Present
 Establishing the company’s brands designs, and corporate identity,
 Creating detailed illustrations for the company products,
Creating POS materials,
 Follow up the printing process,
 Supervising the media creation process,
 Handling advertising campaigns,
 Logo Design, Identity Creation, and Packaging Design,
 Brochures, posters, press ads… etc.
 Storyboards for TV Commercials,
 Supervising the creative Departments,
 Approval of photography sessions, and making sure that they meet the magazines quality standards,
 Creating the designs and illustrations for 2D-3D characters.
August 2017 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates

NewBoy

Magazine Creative Director

• NewBoy FZCO – Dubai – UAE:
Magazine Creative Director, Sep 2013 – Present

 Relocated to NewBoy’s Dubai offices to re-launch the Magazine Department and . prepare it to run for Dubai,
 Same job description apply for this position as the pervious position,

• NewBoy FZCO – Damascus – Syria:
Magazine Creative Director, Jul 2005 – Sep 2013

 Creating the designs and illustrations for 2D characters including Fulla, Valliant’s . . .... etc.
 Meeting the Magazine Department quality standards,
 Finalized digital painting for various magazine topics,
 Drawing layout sketches as basis for the inking and coloring processes,
 Supervising other layout artists,
 Supervising all designs in the magazine including the cover, gift posters... etc.
 Approval of photography sessions, and making sure that they meet the magazines . . quality standards,
 Supervising the magazine printing process,
 Performing yearly Performance Evaluations for team members,

• Al Hamwi Group: - Damascus – Syria:
Creative Director, Jul 2001 – Jul 2005

 Establishing the company’s brands designs, and corporate identity,
 Creating detailed illustrations for the company products,
 Creating POS materials,
 Supervising the design team,
 Follow up the printing process,
 Supervising web design process,

• Zoom Group – Damascus – Syria:
Co Founder, Creative Director, Feb 1998 - Jul 2001

 Handling advertising campaigns,
 Logo Design, identity Creation, and Packaging Design,
 Brochures, posters, press ads… etc.
 Storyboards for TV Commercials,
 Supervising the office designers,

• TBZ International – Damascus – Syria:
Air Brush Artist, Graphic Designer, Art Director, April 1992 - Feb 1998

 Creating Airbrush illustrated Greeting Cards, Wedding Cards, Posters Stickers… . . etc.
 Illustrating using Airbrush, water color, pencil… etc.
July 2005 - October 2016 United Arab Emirates

Education

Damascus University

diploma degree in the Fine Arts

• Higher Education Diploma, Fine Arts, Damascus Syria.
• Bachelor Degree, Fine Arts, Damascus Syria.
September 1988 - November 1994 Syrian Arab Republic

Languages

Arabic (Fluent),
English (Conversational),

Skills

Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe In Design, Adobe Photoshop, Corel Painter ,