Mikhail DSouza, Creative Director

Mikhail DSouza

Creative Director

Maha Art

Location
India - Mumbai
Education
Bachelor's degree, BSC Graphic Design and Multimedia
Experience
12 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :12 years, 8 Months

Creative Director at Maha Art
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since October 2014

Maha Art is a Doha based company that offers print and web based solutions. My current job responsibilities are:

• Creation of all web and print based designs using cutting edge software like Adobe CS5.5 creative Suite.
• Design and Develop websites using modern web standards. Key skills include working with WYSIWYG platforms such as Adobe Dreamweaver and WordPress, Responsive Web-Design for mobile and other handheld devices, HTML5 and CSS3.
• Responsible for the company’s branding material and social media marketing.

Creative Director at Design Esquire
  • February 2011 to February 2014

Creative Director at Design Esquire from February 2011 - February 2014

Responsible for the Creative and Production department of the business and directly
accountable for end to end design and production activities.
Manage a team of copywriters, photographers, web and graphic designers to deliver the product as per client's requirements.
Ensuring customer satisfaction by maintaining high standard of design and development in all projects.
Conduct training and development sessions for the design and production teams.
Conduct analysis of web related projects.


Design and Customer Relations at Synergy from May 2007 - February 2011

Meeting clients to discuss and understand business requirements.
Interpreting the client's business needs and developing a concept to suit their purpose.
Estimating the time required to complete the work and providing quotes for clients.
Developing design briefs by gathering information and data through research.
Thinking creatively to produce new ideas and concepts.
Using innovation to redefine a design brief within the constraints of cost and time.
Presenting finalized ideas and concepts to clients.
Working with a wide range of media, including photography, Adobe CS5.5 and Corel
draw
Proofreading to produce accurate and high-quality work.
Contributing ideas and design artwork to the overall brief.
Demonstrating illustrative skills with rough sketches.
Working on layouts and art working pages ready for print.


Key Skills
Confident to present and explain ideas to clients
Well versed with Production and Printing processes
Familiar with the following technical skills: Graphic Design - Print and Web
Creating Graphics and Illustrations
Editing Graphics
Editing Video and Audio
Creating Video Films and Presentations
Creating Corporate Brochures, Magazines, Interactive Web Magazines
Interactive Multimedia - Flash
Web Design and HTML

Education

Bachelor's degree, BSC Graphic Design and Multimedia
  • at CMJ University
  • August 2012

Awarded a diploma for Advanced Digital Media Design Specialist certificate from Institute of Computer Animation and Design, India

Bachelor's degree, Multimedia and Animation
  • at CMJ University

Bachelors of Science in Multimedia and Animation from CMJ University, India.

Diploma, Digital Media Design
  • at Institute of Computer Animation and Design

Advanced Digital Media Design Specialist certificate from Institute of Computer Animation and Design, India.

High school or equivalent, science stream
  • at Fr. Agnel's Junior College

HSC in the science stream from Fr. Agnel's Junior College, Mumbai, India.

High school or equivalent,
  • at St Stanislaus High School

SSC at St. Stanislaus High School, Mumbai, India

Specialties & Skills

CorelDraw
Adobe Photoshop
InDesign
Adobe Illustrator
ACCOUNTABLE FOR
BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS
CLIENTS
CONFIDENT
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
ESTIMATING
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Dreamweaver, Corel Draw, HTML
Communication

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert

Training and Certifications

Advanced Digital Media Design Specialist (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2011
Valid Until:
January 2014