Z. souami

Adobe Creative suite : A.Photoshop Cs5, A.Illustrator Cs5, A.Indesign CS5, A.Dreamweavr Cs5, Flash Cs3Mac os X, Windows XP les langues : French - Arabic - english

Diplomer en Art et Indistries Graphiques

November 2009 till to dateCompany: Palm International LLC – Dubai– United Arab EmiratesRole : Senior Creative Designer / Team leaderLicences: Warner bros ( Tom & Jerry - Looney Tunes - Scooby Doo) - DC Comics (Superman – Batman ) - Disney (Princess - The Car - Toy Story - Mikey Mouse - MarvelHeroes ) – Peanuts ( Snoopy) - Fulla - Withit - Fulanitos - Garfield - Togex - Hasbro(Transformers - Littlest Pet Shop) - Strawberry Short Cake - Felix the cat - Hello KettyMain responsibilities:• Manage multiple projects as Kids apparel, home linens and Cosmetics for each season till to approval by the licensors• Manage all print & digital media types as Brochures, Catalog, Poster, POS and packaging.• Attending meetings and develop positive and negative aspects of the product to better understand the strengths of products and exploit them via the advertising materials.• Manage the creative team and focus each designer for future work• Review and approve all technical aspects before printing.September 2008 - January 2009Company : JC Decaux MEA Ad Agency - Media City FZ - Dubai - United Arab EmiratesRole : Creative DesignerIn Cooperation with the Marketing team, we achieve advertising works of all about street furniture, billboard on the urban sites and the airports of various countries for the companyMain responsibilities:• Creation of brochures, flyers, banners and stands for events and exhibitions.• Attend weekly meetings with the creative team and marketing department.• Finalizing the work and review all technical aspects before printing with product manager.April 2006 - May 2008Company : Klem Advertising Agency, Algiers - AlgeriaRole : Art directorClients : Maghreb Vision (Lexus - Sony) - Sellbytel - Safina - Soummam - Hayat (Bingo Test - Molped) - Europlastic .In narrow collaboration between the Creative director, the Account manager and the Copywriter; I represent the link between the creative team and my subordinates.Main responsibilities:• To fresh start new ideas conceived in briefing in realizing adequate light and new sketches respecting the brief.• Designing brochures, posters, flyers, POS ...• Participate in brainstorming with the creative and marketing department.• Create concepts according to customer needs and approval by the client.• Doing competitive pitch for a new project.• Participate in the drafting of radio spots.• Taking Professional photos of products.• Attend weekly meetings with the client and our Creative Director.• Finalizing the work and review all technical aspects before printing with product manager.July 2005 - February 2006Company : Publicis Algeria, Advertising Agency, Algiers downtown. - AlgeriaRole : Creative DesignerClients : Sanofi Aventis - Renault - NestleIn charge of 3 important budgets (Sanofi Aventis - Renault - Nestle) we use the power of ideas to help companies articulate what they stand for and live it in everything they do, from identity and advertising to catalogue and digital.Main responsibilities:• Develop design of ADV pharmaceutical, brochures, leaflets, posters, POS…• Participate in brainstorming sessions and develop new ideas to each new project.• Doing work sessions with the client and prepare pitch for new project.• Developing marketing campaigns that promote company’s products.• Finalizing the work and review all technical aspects before printing with product manager September 2003 - June 2005Company : SENATE Council Of the nations - Algiers. - AlgeriaRole : Graphic / Web designerIn charge of the conception and realization of all types of print and digital media.Main responsibilities:• Develop corporate websites of Senate Council of the nation’s and Africanparliamentary and making update.• Create Internal Document as Government brochure and Corporate Identity• Prepare brochure stand and banner for all new governmental meeting with African orEuropean delegation.• Attend weekly meetings with IT department and our managerApril 2001 - August 2003Company : KB network, Internet Service provider, Algiers downtown. - AlgeriaRole : Graphic / Web designerClients : Modula - Sopalux - Transbaouchi - Teleris - FNPOS - RNDI had opportunity to work both on the web projects and print related to various industries and contributed my services. I worked in a team environment with programmers, designers and project coordinators.Main responsibilities:• Prepare templates of website for our customers.• Develop corporate websites and make the update.• Gather information to feed our web site• Attend meetings with clients about the design of their website• Creating brochures, flyers, posters and calendar for our provider• Getting at the printer for final editing and advice.September 1999 – February 2001Company : Net Future: Cleaning and Decorating Company, Algiers downtown - AlgeriaRole : Sales / Sales ResponsibleI started as a salesman in 1999 after one year and a half of serious and determination in my work and the ease of communicating with our customers, I was promoted to sales responsible.Main responsibilities:• Supervise the sales that worked at my side.• Helping customers to make their choices for the kind of wallpaper, carpet or gerflex.• In charge of the cashier during the sale.• Make a summary table of sales on the specifications of expenditure each month-end• Oversee the appointment of designers based on their schedule.