Azizah Abdullah

Azizah binti Abdullah Handphone :- Email :- PROFILE Birthdate : 20 May 1962 Gender : Female Marital Status : Single Nationality : Malaysia Current Location : Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia SUMMARY Since 2012, I have been a full-time freelance article writer for both English and Malay for an online news portal. Apart from that, I was also given the task to translate and edit articles. I was fortunate to work with terrific clients, from the Prime Minister's Office, the Malaysia Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD), The Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA), political campaigns for Barisan Nasional affiliates and product campaigns for Mc Donald's Malaysia. Before this most recent freelance phase, I was a self-starting professional with more than fifteen (15) years of experience in graphic design and art direction for corporate and product identity, packaging, print collateral, advertising, annual reports and multimedia. Special emphasis on conceptual design and communication goals plus high attention to details. 1 WORK EXPERIENCE 1. Full-time Free Lance Writer Started in March 2012 Involved in journal publishing, background research, proofreading, editing, photography and graphic designing. 2. Mantra Design, Melaka, Malaysia Design Director (Self Employed/FreeLance) Started in June 2006 Started Mantra Design for more diversity in my projects. Serving clients as a small design studio where we create everything from marketing campaigns to identity designs. It is more than a graphic design studio, as we pay special attention to brand awareness and development, counsel our clients on how to grow their brand with the changing times and trends. As a Design Director, I have acquired a full range of skills from technical to creative, concept to completion, with excellent management abilities and presentation skills. ACHIVEMENTS : Branding consultation for Herbal and Wealth Products for Melaka Biotek and its subsidiary companies. Responsible from creating brand identity, R&D product lines ensuring brand development proceed efficiently and reflect targets. Create and direct marketing collaterals including art direction on photography sessions for direct mail marketing pieces. 3. RDA-Harris Design Group, Kuala Lumpur Art Director / Head of Department February 2002 – May 2006 Oversees multidisciplinay creative projects ranging from architectural presentations, product design and magazine publishing. Leads for the overall quality of work produced by the graphic department on budget and on time. Formulate design concepts and presentation approaches and directs the creative team in the advertising production and marketing collateral. 2 Responsible for the overall quality of work produced by the graphic department on budget and on time. Formulate design concepts and presentation approaches and direct staff engaged in art work, layout design and copy writing for visual communications media. Leads and directs the creative team in the production of advertising and marketing collateral. Achivements : a. Jawhar Al Khaleej (Jewel in the Gulf) Performed lead role in the visual presentation design concept and branding for a proposed community centre in Doha, Qatar b. Melaka Sultanate Pewter Create a strategic brand image complemented with its packaging and marketing print collateral. c. Supreme Media Communications Responsible to lead the entire design and print process for bi-monthly business and entertainment magazine from creating magazine covers, contents and the printing production. d. RDA Harris Design Group Create a corporate identity to establish the design group as a multidisciplinary design house which includes its logo, company profile and website. Responsibilities: - To collaborate on creative conceptualization and direction - Search engine optimization and strategy - Create company marketing materials - Provide a detailed time sheet and work schedule - Participate in client review appointments - Manage and develop a strong accountable Design and Production Team - Set up and maintain manual and digital filing system in the database - Perform strategic account planning with senior management Develop, implement and monitor quality standards across all creative department artifacts and deliverables Continually improve Graphic Department methods, problem solving models and best practices Support and lead human resource initiatives with a focus on performance management & recruitment 3 4. Salz-Terachi Communications, Selangor Art Director (Partner) 1995 – December 2001 At Salz-Terachi, we maintain full-service client relationship. The projects range from design print materials, organizing events and campaigns. Achivements : a. Royal Malaysian Armed Forces - 2 coffee table books were successfully published for the RMAF namely; ‘Memoirs of MAF in Somalia’ and ‘RMAF Recruit Regimen, Port Dickson – The History’ b. Royal Malaysian Navy - A coffee table book published for His Honorable Admiral Memoirs upon his retirement. c. Golf Tournament - A collaborate project between Negeri Sembilan State Government and Salz-Terachi, our main role is to organize the tournament and sponsorships. d. ‘Jom Bersama ke Pesta Sukan’ - We are the event manager for Jabatan Pendidikan Negeri Sembilan inaugural sports programme. 5. PENIAGAWATI (Malaysian Associaton of Bumiputra Women Entreprenuers) Executive Secretary 1992 – December 1994 PENIAGAWATI is an NGO of Malaysia for Bumiputra Women Entreprenuers and affiliated to FCEM, an international association for Women Entrepreneurs based in France with 34 member countries throughout the world namely USA, Canada, France, Netherland and Australia. Responsible to assist the President and its Committee Members for International portfolio and correspondence affairs. Performed highly duties as secretariat to assist the Organizing Chairman and liaise with the FCEM President and member countries in its promotions, event programmes and sponsorships local and overseas. Organized frequent business talks and forums amongst members and government agencies, corporate organizations and figures, and other Associations. 4 Responsibilities : Perform projects or assignments as requested by the Executive Committee and perfom other tasks or responsibilities as directed by the President. Supervise the compilation of the members registration data base and respond to enquiries from members Provides assistance as required in clerical, mailing, research, and publication activities and preparation of press releases and information - Maintains calendars; schedules and coordinates appointments Achivements : a. FCEM World Congress, Kuala Lumpur was a prestigious international event held in Kuala Lumpur for winning in its bid to host by PENIAGAWATI. The Congress was officiated by Honorable Dato Seri Dr Mahathir, Prime Minister of Malaysia, a closing ceremony by Honorable Dato Seri Najib and the Award-Winning Gala attended by the King, The Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Performed highly duties as secretariat to assist the Organizing Chairman and liaise with the FCEM President and member countries in its promotions, event programmes and sponsorships local and overseas. b. Business Talks - Organized frequent business talks and forums amongst members and government agencies, corporate organizations and figures, and other Associations SKILLS Excellent skills in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator MS Office (with advanced PowerPoint presentation skills). Strong troubleshooting skills, familiar with cross-browser and cross-platform issues, comfortable with PC and Macintosh platforms. STRENGTHS - CREATIVE AND RESOURCEFUL - LEADERSHIP CHARISMA - STRONG ORGANIZATIONAL ABILITIES, INCLUDING TIME AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - SOLID CLIENT RELATIONS - EXPERIENCE WITH ACCOUNTABILITIES FINANCIAL 5 MANAGEMENT ALONG WITH P&L - EXCELLENT SKILLS IN COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION - EFFICIENT TIME MANAGER LANGUAGES Bahasa Melayu and English - Excellent in Writing and Fluent in Communication 6