Art Editor
Cmp information was last Corporate position
Total years of experience :13 years, 3 Months
Present day: Freelance Clients, designing a wide range of media material for one client here in Doha. Adverts, Stationary range, Menu, flyers. Also promotional material to promote the companies extensive services. Please read my introduction letter about bringing a possible client to your company.
Senior Graphic Designer. Create Designs, Design agency Chiswick High Street, Chiswick. Responsible for designing a wide range of media, to completing the brief for presentation to clients. Oversee artwork to completion and liaise with printers.
2010 - 2012 Created and helped design and write a book on a free level contract from previous employers. Also designed teaching material for a school in Pakistan, how to teach English.
2007 TO 2009 I taught Ilets English in Pakistan for two years at 2 collages. Also English to foreign students via internet and writing a book. Went travelling and met someone who wanted a person who could teach this type of English. From this have created 2 ideas for books, I am working on the books now to be published.
Sept 04 Feb 05 Graphic Designer/Publishing Consultant.
Help set up a publishing company arranged the print schedule, set up computer systems, train designers in how to set up a magazine to publish. Train Sales people in the use of software for publishing. Design media pack, stationary range, logo for company.
Nov 02-March 04 and April 04-July 04 Freelance Design Consultant.
Freelance design, designing adverts, brochures, working in small design studio, designing and completing artwork. Obtained the brief from the Art Director with written instructions. Created the design related to the brief within the time constraint and cost of images, quality of paper, and liaise with printers and illustrators about ability to print and create images required. Once the design had been checked by the client, would liaise with printers as to the exact cost of materials and production time.
At Cmpi was responsible for two monthly, one bi-monthly and one weekly magazine. Designed covers and editorial pages for the magazines. Created the in-house adverts and for the clients who wanted to advertise in the magazine who did not have an advertising agency. Some of my time was spent taking briefs from editors and marketing people. Did the commission of illustrations and photographs, arranging cover shots and feature spreads. Also liaising with printers and typesetters. I used Apple Mac computers and the following software QuarkXPress, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop. Over saw the housekeeping of files, storing electronic files on servers and discs.
The course was designed to study and learn how practise and to create designs in all media. Created concepts for adverts, brochures, media packs, magazine covers and editorial pages and point of sale. Design books, print and design process technics do art work for print, Do illustrations in various medias for example paint or line art. Commission photographs, learn to set up studio shoots for any media like a cover shot for a magazine. Went on to have a very successful career in publishing working for mainstream companies in Uk.