Sahar Saqer, Marketing Executive

Sahar Saqer

Marketing Executive

M.H. Alshaya

Location
Kuwait - Hawali
Education
Diploma, Graphic Design, Applied Arts
Experience
17 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :17 years, 9 Months

Marketing Executive at M.H. Alshaya
  • Kuwait
  • My current job since April 2013

Designer:
Handle design requirements for Foot Locker Brand
Come up with concepts from scratch
Developed advertising and marketing concepts
Approve proofs and supervised press and runs when required
Supervise requisition of graphic production materials and supplies
Supervise outside suppliers of designs and illustrations on a given projects to ensure high quality & ready to print files


Marketing Executive:
Responsible for strategic and effective multi-channel marketing and advertising campaigns
that will promote the priorities of the brand.
Leading all marketing activity for Foot Locker source.
Heading the Marketing function for Foot Locker brand across 38 stores in 7 Middle Eastern markets.
Holding responsibility for the media mix, focused on specific campaign requirements and reviewing
the success of campaign delivery.
Handling quotes and dealing with all POS and marketing consumables suppliers.
Handling shipment and tracking marketing material until the minute it reaches our stores.
Managing all aspects of above and below the line artwork development, advertising and promotions.
Planning social media calendar and have it ready with ideas
Utilized social media to handle the customer queries and complaints and increased the customer satisfaction.

Senior Graphic Designer at M.H. Alshaya
  • Kuwait
  • June 2011 to March 2013

- Created print and web advertisements for a variety of clients while adhering to tight deadlines on a daily basis
- Developed advertising and marketing concepts
- Approved proofs and supervised press runs when required
- Supervised requisition of graphic production materials and supplies
- Supervised outside suppliers of designs and illustrations on a given projects to ensure high quality & ready to print files
- Conceptualized & Designed Office Depot Catalog & Customer Care Monthly Magazine
- Conceptualized & Designed AlShaya Graphic Logo Branding, Campaign, Stationery and marketing kit
- Scheduled, facilitated, and conducted internal and client meetings
- Contributed new ideas and innovative approaches to solving client business challenges
- Currently handling a team of designers.Designed promotional materials including:
- Special publication covers, ad design, illustrations, billboards, kiosks, posters, guests and vendor badges, brochures, Logo design, catalogs, mail outs, stickers, point of purchase, invitations and retail signage
- Handled design requirements for Alshaya brands as: Office Depot | H&M | The Body Shop | Claire’s | Justice | Pottery Barn | Pottery Barn Kids | Pottery Barn Teens | West elm | William Sonoma | Castania | Evans | Wallis | Dorothy Perkins | HR | Customer Care | Pinkberry

Senior Graphic Designer at AlKhat Printing Press
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • September 2009 to May 2011

• Designed POS & POP's
• Finalized Artworks & Montage
• adhered to time lines
• Approved digital proofs
• Met customers, suggested materials & made sure that their requirements were met
• Supervised printing while machine is running.

Senior Graphic Designer at Digital Colours Agency
  • Jordan - Amman
  • May 2008 to July 2009

• Created POS & POP's
• Developed advertising and marketing concepts
• Approved proofs and supervised press runs when required
• handled a team of 4 designers.

Art director Assistant at Whispers Multimedia & Creative Design
  • Jordan - Amman
  • April 2007 to March 2008

• Performed colour correction and photographic touch - ups as well as photo manipulations and combinations
• Solely conceptualized print ad campaign involving selection of location, set design and post production
• Planned, produced, coordinated and implemented advertising designs and magazine layouts with the art director
• Scheduled and planned photo production by setting priorities for processing and inspecting work for quality.

Other Consultancy & Freelance Work at IDENTITY
  • Kuwait
  • November 2006 to March 2007

Created designs

Graphic Designer at Planco Advertising & Publishing
  • Jordan - Amman
  • October 2006 to December 2006

Designing newspaper ads & flyers

Graphic Designer at Jaguar Creative
  • Jordan - Amman
  • June 2006 to September 2006

Website & Flash Design

Education

Diploma, Graphic Design, Applied Arts
  • at Al Quds College
  • June 2006

Marketing Executive, handles designs, photoshoot, social media, license applications, printing, events, budget and store opening

Diploma, Graphic design
  • at AlQuds College
  • June 2006

Specialties & Skills

Media Ads & Marketing Materials design
Adobe Illustrator
Windows and Macintosh OS
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Indesign
Page layout design
Logo & Corporate branding
Typography

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Authorized from Adobe (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2005
Valid Until:
September 2005