kareem metawea – Senior Graphic Designer at Ma Media Services

Work Experience

MA media

Oct 2013 - Present -11 yrs, 8 months

Egypt , Giza

Ma Media Services

Sep 2013 - Present -11 yrs, 9 months

Egypt , Cairo

Job Details:- Meeting clients or account managers to discuss the business objectives and requirements of the job; - 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; - Developing design briefs by gathering information and data through research; - Thinking creatively to produce new ideas and concepts; - Using innovation to redefine a design brief within the constraints of cost and time; - Presenting finalized ideas and concepts to clients or account managers; - Working with a wide range of media, including photography; - Proofreading to produce accurate and high-quality work; - Contributing ideas and design artwork to the overall brief; - Working on layouts and art working pages ready for print; - Keeping abreast of emerging technologies in new media, particularly design programs such as Illustrator, Photoshop, In-design and Macromedia Flash; - Working as part of a team with account executives, web developers and marketing specialists.

Egyptian Political Lab (EPL)

Sep 2012 - Jul 2013 -10 months

Egypt , Cairo

Job Details:- Searching for and retrieving information from paper-based sources, the internet and online databases; - Outlining/writing speeches, articles, policy papers and party briefs; - Undertaking relevant political research and analysis; - Distributing information in a variety of formats; - Advising and liaising with agencies and parliamentary advisers and Presidential consultants; - Supervising junior staff; - Undertaking a wide range of administrative tasks; - Answering inquiries; - Producing agendas; - Organizing and attending meetings; - Writing reports or minutes; - Preparing parties Marketing campaigns; elections, ads.

Facility Advertising Co.

Jun 2009 - Dec 2010 -1 yr, 6 months

Egypt , Cairo

Job Details:- Working closely with the copywriter to generate creative ideas and concepts to fulfill the client's brief; - Producing sketches or 'storyboards' (television) or 'roughs' or 'scamps' (print) to communicate ideas to the client; - Gaining an understanding of the target audience and business that the advert is aimed at; - Meeting with the creative director and account managers before presenting ideas to clients; -Pitching ideas to clients; - Briefing other members of the creative team; - Commissioning photographers, artists or film-makers to work on projects; - Visiting and assessing locations for potential shoots; - Working on location; - Attending meetings at production houses and with other directors; - Working in editing suites to oversee the finished product; - Advising new creatives, reviewing their 'books' and managing new teams on placement with the agency - Managing all agency Teams: Graphic Designers, Creative Team, and Sales Team.

BA of Commerce in Business Administration
Cairo University (CU)
Jan 2008 - Jan 2012 - 4 yr
High School - Thanaweya Amma
Maadi Canal language school
Jan 2008