Mohamed Ashour, Art Director, Custom Media

Mohamed Ashour

Art Director, Custom Media

Springer Nature

Location
United Kingdom - London
Education
Diploma, Web Design
Experience
19 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :19 years, 0 Months

Art Director, Custom Media at Springer Nature
  • United Kingdom - London
  • My current job since August 2012

Art direct and lead online and offline creatives, working alongside senior editorial, marketing, sales
and production teams of the world’s leading science journal, Nature custom media and sponsored
projects globally.

• Recruited and led the art team as the company’s custom media production doubled in size. Sustainably developed the team to take on more projects. Produced design proposals to pitch new clients. Collaborated with colleagues in the US, UK, EU, Middle East, Asia and Australia.

• Created and launched Arabic-language versions of Nature and Scientific American. Also created a new Nature Index supplement and Nature Spotlight section. For all four, built a sustainable art vision for web and print, designing editorial, branding and marketing creatives including animations and multimedia projects.

• Portfolio includes broad range of Nature-branded supplements as well as custom products for worldwide client base including L’Oréal, Merck and the Gates Foundation. Also designs advertising campaigns, social media graphics, and other marketing creatives.

• Strategically build, mentor, and inspire art teams. Setting styles and owning the visual brand, in digital, multimedia and print products. Ensure global penetration into a variety of culturally distinct markets to explain the complex and world-leading scientific content of Nature magazine and journals.

• Proven track record in increasing art quality significantly.

Design Manager at eniGma Magazine
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2010 to August 2012

- Leading the design team, creating, designing and finalizing all eniGma magazine covers, most of the magazine layouts as well as supervising all magazine layout designs.
- Leading design team and supervising all eniGma magazine's corporate projects including (First Mall Magazine, YPO, Makan Interiors Magazine, and more)
- Creating and supervising all eniGma magazine's branding materials and services including advertisements, billboards, banners, posters, tickets, invitations, books and more.

Senior Graphic Designer at eniGma Magazine
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • October 2007 to December 2010

• Senior Graphic Designer - eniGma Magazine: October 2007 - December 2010

- Assisting in designing and finalizing eniGma's covers and various layouts in the magazine.
- Supervising and guiding junior designers.
- Assisting in designing and finalizing eniGma magazine's corporate projects and services.

Creative Graphic Designer at UNI ART Advertising Agency
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • November 2006 to October 2007

• Creative Graphic Designer - UNI ART Advertising Agency: November 20006 - October 2007

- Creating, Designing & Finalizing Advertisings, Layouts & All Printable Items Such as (Brochures, Flyers, Light Boxes, Logos, Posters, CD Covers, Calendars, Danglers, and Business Cards....etc.)

Junior Graphic Designer at IDENTITY Advertising Agency
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 2006 to November 2006

• Junior Graphic Designer - IDENTITY Advertising Agency: July 2006 - November 2006

- Conceptualizing and designing print Ads.
- 2D booth designs.
- Corporate Identity.
- Branding materials (posters, danglers, CD covers and more)

Art Executive at PAINTOLOGY Art Works For Interior & Exterior Decoration
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • April 2005 to May 2006

• Art Executive - PAINTOLOGY Art Works For Interior & Exterior Decoration: April 2005 - May 2006

- Painting Trompe L'Oreal Art, landscape and glass art.

Education

Diploma, Web Design
  • at New Horizons computer learning centers, Dubai
  • July 2013

2013 New Horizons Dubai, Professional Web and Graphics Courses. • Contents HTMT, Basic and advanced levels. CSS (Cascading style sheets). Adobe Dreamweaver, Basic and advanced levels.

Bachelor's degree, Fine Arts
  • at Faculty of Art Education
  • June 2006

Helwan University - Zamalek 2001-2006 Bachelor of Arts - Faculty of Art Education Mastering all kinds of Art like: Drawing, Painting, Design, Sculpture, Pottery, Printing, Iron works, Glass Art, Leather Art and a lot more...

Bachelor's degree, Graphic Design and Advertising Concepts
  • at YAT Learning Centers - www.yatlearning.com
  • June 2006

YAT Professional Graphics Diploma • Contents Advertising Concepts Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator Freehand MX QuarkXPress 6 Art Work & Design Color Theory

High school or equivalent,
  • at Victoria College
  • June 2001

Specialties & Skills

Corporate Identity
Magazine Design
Advertising
Art Direction
Adobe Creative Suite
Excellent computer and Internet knowledge, programs and software installment both IBM and MAC
Product photography
Adobe Acrobat
Ambitious, self-motivated, organized with great attention to details
ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
ADOBE INDESIGN
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
COREL DRAW
FREEHAND
Professional in Photos Color Correction, Retouching & Masking
Adobe Distiller
Adobe Lightroom
Excellent knowledge of MS office applications
Quark Express
Accustomed to working under pressure and tight deadlines
Professional in Color Separation, Finalizing Works & Printing Materials
Magazine layout
CSS, Cascading style sheets
Adobe DreamWeaver

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Languages

English
Native Speaker
Arabic
Native Speaker
French
Beginner

Hobbies

  • Painting
    A various art exhibitions with different techniques, materials and direction.