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Hi. M y n a m e i s At h a r Eh s a n – coffee ad d i ct , A ppl e f anat i c, book worm and a pret t y d am n goo d g ra p h ic de s i g n e r.

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ART DIRECTOR / GRAPHIC DESIGNER

I d a b b l e i n de s i g n , i l lu s t r a t i on a n d p hotograp hy and have now com e to an agreem ent t hat these a d d v a l u e to m y s k i l l s e t . Pr e s e n t ly at M anore I work as A r t Di rector I t ake care of al l d es i gn p ro jec t s a n d h a ve b ee n m a n a g i n g t he s oci al m ed i a for vari ous brand s . Pri or to t hat at Sel ect G ro u p, I wor ke d a s t h e D i g i t a l Gr a p h i c Des i gner wi t h t he M arket i ng team . I t ake care of t he ma rketin g com m u n i c a t i on a n d coll a teral d es i gn. In ad d i t i on to t hi s , I p rovi d e m arket i ng a s sis ta n ce to t h e s a l e s te a m . M y fi rst g i g i n D u b a i wa s wi t h Az u r e Cons ul t ant s , where I worked as a grap hi c d es i gner. I wo r ked c l o s el y w i t h l e a d m a n a g e m e n t a n d t he CEO to prod uce m arket i ng col l ateral s . In ad d i t i on to t h a t , I in de p e n de n t l y for m a t te d a n d d es i gned a book t hat i s now s el l i ng onl i ne at A m azon, p rov id ed r eq u i r e d h e lp to t h e we b des i gn team wi t h grap hi c d es i gn el em ent s and d i d s ever al s to p m o t i on a n i m a t i on s a n d p h otog rap hy as s i gnm ent s . Prio r to t h i s , I wa s wi t h Ra g e F i e ld H ockey i n Pak i s t an where I revam ped t hei r webs i te and c rea ted an on li n e c u s tom h oc key des i gn app. In ad d i t i on to t hat , I d es i gned cus tom i l l us t ratio n fo r t h e fi e l d h oc key. W hil e s ti ll i n col leg e , I wor ke d a s a f reel ancer, t ak i ng s everal brand i ng, i l l us t rat i on, i nteri or d es ig n a n d p h otog r a p h y p r oj ec t s . T h i s was f un! W hen I ’m n ot bu s y e a r n i n g m y br e a d, but ter, and wi ne, I ei t her s cri bbl e concep t i l l us t rat i on c ha ra c ter s on m y t r u s t y m ol e s k i n or I read or i m agi ne (or s o I bel i eve) a. k . a m y fict i on s tories o n w ha t I s h ou ld do i n c a s e I g a i n s up erpowers ! To su m m a r i s e , I t h i n k you r te a m a n d I woul d m i x perfect l i ke gi n and toni c and here’s why: Yo u n ee d s om eon e e a g e r to do n ew t hi ngs – I’m t he k i d t hat cl i m bed t hos e fo rb id de n t a b le s wh i le s t i ll i n di ap ers . I b rin g m or e t h a n m y s k i l l. I c a r r y bag l oad s of hum or and t he requi red noi s e. To b a l a n ce ou t t h e s a i d ‘r eq u i r e d noi s e’, I com e fit ted wi t h an aura of com pl ete s i l ence g a rn is h e d wi t h obs e r v a t i on a l s k i ll s . I co l l ec t a l ot of (wh a t p eop l e c a ll ) ‘ junk ’ – p ack agi ng, t ypography ad s , concer t pos ters , and a irl ine b oa r di n g p a s s s t u b s , to n a me a few. S o l et’s t a l k ! Here’s w h a t I c a n do i n a n u t s h e l l: Nin ja m ode con ce p t u a li s a t i on a n d i d eat i on for cl i ent chal l enges E xp eri e n ce i n e di tor i a l de s i g n for bot h t he p ri nt and onl i ne m ed i a E xcel l e n t ex p os u r e to p h otog r a p h y and vi d eography Keen to le a r n a n d fi n d e ffec t i ve w ays to us e s oci al m ed i a for ad ver t i s i ng E xp eri e n ce i n i n for m a t i on r e p r e s ent at i ve graphi cs La tera l t h i n k i n g to s i m p l i fy com p lex i nd us t ri al s ol ut i ons Ro c k sta r l eve l i n A dobe I ll u s t r a tor, InDes i gn and Photos hop, A fteref fect s , Li ght room Ca n w h i p u p a s tor m i n M i c r os oft Of fice too. Fa ith a n d s t r on g con n ec t i on to t he em ai l app Mai l Chi m p and G et res pons e Lets ta ke t h i s to t h e n ex t leve l!

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A Du b ai - b as ed A r t Di rec to r s k i l l ed w i t h i n - d ep t h k n ow l ed g e in g rap h i c d es i g n , p h o to g rap h y, s o c i al m ed i a, even t s an d i l l u stra tion . M y g o - g et ter at t i t u d e an d s k i l l s of g reat acc u racy an d efﬁ cie n cy al l ow s m e to acco m p l i s h every t as k w i t h excel l en t o u tco m e. Pro ﬁ c i en t i n co m p l et i n g eac h p ro jec t w i t h a keen eye t h at a im s for p erfec t i o n to fu r t h er en h an ce t h e co m p an y ’s rep u t at i o n . Ove ra ll, c ap ab l e of t ran s fo rm i n g d es i g n k n ow l ed g e i n to tec h n i q u es a n d s t rateg i es to c reate t i m el es s res u l t s fo r eac h c l i en t .

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E D U C A T I O N 2001 - 2004 BACHELOR OF DESIGN

COMSATS UNIVERSITY L A H O R E , PA K I S TA N

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LOGO DESIGN & CORPORATE PROFILE / Logo design, brand stationery and corporate profile for one of the upcoming interior design companies in Dubai, UAE

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