Zuhair Al Zghoul, Design Director

Zuhair Al Zghoul

Design Director

Confidential

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Bachelor's degree, Graphic Design
Experience
18 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :18 years, 5 Months

Design Director at Confidential
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since March 2014
Design Director at Confidential
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since January 2017
Art Director at Tarah Intl. Design House
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • August 2010 to March 2014

- Handling a Brand & CI design from concept to execution.
- Digital and Desktop Publishing Production Management and execution.
- UI, Multimedia and web Design.
- Meeting The clients and managements to discuss the client's requirements, generating ideas to present to the client.
- Manage production technical aspects (print matter specifications, material specifications, typography, etc.)
- Advising new creatives, reviewing their work and managing new design team members on placement within the company.
- troubleshooting any Design arising challenges.
- Preparing quotations and design proposals to clients,

Art Director at Reservoir Design House
  • Jordan - Amman
  • February 2009 to June 2010

- Meeting clients or account managers to discuss the business objectives and requirements of the Projects.
- Interpreting the client’s business needs and developing a concept to suit their purpose.
- Estimating the time required to complete the work and providing -quotes for clients.
- Redefine a design brief within the constraints of cost and time.
- Presenting finalized ideas and concepts to clients or account managers.
- Directing design team through the brainstorming sessions and helping them understand and visualize the clients needs.
- Advice the team on the latest software technologies and helping them get the most of it.
- Art Directing and developing new concepts and design in these areas : Corporate identity, Prints, Web Design & Flash applications and presentations.

Certified Trainer - Design at Grapheast Jordan
  • Jordan - Amman
  • January 2008 to February 2009

Key Projects:

- Trained more than 150 Graphic Designer in over 15 Corporate, locally and regionally, “like. Yarmouk University, Still Motion Jordan, TBWA Kuwait ... Etc.”
- More than 45 Demos and presentations to different Creative and design Agencies locally and regionally
- Grapheast Event & photography Competition Project Manager.
- Presenting Grapheast New partner TOONBOOM, learning on their set of Software & presenting Demos & Workshops.
- Part of the jury of Jubilee Web Design competition, Honored by the Jordanian minister of information & communication technologies.
- Demo Presenter for Adobe CS4 Launch in Jordan of Grapheast for more than 200 Guests.
- Recording the first Arabic Video tutorials About the middle eastern features in adobe creative suite, beside managing voice overs in Abu Lughod studios for Arabic and English narrations & Creating the flash application and installing the new audios in adobe captivate.
- Experimental Projects with Takarub Jordan in Adobe Flash Lite.
- Designing the booths and the themes for Grapheast Event 2009.
- Interior and space branding for iSystem Jordan & Grapheast Jordan.

Senior Graphic Designer at Patterns Design.
  • Jordan
  • December 2006 to January 2008

projects that involved brand design, full website development, multimedia solutions, and software user interface design using the latest technologies & projects Providing full visual design and production including print communications, collateral systems, and editorial and publishing.

Graphic designer at Seagulls Media Services
  • Jordan
  • January 2006 to December 2006

Art Directing And Designing Pages For Salt & Sugar "Milh Wasoukkar"
The Magazine, And Designing 4x3 Billboards. For Beat Fm,
Mazaj Fm And Mood Fm.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Graphic Design
  • at Yarmouk University
  • June 2006

University Exit Exam . 21 Of 104 Graphic Design Graduates. Ranking : Very Good

Specialties & Skills

Desktop Publishing
Graphic Design
Art Direction
Branding Development
Digital Media
Adobe Photoshop (Certified Expert)
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Indesign
Adobe Flash
Adobe Dreamweaver
Microsoft Office Applications
Acobat professional, Adobe bridge, Sony Sound forge,
Certified Technical Trainer (comptia)
Toonboom StoryBoards
Data Visualization and Infographic Design
Strategic Thinking
Presentations Development
Copywriting
Digital Media
Google adwords
HTML, CSS

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Memberships

Adobe Certified Community
  • Member
  • June 2008
Comptia
  • Member
  • November 2008
Interaction Design foundation
  • Member
  • April 2016

Training and Certifications

Adobe XD (Training)
Training Institute:
Udemy
Sketch3 UI (Training)
Training Institute:
Udemy
Adobe Creative Suite CC (Training)
Training Institute:
Udemy
Snapchat Marketing : More Success, More Customers (Training)
Training Institute:
Udemy
Marketing on Twitter (Training)
Training Institute:
Udemy
Instagram Marketing Techniques (Training)
Training Institute:
Udemy
Advertising Research (Training)
Training Institute:
Epsos
Adobe Photoshop 7 (Training)
Training Institute:
Amra Training Center
Date Attended:
February 2003
TOEFL (Training)
Training Institute:
Amid East
Date Attended:
June 2001

Hobbies

  • Photography, Soccer