Amgad Husein
Creative Director
at General Egyptian Book Organization
Location:
Lebanon
Education:
Bachelor's degree, Graphic Design
Experience:
16 Years
Contact
Name:
Amgad Husein
Mobile Phone:
-
Address:
Zrerieh, South Lebanon
Email Address:
-
Online Portfolio:
be.net/azraph
Target Job
Target Job Location:
Lebanon
Career Objective:
Looking for a challenging position where I can put my expertise to good use, share my
passion with a dynamic team, and keep on learning.
Target Industry:
Advertising; Arts/Entertainment/and Media; Graphic Design; Publishing
Notice Period:
Immediately
Specialties
Graphic Design
Typography
Pre-Press
Web Design
Personal Information
Birth Date:
4 May 1981 (Age: 33)
Gender:
Male
Nationality:
Egypt
Residence Country:
Lebanon
City:
Zrerieh, South Lebanon
Visa Status:
Residency Visa (Non-Transferable)
Marital Status:
Married
Number of Dependents:
3
Social Media
Photography
Education
Bachelor's degree / higher diploma , Graphic Design
at Applied arts high institute
Location: Egypt
June 2005
Grade: Very Good
Career History (15 Years, 10 Months)
Creative Director
at General Egyptian Book Organization
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Company Industry: Publishing
Job Role: Art/Design/Creative
September 2011 - October 2014
Head of book cover design department.
Creative Director at the monthly youth magazine, Wasla.
Art Director at Alfunun ALshaabia sesonal magazine.
Designer of 44th and 45th annual book fair poster campaign.
Chief Executive Officer
at Zelzal[dot]net
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Company Industry: Advertising
Job Role: Management
May 2013 - June 2014
As the technical co-founder I was responsible for the creative process from planning to delivery, serving accounts of different domains,
providing both web and print marketing services.
Art Director
at Tisch Creative
Location: Maryland, D.C. USA
Company Industry: Advertising
Job Role: Art/Design/Creative
May 2010 - June 2011
Conceptualize and design web 2.0 solutions for businesses in D.C. USA.
Art Director
at New Design
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Company Industry: Advertising
Job Role: Art/Design/Creative
March 2008 - March 2010
Creating identity and promotional materials for different clients domestically along with outsourced jobs in various mediums.
Senior Graphic Designer
at Media Hatem Salem
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Company Industry: Advertising
Job Role: Art/Design/Creative
June 2007 - February 2008
Designing identity and promotional materials for various clients, in both print and web mediums
Art Director
at Utopia Magazine
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Company Industry: Publishing
Job Role: Art/Design/Creative
November 2006 - May 2007
Design the covers and layout, supervise the production, and ad photographer
Director of the graphic design department
at New International for heavy machines
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Company Industry: Manufacturing and Production
Job Role: Art/Design/Creative
July 2005 - October 2006
Designing catalogs [both promotional and technical] for the company's products including the photography and technical drawings, also
supervising the production
Senior Graphic Designer
at Dolphin Advertising
Location: Egypt
Company Industry: Advertising
Job Role: Art/Design/Creative
January 2001 - October 2004
Designing and producing different kinds of projects for various clients, I was the only designer in the company.
Graphic Designer
at United Advertising
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Company Industry: Advertising
Job Role: Art/Design/Creative
April 1997 - December 2000
An advertisement factory for producing different kinds of indoor and outdoor advertisements, display, and signs for various advertising
agencies.
Worked primarily as a graphic designer: finalizing the art work of the client-agencies to fit the procedure of producing.
Held the cutter-plotter operation for three months.
Held the inkjet-plotter operation for six months.
Held the etching-router operation for four months.
Through the career, dealt with various kinds of materials such as plastic, cupper, iron, wood, etc.
Skills
Adobe Suite
Level: Expert | Experience: 5 years or less | Last Used: 1 month or less
CorelDraw
Level: Expert | Experience: More than 10 years | Last Used: 1 month or less
Typography
Level: Expert | Experience: 10 years or less | Last Used: 1 month or less
Pre-Press Production
Level: Expert | Experience: More than 10 years | Last Used: 1 month or less
Social Media
Level: Expert | Experience: 5 years or less | Last Used: 3 months or less
Photography
Level: Expert | Experience: More than 10 years | Last Used: 1 month or less
Webdesign (HTML/CSS)
Level: Expert | Experience: 10 years or less | Last Used: 3 months or less
Sketching
Level: Expert | Experience: More than 10 years | Last Used: 1 month or less
Silkscreen Printing
Level: Intermediate | Experience: 1 year or less | Last Used: 6 months or less
Languages
Arabic
Level: Mother Tongue
English
Level: Fluent
Memberships
Egyptian Syndicate of Plastic Arts
Membership/Role: Member
Member since: September 2005
