Obeida Fayad, Head of Creative

Obeida Fayad

Head of Creative

Activate

Location
Jordan - Amman
Education
Bachelor's degree, Fine Arts
Experience
15 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :15 years, 11 Months

Head of Creative at Activate
  • Iraq - Erbil
  • My current job since May 2014

Clients: Mercedes- Benz, Mondelez(Tang, Tuc, Cadbury, Flake, Oreo, Trident), Samsung Mobile Iraq, Toyota, Ford, Hino, Kraft.

Head Of Creative at INSIGHT
  • Jordan - Amman
  • May 2013 to May 2014

Directing the creative function so that the environment, culture, team, capabilities, tools, processes, expectations, work style and other elements support the strategic goals and brand of INSIGHT.
• Ensuring that the creative function operates in an efficient, profitable manner
• Ensuring that our creative product remains leading edge and ahead of our competition
• Ensuring that our high quality of creative and production is upheld, maintaining consistently high standards for him/herself and others on the team
• Delivering strategic communication solutions that help our clients attain their marketing and communications objectives
• Listening, asking, hearing, prioritizing and translating client situation, marketing goals and information into strategic brand concepts, voice, messages and rationales
• Collaborating and contributing to the creative process as a leader of a creative team, and as a member of the account team
• Co-leading the unified creative/account management process in order to execute on client projects
• Writing and presenting cohesive and persuasive rationales for campaign approaches
• Leading the unified process of marketing/concept/design and post-production execution
• Leading the unified process of marketing/concept/design and interactive/web/video/motion graphics
• Ensuring the professional development and readiness of the creative team
• Managing the evolution of the agency’s technology needs and marketing technology and digital marketing capabilities.

Senior Art Director at DDB
  • Syria - Damascus
  • November 2009 to April 2013

-Developing excellence through innovative & creative concepts across all media.
- Ability to work with other project managers and teams of creative designers.
- Develop and frame creative concepts according to creative brief requirements.
- Communicating design visions and rationale clearly to clients and design teams.
- Conceptualize, visualize and design user experiences.
- Managing and directing photo shoots on time and to budget.
- Mentoring junior staff in project development and performance management.
- Handling T.V commercial all the way from concept, storyboard layout to meeting
my role as an art director in shooting sessions.

Creative Director at Mawtini tv
  • Syria - Damascus
  • December 2011 to January 2013

creating the visual identity and leading the creative team to translate
the visual concept into a broadcasted animated graphics, and monitoring the day to
day workflow process to maintain the quality standards.

Lecturer and Tutor at University of Damascus, Faculty of Fine Arts
  • Syria - Damascus
  • September 2010 to March 2011

As a Visual Communication Arts tutor, I advised and supported first-year students in the department with their projects throughout the semester. Four times a week I gave lectures and facilitated discussions among students regarding design methods and theory, color management, formatting and layout, advertising and advertising history—often offering advising and assistance beyond what was required in the course. I served as a mentor and advisor for a number of students using my first-hand experience to enhance their academic and professional experience at the university.

Art Director at Rich Art
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2008 to August 2009

Created identity, look + feel, branding, websites, corporate identity, layouts for books & magazines, printed materials designs e.g.(company profile, brochures, catalogs).

Education

Bachelor's degree, Fine Arts
  • at University of Damascus
  • August 2007

University of Damascus, Faculty of Fine Arts,Visual Communications

Specialties & Skills

Product Design
Identity Creation
Drawing
Concept Development
Branding Development
BRANDING
CLIENTS
MENTORING
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
TECHNICAL DESIGN
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