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MOHAMAD EMAD KHOURFAN
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE
ADVERTISING BRANDING CONFERENCES EVENTS PUBLISHING UX DESIGN
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EMAD KHOURFAN | CREATIVE DIRECTOR
18th August 1977 | Nationality: Syrian | Languages: English, Arabic | Marital Status: Married | Mobile: +971 50 736 5 770 | email: emad-khourfan@hotmail.com
SKILLS
WORK EXPRIENCES
AREAS OF EXPERTISE Project Management, Foster Teamwork, Positioning, Organization, Coaching, Promoting Process Improvement, Proactive, Marketing Research, Client Relationships, Developing Creative Standards, Productivity
Designing Tools
Adobe illustrator CS, Adobe InDesign CS, Quark X Press, Adobe Photoshop CS.
CREATIVITY 2015 - Recent Creative Director MCI Middle East www.mci-group.com
• Good at creating concepts for others to work on. • Keen awareness of current trends in the Events Industry. COMMUNICATION & PRESENTATION
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• Develop concepts for events and promotional campaigns • Create storyboards or translate ideas to the creative team and designers • Strategic thinking • Conceptualize and created proposals when required • Pitch ideas to clients along with sales team • Lead multiple projects from conception to completion in accordance with deadlines • Evaluate and, if necessary alter, the content of projects before completion • Hire, develop and manage the creative team • Select external suppliers when necessary • Negotiate with clients to amend ideas in line with their wishes and explain what is and is not possible • Keep clients abreast of progress and answer their questions
15 YEAR 2004 - 2006 Graphic Designer Manar Advertising Sharjah – UAE
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2006- 2010 Art Editor The Media Factory Dubai Media City
2012 - 2015 Senior Art Director Artaaj Events UAE www.artaaj.com
2010- 2012 Creative Director Tharawat Media Dubai Media City www.tharawat.org
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and confident presentation skills in order to pitch ideas to clients or directors and also explain their ideas to members of their creative team. LEADESHIP SKILLS • Strong leadership skills in order to develop and oversee the creative team. DIGITAL AND GRAPHIC DESIGN • Extensive knowledge of graphic design and relevant software.
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Events and Congress
Operating System
Mac Os, Microsoft Windows 03
PUBLICATIONS
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PUBLICATIONS: COVER PAGES AND EDITORIAL PAGES
Workers’ rights scrutiny |06 Interview – Bar first
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UAE and defamation
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MIDDLE EAST LAW FOR THE BUSINESS PROFESSIONA L
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Business spirit Religion and the law – Islamic finance continues its rapid growth across the Middle East
12|07 INSIDE News 06 | special report 21 | spotlight 31 | lawyer’s corner 45 | lifestyle 55 TB12_cover.indd 01
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EVENT CONCEPT: ZAYED INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
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BRANDING: 26 ABU DHABI WORLD ROAD CONGRESS 2019
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EVENT CONCEPT: WORLD ROBOT OLYMPIAD PROPOSAL 2015
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EVENT CONCEPT: RED SEA SUMMIT | KSA
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STORYBOARD FOR OPENING CEREMONY: RED SEA SUMMIT | KSA
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STORYBOARD FOR OPENING CEREMONY: IMG WORLD OF ADVENTURE “You walk in and you sort of just go, ‘Whoa,’” said British historian Josephine Kane, author of the 2013 book on amusement park design “The Architecture of Pleasure.” “There’s an immediate sense of sensory overload and chaos.” The point of theme parks has always been to overwhelm us, but in a particular way. According to Kane, parks divert us in part by giving us access to experiences that feel beyond the bounds of reality. Even though you must travel to get there, a theme park almost literally “takes you away.” By creating a more thrilling, colorful, enveloping bodily experience, it creates a pleasurable feeling of disorientation or “floating”: We momentarily forget where we are, swept up and away by the characters, the tales, the rides, the whole atmosphere.
Even today, when space travel is a reality for a very few, the idea of blasting off into space, floating amongst the stars, is still the dream of many. It represents a fundamental desire to “take off” from reality, just like theme parks at their best. We will bring this metaphor of space flight to life: graphically, experientially and (almost) literally in a way that will never be forgotten. Anyone who attends this launch event will know exactly what we mean when we say Take off into IMG Worlds of Adventure add up to a universe of fun and excitement to explore.
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CONCEPT: WORLD HUMANITARIAN FORUM
“FROM GLOBAL CHALLENGES TO GRAND OPPORTUNITIES: A LEAP FROG IN PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT” The humanitarian system is strained, and increased collaboration with the private sector is crucial for enhancing capacity to respond to the protracted, complex crises currently confronting the humanitarian sector. World Humanitarian Forum should give the participants a real sense of purpose and of making new connections. The feeling we want to leave our participants with, is the feeling of hope, and of genuine progress. Our core elements: • Seamless operation • Truly unique content • New event format, makes for new content, and new connections. • Running a carbon neutral event
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CONCEPT: GENZYME SALES MEETING
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HAMDAN BIN RASHID PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD
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ADEK - PR CAMPAIGN
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CREATIVE PROGRAM | ADEC
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LUSAIL HARBOR FESTIVAL
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DUBAI HEALTH REGULATION & MEDICAL TOURISM
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