Samara Maaliki, Instructor

Samara Maaliki

Instructor

CIS College

Lieu
Liban - Beyrouth
Éducation
Master, Masters Diploma (3D Computer Animation)
Expérience
15 years, 8 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :15 years, 8 Mois

Instructor à CIS College
  • Liban - Beyrouth
  • Je travaille ici depuis septembre 2021

▶ Conduct Adobe Illustrator and Indesign courses for students at various levels.
▶ Develop and implement a curriculum focused on Adobe Illustrator and Indesign principles, software proficiency, and industry best practices.
▶ Mentor and guide students to create design projects to practice their creativity and technical skills.
▶ Advise students on building their portfolios to showcase their work.
▶ Provide constructive feedback on students projects and maintain an engaging and inclusive classroom.

Founder à Samdesign
  • Liban - Beyrouth
  • Je travaille ici depuis juin 2020

▶ Manage a diverse client portfolio, ranging from established businesses to start-ups across various industries.
▶ Create visual identities, branding, and marketing materials (logos, business cards, brochures, flyers, posters) tailored to each clients objectives.
▶ Provide creative direction and design expertise to clients.
▶ Produce web graphics and social media visuals to enhance the clients online presence and engagement.
▶ Develop captivating and original coloring posters and booklets for both children and adults.
▶ Produce a wide variety of digital illustrations spanning diverse themes from educational content to creative fantasies for all age groups.
▶ Offer personalized coloring posters, booklet options, and greeting cards, allowing customers to request custom designs to incorporate special messages for special occasions.
▶ Manage e-commerce platforms, overseeing product listings, pricing, and inventory to optimize sales and customer experience.

Senior Graphic Designer à The Digital Marketing Society
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • janvier 2022 à décembre 2022

▶ Created visual text and imagery concepts using computer software.
▶ Communicated ideas with the team and customers.
▶ Developed ideas, overall layouts, and production designs.
▶ Created graphics to meet commercial or promotional needs (packaging, displays, logos, designs for print and digital uses including banner ads, social media posts, and website graphics).

Graphic Designer à Nahhal Printing & Advertising
  • Liban - Beyrouth
  • juin 2015 à juin 2020

▶ Designed materials specifically for print, including brochures, wedding invitation cards, posters, business cards, banners, books, and packaging.
▶ Prepared digital files for printing, ensuring they met industry standards (resolution, trim specifications, and color accuracy).
▶ Communicated with the pre-press and production teams to resolve any printing-related issues.
▶ Implemented and conducted color management techniques for constant and accurate color reproduction and ensure high-quality output.
▶ Advised clients on printing materials used for production to enhance their projects.
▶ Collaborated with vendors and suppliers to source quality materials.
▶ Selected and implemented typographic practices for visual and aesthetic appeal.
▶ Conducted meetings with clients to discuss project objectives, design references, and printing options.
▶ Implemented an efficient file management system to ensure retrieval of design files for reprints or revisions.
▶ Maintained an organized digital archive of completed projects.

Graphic Designer à KPMG
  • Arabie Saoudite - Riyad
  • février 2011 à février 2013

▶ Developed design concepts for various projects, including digital assets and marketing collateral.
▶ Utilized typography and layout principals to create presentations and digital posters and portfolios.
▶ Designed and maintained templates for various publications and documents insuring brand consistency.
▶ Developed and maintained an efficient digital archive to ensure easy retrieval of stock photos that can be used by the companys staff and management.

Graphic Designer à Chamas for printing and publishing company
  • Liban - Beyrouth
  • août 2009 à avril 2010

My job was to design layouts for Magazines and prepare them for printing.

I worked on Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign.

I learned the process of printing, and how the colors are applied.

Retouching à Too Cute To Shoot
  • Liban - Beyrouth
  • juin 2008 à février 2009

It was a part-time job at my teachers Studio, Retouching Photos.

I used Adobe Photoshop, and it was good experience for me as a beginner.

Éducation

Master, Masters Diploma (3D Computer Animation)
  • à Bournemouth University (BU)
  • septembre 2014
Diplôme, AutoCad 2D / 3D
  • à Mira Training Institute
  • avril 2013

I took a 1 month and a half AutoCAD 2D and then 1 month and a half AutoCad 3D courses in Mira Training Institute. It was a nice experience for me to try an Architect program, which I learned a lot from.

Diplôme, 3D Maya Program
  • à 3D3 world
  • août 2010

Took a 1 month intensive course of 3D Maya Program in Cortona, Tuscany, Italy, with a British Professor.

Baccalauréat, Bachelor of Arts (Graphic Design)
  • à Art, Science & Technology University in Lebanon
  • juin 2009
Diplôme, Web Design
  • à New Horizons
  • juin 2006
Etudes secondaires ou équivalent, High School
  • à Najd School for Girls
  • juin 2005

Specialties & Skills

Adobe Illustrator
Packaging
Stationary
Adobe Indesign
Adobe Photoshop
BROCHURES
CREATIVITY
ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
ADOBE INDESIGN
BRANDING
COLORING
Adobe Photoshop
Autodesk 3D Max
AutoCAD 2D/3D
The Foundry Mari
Autodesk Maya
The Foundry Nuke

Langues

Arabe
Expert
Anglais
Expert

Loisirs

  • Learning
    Being up to date with all the new features in Adobe Illustrator, Indesign and Photoshop. Following Adobe Instructors on Youtube and learning from their tutorials.
  • Watching Movies
  • Coloring
  • Traveling
  • Cooking