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Zain Abidi

Art Director

Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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PASSION FOR CREATING SHARP, PROFESSIONAL, AND UNIQUE DESIGNS AND MESSAGES THAT IMMEDIATELY ATTRACT ATTENTION AND DRIVE RESPONSES. SKILLED IN DEVELOPING HIGH-IMPACT MARKETING MATERIALS, BRAND IDENTITIES, AND PRINT DESIGNS. TRACK RECORD OF MEETING THE MOST DEMANDING DEADLINES. DEDICATED TO FINDING THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE AND CREATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR ALL CHALLENGES. COLLABORATING WITH CLIENTS, AND BRINGING CREATIVE CONCEPTS TO LIFE.

Work Experience

Freelance

FREELANCE ART DIRECTOR

July 2014 - Present Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Andalusia Media Group

ART DIRECTOR

Responsible for creation of advertising ideas and strategies in various forms of media, including packaging, business to business, print advertising etc. Coordinated production from concept to final. leading creative team of artists and designers

CLIENTS:
AL Barakah Group | Bravacasa | Sama Card | Décor Book
August 2013 - June 2014 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Bee Advertising

CREATIVE HEAD

Responsible for generating creative and innovative graphic artwork/concepts to present the publications and promotional materials. Provide creative ideas from scratch to the final production stage. Responsible for meeting clients, design ATL/BTL campaigns, logo design, animated banners and presentations.

CLIENTS:
Abu Dhabi System & Information Centre (ADSIC) | Department of Civil Services Abu Dhabi | The Higher National Security Council | Department of Economic Development | The Emirates Center For Strategic Studies and Research | Al Babtain LeBlanc Telecommunication Systems | Mazda | Dome Décor | Arkan

MAJOR CAMPAIGN: Jobs Abu Dhabi (jobs.abudhabi.ae) | eAbudhabi 800555 call center (www.abudhabi.ae) | GISDAY Abu Dhabi 2008 (sdi.abudhabi.ae).
May 2008 - December 2012 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

ASSERTIV ETECHNOLOGIES

ASSERTIV eTECHNOLOGIES (UK Based)

Designed and produced ads and promotional collateral, Performed lead role in design and production of print & online advertising such as email campaigns, flash animations, website design, brochures & corporate identity design . Worked cooperatively with developers, printers, and programmers to complete major designing tasks.


CLIENTS:
Virgin Atlantic | Sony | Emaar | Dubai Chamber of Commerce | Air Miles(UK) | British Publishers | Denline | Saudi Arabian Airline | Saudi National Football Team | Emteez (UAE)
June 2004 - March 2008 Karachi, Pakistan

UFFAQ TECHNOLOGIES (PVT).

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Responsible for designing software layouts, corporate identity, attractive icons, web graphics & animations.

CLIENTS:
Secure Cube Networks
August 2003 - May 2004 Karachi, Pakistan

DEE PIONEERS (PVT)LTD.

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Responsible for Image editing, designing brochures & all promotional material. Worked on several projects with one of the top photographer of Pakistan.

CLIENTS:
Qatar Airways | Sanyo | Agfa | Elegance Collection
June 2002 - July 2003 Karachi, Pakistan

NET ACCESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS (PVT)LTD.

WEB/GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Had an opportunity to work on web projects. Responsible for Storyboarding, conceptualizing, designing layouts and execution. Worked cooperatively with developers, designers & project coordinators. I was also involved working on presentations for new project pitches and creating demos for the same.

PROJECTS:
www.emiratesbank.com | www.gulahmed.com | www.getzpharma.com | www.ideas.com.pk www.shafi.com | www.stile.com.pk
August 2000 - August 2001 Karachi, Pakistan

Education

Arena Multimedia (A Division Of Aptech Worldwide Inc.)

Diploma in Graphic Design

Karachi, Pakistan

Gulshan College Karachi

Bachelor of commerce

Karachi, Pakistan

Languages

English (Fluent),
Urdu (Fluent),

Skills

Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator CS6, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop CS6, Color, Complete Familiarization Of IBM Compatibles & Power Macintosh. , Goldwave, Illustration, Logo Design, MS Office , Photography, Sound Forge, Strong Conceptual , Typography Skills, Visualizer,