A m e r K a d d o u r a

My name is

Amer Kaddoura

Creative Director / Visual & Interactive Experience Designer with 16+ years working experience worldwide in brand, product design, and creative direction including 10 years in Shanghai and Beijing, Diverse range of experience with B2B & B2C for Mid-range, Luxury, Local and Global Markets. I have over 8 years of experience holding a management position, conducting interviews creative talents along with hiring & training.

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For over 16 years, I’ve driven innovation and creative excellence, turning ideas into meaningful products and experiences people love, I help my clients stand out by combining first-class visual design with solid brand understanding, thoughtful UX & UI, tasteful animation, technical innovation, optimal performance, and always keeping your audience in mind.

I have an international reputation for creating warm, smart, and effective design for a variety of companies in technology and publishing. By combining Design & Tech & Arts I create interactive experiences that are solutions to specific challenges or simply put a WOW reaction on people’s faces.

Key Skills

  1. Strategy:
    Positioning – Values – Brand stories – Naming.

  2. Visual identity:
    Visual language – Logo’s – Motion – Illustration – Photography – 3D.

  3. Experiences:
    Concept designs – Websites – Apps – Platforms.

  4. Communication:
    Campaigns – Animations – Livery.

  5. Design systems:
    Brand systems – Design systems – Packaging Design System.

Software

  • MAC OS 😉
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Lightroom
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Indesign
  • Adobe AfterEffect
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Adobe XD
  • Blender
  • C4D
  • HTML
  • Three.JS

Language

  • Arabic
  • English
  • Chinese “HSK3”
  • Turkish “B1”

EFFECTIVE

  • Acute ability to interpret and translate client objectives into effect concepts without compromising creative integrity.
  • High integrity, strong compliance, result oriented, open minded, good team player & leadership
  • Good business sense, committed to customer needs & services.
  • Manage the developmental process of advertising campaign from concept to finished publishing within time constraints.
  • Efficient communication with all levels of professionals, clients and resources.
  • Take ownership of assigned tasks and drive them through to completion.
  • Ability to Improve the team’s design and communication skills

KADDOURA

Creative Director - Istanbul/Shanghai

2020 - Present

BORAQ

Creative Director - Istanbul

2019 - 2020

KADDOURA

Creative Director - Shanghai

2017 - 2019

DAMED'OR

Design Director - Shanghai

2014 - 2017

DMG

Associate Design Director - Beijing

2013 - 2014

IMPACT和太

Art Director - Shanghai

2011 - 2013

KDS

Design Director - Shanghai

2010 - 2011

MKT China

Creative Consultant - Shanghai

2009 - 2010

NEW BOY

Art Unit Supervisor "Fulla doll" - Damascus

2006 - 2009

Saatchi & Saatchi

Senior Graphic Designer - Damascus

2005 - 2006

Style Art

Graphic Designer - Damascus

2003 - 2005

I’VE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO ESTABLISH RELATIONSHIPS WITH AMAZING CLIENTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, RANGING FROM INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS, THROUGH UP-AND-COMING STARTUPS, TO MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES.

Looking for an experienced Creative Director with a broad skill?
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