Abed Marzouk
Senior Art Director
Dubai
Summary
Creative Art Director with 15 years of experience creating valuable network ties with art curators and art gallery owners. Thoughtful individual with superb leadership and diverse experience in Branding, Corporate identity, Arabic caligraphy, Copywriting, Illustrations, 2D - 3D designing and Sculpturing. Deliberate, productive and systematic artistic professional with established grasp on theoretical and practical considerations.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Art Director
Axent advertising, Dubai
Dubai
02.2022 - 09.2022
- Implemented artistic vision to give art purpose and meaning.
- Presented concepts, copy and art during internal and client reviews.
- Contributed to creative process through original ideas and inspiration.
- Researched drawings of characters and environmental elements for inspiration.
- Made collateral to support various marketing campaigns and visually communicate concepts.
- Exercised and demonstrated use and mastery of elements of design to meet goals.
- Enforced uniform style guide for project consistency across contributors.
- Researched industry trends and evaluated competitive pieces to enhance creativity and gather fresh ideas.
- Met aesthetic and technical criteria to complement design usability and enhance functionality with attractive layouts.
- Managed technological considerations to transform and manipulate artwork.
- Anticipated design issues and proved to be proactive in developing effective solutions.
- Fostered highly communicative, collaborative team culture on visual product projects.
- Oversaw hiring, training and direction of creative personnel to achieve optimal results.
Senior Art Director
OOH Advertising & Marketing
Dubai
08.2016 - 12.2021
- Contributed to creative process through original ideas and inspiration.
- Implemented artistic vision to give art purpose and meaning.
- Presented concepts, copy and art during internal and client reviews.
- Researched drawings of characters and environmental elements for inspiration.
- Exercised and demonstrated use and mastery of elements of design to meet goals.
- Made collateral to support various marketing campaigns and visually communicate concepts.
- Enforced uniform style guide for project consistency across contributors.
- Researched industry trends and evaluated competitive pieces to enhance creativity and gather fresh ideas.
- Met aesthetic and technical criteria to complement design usability and enhance functionality with attractive layouts.
- Managed technological considerations to transform and manipulate artwork.
- Collaborated with production on task list creation to meet overall project goals on time.
- Anticipated design issues and proved to be proactive in developing effective solutions.
- Oversaw hiring, training and direction of creative personnel to achieve optimal results.
Art Director
Memac Ogilvy
Kuwait
02.2013 - 03.2016
- Contributed to creative process through original ideas and inspiration.
- Presented concepts, copy and art during internal and client reviews.
- Researched industry trends and evaluated competitive pieces to enhance creativity and gather fresh ideas.
- Met aesthetic and technical criteria to complement design usability and enhance functionality with attractive layouts.
- Made collateral to support various marketing campaigns and visually communicate concepts.
- Exercised and demonstrated use and mastery of elements of design to meet goals.
- Implemented artistic vision to give art purpose and meaning.
- Managed technological considerations to transform and manipulate artwork.
- Researched drawings of characters and environmental elements for inspiration.
- Enforced uniform style guide for project consistency across contributors.
- Anticipated design issues and proved to be proactive in developing effective solutions.
- Collaborated with production on task list creation to meet overall project goals on time.
- Oversaw hiring, training and direction of creative personnel to achieve optimal results.
Graphic Designer
P&A Group
Kuwait
03.2007 - 01.2013
- Worked with clients to gather and define requirements, establish scopes and manage project milestones.
- Developed creative design for print materials, banners and signs.
- Designed website layouts, templates and unique branded looks.
- Completed in-depth product design tests using updated software tools.
- Created designs and collaborated with technical team to complete projects.
- Applied knowledge of production to create high-quality images.
- Employed design fundamentals when selecting typography, composition, layout and color in design work.
- Created broad range of work using various design techniques.
- Completed final touches for projects before rollout.
- Applied creative expertise to present marketing concepts.
- Built corporate brands by designing cohesive looks between elements.
Education
Bachelor's of Law - Law
Faculty of Law of Cairo University
07.1998 - 06.2002
Skills
Corporate identity branding
Photographic editing
Adobe Illustrator expert
2D design
Logo creation
Adobe InDesign
Sculpture
Proficient in Adobe Photoshop
Prepress and printing
3Ds Max
Arabic calligraphy & Typography
Copywriting
Free hand illustration
Creating campaign concepts
Industrial products designs
Timeline
Senior Art Director
Axent advertising, Dubai
02.2022 - 09.2022
Senior Art Director
OOH Advertising & Marketing
08.2016 - 12.2021
Art Director
Memac Ogilvy
02.2013 - 03.2016
Graphic Designer
P&A Group
03.2007 - 01.2013
Bachelor's of Law - Law
Faculty of Law of Cairo University
07.1998 - 06.2002
Awards
2010 - Barwa Bank - Dubai Lynx
2011 - THINK AGAIN - Dubai Lynx
2007 - Arab Open University Award for The First logo and branding.
Kuwait advertising innovation 2009
Kuwait advertising innovation 2008
Awards
2010 - Barwa Bank - Dubai Lynx
2011 - THINK AGAIN - Dubai Lynx
2007 - Arab Open University Award for The First logo and branding.
Kuwait advertising innovation 2009
Kuwait advertising innovation 2008