Umesh Kumar, Assistant Manager - Digital Creative (UI/UX Design and Animation)

Umesh Kumar

Assistant Manager - Digital Creative (UI/UX Design and Animation)

Rak Bank

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Digital Media
Experience
21 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :21 years, 2 Months

Assistant Manager - Digital Creative (UI/UX Design and Animation) at Rak Bank
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since January 2019

• Process for prototyping ideas based on business requirements, product flows, and sitemaps.

• Creating UI mockups and prototypes that clearly illustrate how products function and look.

• Understand the user requirements and define points, ideate solutions, create wireframes and prototypes, and test the details of designs.

• Create, maintain, and constantly look for improvements in the development and implementation process.

• Developed all phases of creative projects from concept to execution - UI-UX Designs /
Social Media videos / Animations/e-mail campaigns.

• Create concept mockups designs and animation for online banners

Sr. Digital Art Director / Animator at Splash - Landmark Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2010 to September 2018

• Create the concept designs and animated videos for all the online and offline media offerings
• Handling all the digital screen video content for all the GCC countries as per the seasonal/event basis updates.
• Work as Story illustrations and execute the design and animation of FRONTLINE’s digital offerings
• Developed all phases of creative projects from concept to execution -
Digital Screens / Social Meida videos / Animations / UI Designs / e-mail campaigns.
• Create paper sketches, wireframes, mockups and layouts at different levels
• Collaborate with creative, video production / art studio and extended team members on delivering breakthrough creative solutions
• Develop concepts, designs / layouts and campaigns for different projects, partnering with copy writers when applicable to ensure the art direction and visual presentation support the defined strategy

• Participated into pitching process. Analyzed and handled client briefs
• Worked with developers to develop quality animations and transitions as part of the final solution delivery

Extensive experience with digital through:
Animation / Digital Screens / Concepts Design Development / User Interface Design / Interactive Design / Social Media / Mobile Apps Designs / Responsive Designs / Online Campaigns

Creative Lead (Digital Art Director / Animator ) at Orange Interactive Agency
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • February 2008 to August 2010

• Led quality and timely implementation of all creative requirements - from brief to delivery including design, animation, supervision of production, and co-relation with clients and creative agencies
• Participated into pitching process. Analyzed and handled client briefs
• Worked with the social media team to visualize content while maintaining a consistent quality and branding of communication products across all media channels
• Managed and supervised a team of in-house designers and worked closely with the Creative Directors

Digital Art Director / Animator at Wunderman
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 2004 to January 2008

• Creative conceptualization and execution of ideas for websites, microsites
• Ideation and concept development of digital campaigns
• Create concepts and strategy for rich media ads and other digital assets
• Apply Design Thinking and UX / UI best practices to drive user engagement and business outcomes
• Create storyboards, prototypes & concept boards in collaboration with the Digital Team
• Worked with developers to develop quality animations and transitions as part of the final solution delivery

Web & Multimedia Designer at ART Technology & Software
  • India - Kerala
  • November 2002 to July 2004

• Started career as Web & Motion designer in a software company

Education

Master's degree, Digital Media
  • at Web & Multimedia
  • May 2000

Specialties & Skills

Animation / Digital Screens / Concepts Development / User Interface Design / Interactive Design / So