Khalid Ahmed Talaat is seeking an Art Director position where he can utilize over 10 years of experience in graphic design, art direction, and project management. He has extensive experience creating branding, visual content, and websites for clients in advertising agencies in the UAE and Egypt. His resume provides details of his responsibilities in past roles, education, skills in design software and programs, languages, and links to online portfolios.

1. Objective
Seeking a challenging Art Director position in your creative department, where I can utilize my professional experience
and interpersonal skills and further enhance the company’s profile.
Khalid Ahmed Talaat
Art Director / Senior Graphic Designer
Experience
Street 1, Block 10, Discovery Gardens, Dubai, UAE.
114 Gamal Al-Din Zaki, Nozha, Cairo, Egypt.
+201 00 555 7715
+971 52 566 0587
khalid.talaat@live.com
khalid_talaat@yahoo.com
www.behance.net/khalidtalaat
www.linkedin.com/in/khalid-talaat-3945a561
https://youtu.be/LkZNkgO43O0
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PORTFOLIO
Some of my responsibilities as an Art Director:
• Accomplishing the work requirements of the art department by orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching
employees.
• Meeting the work standards of the art department by following production, productivity, quality, and customer-service.
• Resolving operational problems as well as identifying work process improvements.
• Meeting the cost standards of the art department by monitoring expenses, implementing cost-saving actions.
• Formulating art concepts by supervising workers engaged in executing layout designs for art work and copy it to be
presented by visual communications media.
• Responding to the client’s comments and requests.
Some of my responsibilities as an Art Director:
• Reviewing project production factors by studying budget, background information, objectives, presentations,
approaches, styles, and techniques.
• Selecting and securing illustrative material by formulating the basic layout designs, concepts and conducting research.
• Producing illustrative material by assigning the layout design concept to artists and photographers.
• Development of design concepts into art layouts.
• Preparing layouts for printing by marking-up, pasting-up, and finishing layouts.
• Obtains client approval by presenting final layouts, story boards, and illustrations.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FNfd56MtE0vyFj739RD6Zf-
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Memark Marketing & Advertising
UAE & EgyptArt Director | From 12/2013 till Present
Art Director | From 10/2012 till 11/2013 U.A.E
Traffic Media L.L.C.

2. • Taking overall responsibility for all on and offline work produced for all clients, including email templates,
banners, brochures, leaflets and website mock-ups.
• Managing a team of junior designers to ensure all work produced meets client briefs.
• Mentoring all team members to ensure progression and improvement.
• Project managing all design assignments by ensuring that all work is produced on time, to budget and to a high
standard.
• Holding monthly and quarterly design review meetings with clients to ensure they are satisfied with the work
produced.
• Working with account managers and business development teams to create design and branding material for
client pitches.
Some of my responsibilities as a Senior Graphic Designer:
• Understanding project requirements and concepts.
• Using various techniques to create drafts, models and prototypes.
• Producing final design solutions (e.g. logos, banners, interfaces).
• Pitching creative ideas that enhance projects.
• Collaborating with team members to launch designs.
• Taking on special design tasks to support multiple projects (e.g. color correction).
• Using feedback from leaders to improve work.
Some of my responsibilities as a Graphic Designer:
Education
Bachelor of Commerce - Ain Shams University, Cairo.
Adobe Creative Cloud Graphics & Design Diploma, Cairo.
2008
2007
2006(ICDL) International Computer Driver License from UNISCO online.
Skills
• Leadership and Good Communication Skills.
• Motivating, developing and directing people as they work.
• Creating a good work environment with a positive attitude.
• Resilience under pressure and against deadline.
• A dynamic character who can work well in a team and has the ability to adapt to different environments and
systems.
• A quick learner with a unique style of work who gives strong attention to details and accuracy when
accomplishing a task.
• Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or
approaches to problems.
• Very talented in connecting between the dots for any projects in a creative way which will fullfill client needs.
• Able to handle customers and possess sharp negotiation skills.
• Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking
questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Personal Skills
Scratchy Media House
Sign Agency
Senior Graphic Designer | From 12/2009 till 08/2012 Egypt
Graphic Designer | From 08/2004 till 11/2009 Egypt

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Branding & Identity
Image manipulation
Retouching Photos
Printmaking
Promotional Material
Packing
100 %
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80 %
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Photoshop
Illustrator
InDesign
i Work( Keynote)
Microsoft Office
Adobe Acrobat
Personal Info.
Name
Khalid Ahmed Talaat Ahmed
Nationality
Egyptian
Birth Date
30th
August 1984
Marital Status
Married
Dependents
Wife & Daughter
Passport No.
A02738515
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Design Skills Software Skills
Painting
Arabic Calligraphy
Photography
Mixed Media Illustration
Digital Illustration
100 %
80 %
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60 %
60 %
Other Skills
Arabic
English
100 %
80 %
Language Skills