Louise Kotze Hussein, Creative group head

Louise Kotze Hussein

Creative group head

BPG Group

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Bachelor's degree, Graphic Design
Experience
15 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :15 years, 5 Months

Creative group head at BPG Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since November 2017

Overseeing a studio of creatives. Presenting creative ideas to clients. Managing various accounts.

Creative Group Head at Ogilvy & Mather
  • South Africa
  • My current job since July 2016

Overseeing and working on brands like Revlon, VW, Alan Gray, Pearson Institute, Purina, Milka and Vodacom. Designing, Art directing, Shooting TV, ABT, BTL, TTL, Directing teams of art directors and copy writers.

Digital Art Director at MullenLoweOpen
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • December 2016 to November 2017

CRM for the loyalty program for one client. Conceptualising, designing and present work. Sourcing image and editing/manipulation there of. UX design, where we test certain layouts, images, icons.

Senior Art Director at Ogilvy & mather
  • South Africa
  • June 2015 to June 2016

Working on brands like Revlon, VW, Alan Gray, Pearson Institute, Purina, Milka and Vodacom. Designing, Art directing, Shooting TV, ABT, BTL, TTL.

Art Director at Redworks - Ogilvy & Mather
  • South Africa
  • August 2014 to June 2015

Working in Redworks which caters for a retail aspects of clients. Conceptualising, roll our, art directing and design on Ogilvy & Mather Cape town clients, respectively, Revlon, VW, Audi, Kiwi, Stimrol, SAB and many more.

Graphic & Visual Designer at Mustard Seed Relationship Marketing
  • South Africa
  • April 2009 to August 2013

Senior graphic design role, From concept of design to finished repro ready artwork.
Posters, billboards, adverts (newspaper and magazine), leaflets, badges, banners, streepole adverts

Graphic & Visual Designer at Brand Inc
  • South Africa
  • January 2008 to March 2009

Junior graphic designer. Sport advertising and marketing.

Sport orientated design for functions and events. Billboards, leaflets, posters, campaigns.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Graphic Design
  • at North-West University
  • December 2007

4 year BA degree in Graphic Design, Illustration, Communication and Art History. Assistant lecturer for a year.

Specialties & Skills

Art Direction
Strategising
Branding
Digital Design
Team Management
Conceptual thinking
Digital & Social media
Branding
Team management
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Indesign

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Languages

English
Native Speaker
Afrikaans
Native Speaker