This document is a resume for Vahiju PC, an experienced graphic designer seeking a position. It summarizes his over 15 years of experience in print design and production for newspapers, magazines, and advertising agencies in Dubai and India. It details his roles and responsibilities on various projects, technical skills, education, and provides references.

1. An established Designer with years of international experience in publishing design and production
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2. Vahiju PC...
M
ore than eight years experience in design for print and publishing, in
different companies within Dubai and India. I worked on Newspapers,
Magazines and Ad Agencies in both Arabic and English.
Worked closely with editors, photographers and production, I have gained
comprehensive knowledge in the print and publishing fields, and wish
to continue to invest and expand my experience in related fields and the
media.
Presently working as Sr. Designer in Sports Section of Khaleej Times.

3. Key result areas...
N
ewspaper, magazine,
corporate books, logos,
advertisements and all
other print projects for publicity
and promotion

9. Summary...
{ Conceptual thinking and
designing for editorial
pages and advertising
campaigns in print
{ Knowledge in preparation
of final artwork, prepress,
four colour processing and
printing
{ Hands on experience
in Infographics and
pagination
{ Ability to interact
efficiently with people and
take up responsibilities
independently and as part
of a team
{ Committed, hard working
and good in time
management jobs.

10. Responsiblities
D
esign of cover pages
and features besides
infographics, picture
editing and ensuring
coordination with the press with
effective file supervision.
Responsible for the page
planning, advertisement
positioning & traffic
management, ascertaining
qualitative work.

11. Key areas...
{ Newspaper { Magazine
{ Corporate books { Logos
{ Advertisements
{ Infographics { All other
print projects for publicity
and promotion
Technical...
{ Indesign { Quark
Publishing System (QPS)
{ Photoshop { Illustrator
{ Coreldraw { Acrobat Pro
{ 3d Max (Basic) { Flash
(Basic) { Dreamweaver
(Basic) { all on Macintosh
and Windows platforms

12. Personal...
{ Hard working
{ Dedicated
{ Energetic
{ Enthusiastic
{ Inspiring
{ Engaging
{ Detail oriented
team player. Organized,
flexible and able to meet
deadlines in a fast paced
environment.

13. Current
employment...
5
th August 2010 - to
date Working as
Sr. Designer on
Khaleej Times daily
newspaper.
Main duties focus on layout
and design of the Sports
pages of newspaper.

14. Previous
experience...
18
th July 2008 - June 30
2010. Dubai Media
Incorporated (DMI)
Working as Page Designer on
Emirates Business 24|7 daily
newspaper.
Main duties focus on layout
and design of the newspaper.

15. Previous
experience...
F
rom August 2007
- 2008: Worked as
Senior Designer for
Dialogue Publishing FZ
LLC,
which is a leading
publishing firm in Dubai,
Media City.
Responsibilities Prepare
the digital art work
for three Magazines
named Insure, Al Aman
(Bilingual - Arabic
and English) and Zee
Bollywood and also liaise
with the printing press on
all matters with regard to
printing of the magazines
thereby ensuring that
quality is maintained as
per the existing standards.
I also suggest new
innovative and creative
ideas for the magazines
from time to time in order
to portray the freshness
of the magazines to its
readers, also fine tuning
pages and then convert
them into PDF for final
printing.

16. Previous experience...
F
rom August 2005 - 2007:
Worked as Senior Designer
for
Emirates Evening Post, first
tabloid size evening daily in
Dubai.

17. Responsibilities
include...
D
esigning and laying out
news and feature pages
of the newspaper, image
enhancing, photo editing, creating
visual elements including info
graphics and cut outs, besides
Coordinating with the press to
ensure quality and punctuality of
the pre-press material.

18. Great experience...
W
orked with
Ron Reason in design
and redesign of Evening
Post re-launching.

19. Previous
experience...
F
ebruary 2004 to
March 2005: Worked
as a Graphic Designer
in Artdesk, a reputed and
well-known publishing
and creative house, Dubai.
Job Description -
Concepts Development,
Identity Design,
Brochure Development,
Ad-campaigns design
& development,
Newspaper & Magazine
Ads, Poster designs and
several other
ATL, BTL jobs.
Previous
experience...
F
ebruary 2003 to
March 2004: Worked
as a Graphic Designer
in Varthamanam Daily,
Kerala, a reputed and well-
known publishing and
creative house.
Job Description - I have
worked in the features
section of the newspaper,
leading a team of
designers that brings out
a daily supplement, My
responsibilities varied
from drawing dummies
to ensuring the pages
deadlines.

20. (a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
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Primary skill sets...
(a) Layout, Design (b) Infographics
(c) Digital Photography (d) Flash, 2D Animation
(e) 3D Max, Web Design (f) Research

21. Educational Qualification...
Bachelor of Arts
from Calicut University, Kerala, India
Personal Details...
Name: Vahiju PC
Sex: Male
Marital status: Married
Date of birth :May 15th, 1976
Father’s Name: Abubacker PC
Nationality :Indian
Mobile : 00971 50 2754146
E-mail : vahiju@gmail.com
Driving License: Valid UAE Driving License
Languages known: English, Hindi, Malayalam
Arabic (read and write only)
Availability...
Available immediately
Willing to relocate.
Online profiles...
http://npd.snd.org/profile/Vahiju
http://issuu.com/vahiju
References...
Sunil Vaidya
(sunilvaidya@khaleejtimes.com)
Eudore Chand
(eudore@emirates247.com)

22. Thank you...
Thank you for taking the
time to see my portfolio.
If you have any additional
questions, please feel
free to contact me.
I look forward to
hearing from you