Mae Alkuino-Espaldon

• Design / Concept Corporate Collaterals, Branding Logos for various companies
• Design Online Banners, Roll-up Banners, Poster, Brochure, Catalogue, Flyers, Handouts, Labels, Packaging, Way-finding signs, Vehicle & Stand Branding
• Design Presentations, Infographics Design, and Campaign Concept
• Makes draft or sketched ideas
• Provides Design for Leading companies; Pharmaceutical, Metal/Aluminium Industry, and Automotive; (AbbVie, Technal, Gulf Extrusion, AWRostamani, Honda) etc.

¬ Supports the Marketing Manager & Sales Team in creating design Campaigns and Sales Kit for the Company
¬ Works for both marketing and In-house designing.
¬ Manage & updates our company website and social media links (FB, Instagram, Twitter)
¬ E-mail Marketing update using MailChimp
¬ Prepares & updates Design & Sales Product Presentation
¬ Liaise with our Company Suppliers, and update supplier resources in our system to provide the essentials
¬ Organize & Manage Furniture Collaterals from Steelcase & other leading manufacturers, such as Fabrics & Leathers upholstery, Wood Laminates & Veneers, Metal & Plastic Finishes
¬ Get involved in preparing for Design Event / Exhibitions
¬ Design cover & prepares materials & complete documentation for Tender Requirements
¬ Organize and invites leading speakers for our Weekly Company Lunch & Learn

¬ Design Concepts for Online and Print Advertising Campaign for leading Banks: Standard Chartered, Emirates NBD, Emirates Islamic
¬ Branding Logos for various companies
¬ Prepares Presentation for Company Profile and Portfolio

Key Accounts:
Standard Chartered, Emirates NBD, Emirates Islamic

Graphic Design and layout for Marketing collaterals for Print and Web Marketing.

¬ Design concepts for all Food and Beverage products for the Company, that includes Business Cards, Brochure, Catalogue, Flyers, Company Profile
¬ Packaging design for all Food products and labels
¬ Involves in Designing for the Group of Companies for both UAE and MENA offices: Ava Lin Trading FZE, Avaline Trading LLC, Avaline Trading LTD, Injaz CTC Training Consultancy

Projects:
Avalana, Avalana Canned Foods, Avalana Juices, Avalana Water, Superman Energy Drink, Coco Bongo Drinks, Spirits (Firestarter Vodka, Chief Cognac, Oldies Dry Gin, Goodies Dry Gin, King Joseph Whiskey, V Vodka)

Graphic Design, Advertising, Print and Production, Events Management

Duties and responsibilities:
¬ Tasked to develop Strategies, Powerful Brandings and Media Communications
¬ Assigned to do Branding, Graphic Design and Events Paraphernalia’s.
¬ Assigned to create Plans, Presentations and other various collaterals of our famous clients (i.e. mentioned below)
¬ Design Online Banners, Indoor and Outdoor Print Banners, Print Ads, Posters, Roll-up Banners, Stage Backdrops, Signage and Print Collaterals, Brochures and other Promotional Items.
¬ Design Brand Identities, Corporate Profiles, Annual Reports, Infographics, Magazines and Packaging’s.
¬ Design and Illustrate for Booths and Event Kiosks
¬ Prepare the print proof, and the final artwork in CD for print production
¬ Participate and contribute ideas in the group
¬ Participates in other projects with our Partner companies
¬ Prepares Presentations and Creative Design Proposal for the client

Key Accounts:
Shell, Qatar Petroleum, Cirque Du Soleil, RasGas, Tafawoq, Nakilat, Aamal, Nestlé, Al Khayatt Contracting & Trading, Al Jazi Real Estate, Milaha, St. Regis Hotel, Oryx Rotana Hotel, Qatar Red Crescent

Product Photography, Hyperrealism

Duties and responsibilities:
¬ Develop Strategies, Powerful Brandings and Media Communications.
¬ Work in Hyper-Realistic Photography using Micro and Macro Lens
¬ In charge of Graphic Design and Editing of Watches and Other Products i.e. Catalogues, Pens and Gift Boxes.
¬ Interact and Deal with our famous brands like Nina Ricci, Joop!, Pierre Cardin, Ted Lapidus, Frederique Constant, Optima, Jovial, Geovani, Hysek, Cerruti, Markato, JBR, Kyboot etc.
¬ Working with Administration Jobs such as Data Reports and Archiving using Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Access.

Key Accounts:
JBR, Joop, Ted Lapidus, Nina Ricci, Pierre Cardin, Ted Lapidus, Frederique Constant, Optima, Jovial, Geovani, Hysek, Cerruti, Markato, Kyboot

Branding, Advertising and Marketing

Duties and responsibilities:
¬ Work in strategic and developing powerful brandings and media communications.
¬ Interact and deal with our prestigious clients and introduce our portfolio. Such as Barwa, Waseef, Qatar Telecommunications (Qtel / Ooredoo), Meeza, Al Khaliji, Qatar Insurance Company (QIC), Commercialbank, Int’l. Islamic Bank, Qatar Steel, Qatar National Food Security Programme,
University of Calgary-Qatar, Sherborne Qatar, QDVC, Qatar Gas, RasGas, Maersk, Sealine, KAIR, Ritz Carlton-Doha.
¬ Prepare Corporate Collaterals for Print and Media such as Annual Reports, Brand Guidelines, Magazines, Brochures, Flyers, Handbook, Stickers, Packaging Designs, Posters, Roll-up Banner, Billboards, Logo and Signage’s.
¬ Contribute Ideas and Design Artwork to the group.
¬ Prepares Print Mock-Up of Artwork for Client Presentation.
¬ Works well within a Team Environment.
¬ Involve in Large-Format Printing.
¬ Make Print Advertisement Campaign for Client in Various Media.
¬ Responsible for Archiving Creative Jobs in the Server.
¬ Assist in Overseeing Security and Data/Safety of the server.

Key Accounts:
Waseef, Barwa, Meeza, Al Khaliji Bank, RasGas, Qatar Gas, QIC

Duties and responsibilities:
¬ Execute & design corporate collaterals for print and media such as business cards, magazines, brochure, flyers, handbook, stickers, packaging, CD design, poster, banner, logo and signage.
¬ Present and introduce our portfolio to the public.
¬ Contribute ideas and design artwork to the group.
¬ Works well within a team environment.
¬ Involve in large-format printing.
¬ Make print advertisement campaign for client in various media.

Duties and responsibilities:
¬ Execute & design corporate collaterals for print and media such as business cards, magazines, brochure, flyers, handbook, stickers, packaging, CD design, poster, banner, logo and signage.
¬ Interpret the client’s business needs.
¬ Present and introduce our portfolio to the public.
¬ Contribute ideas and design artwork to the group.
¬ Involve in large-format printing.
¬ Make print advertisement campaign for client in various media.

Duties and responsibilities:
¬ Execute & design corporate collaterals such as magazines,
brochure & handbook.
¬ Coordinates with clients through e-mail & make brief discussion.
¬ Contributes ideas and design artwork to the overall.
¬ Make an image illustration in 2D art.
¬ Design customized and product catalogues for client presentation such as Div-Ex Series, Packaging & logo Placement, Vizor Clips & Ball Markers logo Placement, Specialty Tees, Bag Tags & Money Clips presentation.
¬ Produce quality design for the product.
¬ Present and introduce our portfolio to the public.

Graphic & Layout Artist
for Healthnews/Diwaliwan/Kiddie/Manila Times
Duties and responsibilities:
¬ Visualizes and compose cover and inside design for the magazine.
¬ Make a cover concept for magazine pictorials/photo shoot with non- & Professional models, celebrity and other subject.
¬ Make corporate advertisement for print & web & other collaterals.
¬ Contributes ideas and design artwork to the group.
¬ Design & layout for a daily broadsheet newspaper such as Lifestyle, Entertainment, News, Business, World, Sports & Classified sections.
¬ Beating deadlines.
¬ Proofreading to produce high-quality of work.
¬ Commenced finalized work & ideas to the editor.

Art Director
for Diwaliwan Magazine
¬ Originally hired as Graphic/Layout Artist, appointed as Art Director. Responsible for over-all magazine design, manages pictorials/photo shoots.
¬ Using media including photography & computer-aided design soft wares.
¬ Guides and monitor artist for their artwork.
¬ Produces new ideas and design.
¬ Design for cover & inside templates.
¬ Coordinate & make a brief discussion with the editor regarding the line-up
of the pages.
¬ Prepares calendar of events & give page assignment to the designers.
¬ Responsible for concepts, creation & execution.
¬ Evaluate, review & approve final output of the design.
¬ Check the negatives/film output before sending it to the printing press.

Contributor / Writer / Columnist
for Diwaliwan Magazine
¬ Prepare topics for feature, health & fashion. Articles written in English & Tagalog.

Illustrator
for Metronews
¬ Illustrates cartoon & comic strip weekly for the newspaper.