Kamal Taheri Design Studio

QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE

Highly creative and multitalented Graphic Designer with extensive experience in multimedia, marketing and print design. Exceptional collaborative and
interpersonal skills; dynamic team player with well-developed written and verbal communication abilities. Highly skilled in client and vendor relations
and negotiations; talented at building and maintaining “win-win” partnerships.
Passionate and inventive creator of innovative marketing strategies and
campaigns; accustomed to performing in deadline-driven environments with
an emphasis on working within budget requirements. 

Creative experience in the following:

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Kamal Taheri Design Studio, Tehran, IRAN, 2005 –Present
Originator / Art Director – Graphic Designer

Successfully manage and coordinate graphic design projects from
concept through completion. Collaborate with clients to create vision, conceive
designs, and consistently meet deadlines and requirements. Effectively build,
motivate, and direct design and production teams. Coordinate freelance designers, consultants and vendors to meet all project requirements. Create and conduct
highly persuasive sales and marketing presentations. Expertly convert features
to benefits to achieve client objectives. Manage all operational, strategic, financial, quote/bid, staffing, and administrative functions.

Key Achievements:

• Successfully completed client projects.

• Provided proposal layout and design for big corporate contracts under
  extremely tight deadlines.

• Established trusting relationships with designers, vendors, and key clients.

Samand Communication Center Co. Ltd., Tehran, IRAN, 2001–2005
Senior Graphic Designer / Marketing Consult  

Successfully translated subject matter into concrete design for newsletters,
promotional materials and sales collateral. Created design theme and graphics
for marketing and sales presentations, training videos and corporate Web sites. Participated in team effort to produce streamlined production of policy manuals
and educational materials for newly hired employees and freelance designers.  

Key Achievements:

• Earned several awards for providing graphic design support to both
  headquarter employees and hundreds of field offices.

• Coordinated staff participation in community-sponsored charitable events.

Kaamel Design Group, Tehran, IRAN, 1996–2001 Graphic Designer

Created new design themes for marketing and collateral materials.
Collaborated with creative team to design and produce computer-generated
artwork for marketing and promotional materials. Participated in production
of print and promotional items for key clients under direction of Marketing
Department.

Key Achievements:

• Consistently recognized for fresh and innovative ideas and applications.

• Developed new art-proofing system that increased overall quality of
  production and improved customer satisfaction to 97%.

• Recruited by Karoun Hafar Corporation to become their Senior
  Graphic Designer.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Certificate in JAVA programming,
2001 Cavendish  College, Tehran, IRAN
Bachelor of Visual Communication,
1995 AZAD UNIVERSITY, Tehran, IRAN
Diploma of Graphic,
1990 Malek Ashtar High school , Tehran, IRAN

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY 

Platforms:     Mac OS 9/10, Windows 7 / XP / Me / 2000

Applications:      Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator; Macromedia Flash,
Macromedia Freehand and Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook