Khaled Hesham™

Product Manager

Cairo, Egypt17 yrs experience

Key Highlights

  • Over 19 years of experience in art direction.
  • Expert in photo manipulation and visual storytelling.
  • Proven leadership in managing design teams.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a creative professional specializing in advertising and visual design.

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Skills

Core Skills

Art DirectionDesign LeadershipGraphic DesignAdvertising

Other Skills

Design DirectionAd DesignAdobe IllustratorAdobe PhotoshopDrawingLogo DesignSocial MediaPoster DesignOnline AdvertisingPhotographyVisual Communication

About

Senior Art Director from Egypt with expertise in photo manipulation since 2004. I specialize in transforming images into captivating visual narratives through creative and precise alterations, delivering unique artistic visions to every project.

Experience

17 yrs
Total Experience
2 yrs 9 mos
Average Tenure
2 mos
Current Experience

Webedia arabia

Senior Art Director

Mar 2026Present · 2 mos · Cairo, Egypt · On-site

  • Managing junior & senior designers, including creating job descriptions, interviewing candidates, and training new employees
  • Reviewing client proposals to make sure they meet company standards and requirements
  • Creating a design concept based on the company’s objectives, audience, and intended message
  • Working with art directors to create visual concepts for print and digital advertising campaigns
  • Establishing time frames for projects and working closely with other departments to meet deadlines
  • Presenting design concepts to clients for approval
  • Creating visuals (Design, photo manipulation, reality simulating illustration)
  • 2D character design
  • Typefaces creation -calligraphy (Arabic-English)
  • General Illustration for social media
Art DirectionDesign DirectionAd DesignDesign Leadership

Digitect

Senior Art Director

Feb 2024Apr 2024 · 2 mos · Cairo, Egypt · On-site

  • Managing junior & senior designers, including creating job descriptions, interviewing candidates, and training new employees
  • Reviewing client proposals to make sure they meet company standards and requirements
  • Creating a design concept based on the company’s objectives, audience, and intended message
  • Working with art directors to create visual concepts for print and digital advertising campaigns
  • Establishing time frames for projects and working closely with other departments to meet deadlines
  • Presenting design concepts to clients for approval
  • Creating visuals (Design, photo manipulation, reality simulating illustration)
  • 2D character design
  • Typefaces creation -calligraphy (Arabic-English)
  • General Illustration for social media
Adobe IllustratorAdobe PhotoshopAdvertisingDrawingGraphic DesignLogo Design+4

Hellence

Head of creative art department

Jan 2023Feb 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo · Cairo, Egypt · On-site

  • Collaborate directly with clients and project teams to understand client objectives and project design
  • Develop and present creative projects that support agreed upon goals and strategy
  • Create cross-channel visual communication strategies (digital, print, and motion)
  • Stay up-to-date on industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies
  • Introducing and applying expert art direction to the visual elements of creative projects
  • Ensuring a high standard of visual execution across all media and campaigns
  • Inspiring and motivating the agency’s clients to be creatively progressive, through the application of fresh and inventive visual work
  • Reviewing the work of designers and providing direction and feedback
  • Taking ownership of the visual elements of creative work for new business pitches
  • Uncovering new ways to incorporate emerging and new media formats into campaigns.
Adobe PhotoshopAdvertisingAdobe IllustratorOnline AdvertisingArt Direction

5th element events

Senior Art Director

Jan 2022Aug 2022 · 7 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

  • Using computer software like Photoshop or Illustrator
  • Managing junior designers, including creating job descriptions, interviewing candidates, and training new employees
  • Reviewing client proposals to make sure they meet company standards and requirements
  • Creating a design concept based on the company’s objectives, audience, and intended message
  • Working with art directors to create visual concepts for print and digital advertising campaigns
  • Establishing time frames for projects and working closely with other departments to meet deadlines
  • Presenting design concepts to clients for approval
  • Creating visuals (Design, photo manipulation, reality simulating illustration)
  • 2D character design
  • Typefaces creation -calligraphy (Arabic-English)
  • General Illustration for social media
Adobe PhotoshopAdvertisingAdobe IllustratorArt Direction

Brandmark

Senior Art Director

Nov 2020Jan 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos · Cairo, Egypt

  • Creating conceptual designs for marketing campaigns using computer software like Photo-shop or Illustrator
  • Coordinating with clients to ensure that all their needs are met
  • Managing junior designers, including creating job descriptions, interviewing candidates, and training new employees
  • Reviewing client proposals to make sure they meet company standards and requirements
  • Creating a design concept based on the company’s objectives, audience, and intended message
  • Working with art directors to create visual concepts for print and digital advertising campaigns
  • Establishing timeframes for projects and working closely with other departments to meet deadlines
  • Presenting design concepts to clients for approval

Intermark network

Art Director

Mar 2018Jun 2020 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Cairo, Egypt

  • Generate clear ideas and concepts in tandem with the copywriter
  • Produce sketches, storyboards, roughs to visualize ideas
  • Understand marketing initiatives, strategic positioning and target audience
  • Cooperate with the rest of the creative team across different types of media
  • Take work from concept to final execution within deadlines
  • Manage and delegate responsibilities to other designers and provide directions
  • Present completed ideas to clients/team members
  • Stay on top of all trends and maintain best practices

Doleep studios

Senior Graphic Designer

Jun 2016Feb 2018 · 1 yr 8 mos · stanley alexandria

  • Design projects, from conception to delivery
  • Design original pieces, including illustrations and infographics
  • Review junior designers’ work to ensure high quality
  • Refine images, fonts and layouts using graphic design software
  • Apply typography techniques
  • Generate ideas to portray concepts and advertise products/services
  • Increase user friendliness in digital products
  • Maintain brand consistency throughout all our marketing projects
  • Liaise with marketing and design teams to ensure deadlines are met
  • Stay up to date with industry developments and tools

Art link group

Graphic Designer

Dec 2004Jan 2015 · 10 yrs 1 mo · Alexandria, Egypt

  • Study design briefs and determine requirements
  • Conceptualize visuals based on requirements
  • Prepare rough drafts and present ideas
  • Develop illustrations, logos and other designs using software or by hand
  • Use the appropriate colors and layouts for each graphic
  • Work with copywriters and creative director to produce final design
  • Test graphics across various media

Education

Alexandria University

Bachelor's degree — fine arts graphic

Jan 1999Jan 2004

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