Yasir Arafat

CURRICULAM VITAE Yasir Arafat New Delhi 110025 INDIA-- https://www.behance.net/yasirarafat786 QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE Highly creative and multitalented Graphic Designer with extensive experience in multimedia, marketing and print design. Exceptional collaborative and interpersonal skills; dynamic team player with welldeveloped written and verbal communication abilities. Highly skilled in client and vendor relations and negotiations; talented at building and maintaining “win-win” partnerships. Passionate and inventive creator of innovative marketing strategies and campaigns; accustomed to performing in deadline-driven environments with an emphasis on working within budget requirements. CREATIVE EXPERIENCE IN THE FOLLOWING: • • • • • • • • • • Branding Packaging Mockup Design Advertising Print Brochures & Newsletters Logos & Business Cards Posters & Post Cards Stationery Social Media PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE • GRAPHIC DESIGNER 1st March 2012 – 28th November Chitra Sales Pvt. Ltd. (Children Books) • Sr. GRAPHIC DESIGNER Dec. 2012 – Present Ango-Zara Comercio e Industria Lda. (FMCG, Foods, Beverages) Successfully manage and coordinate graphic design projects from concept through completion. Work closely with clients to create vision, conceive designs, and consistently meet deadlines and requirements. Effectively build, motivate, and direct design and production teams. Coordinate freelance designers, consultants and vendors to meet all project requirements. Create and conduct highly persuasive sales and marketing presentations. Expertly convert features to benefits to achieve client objectives. DUTIES • • • • • • • • • • Managing, producing and designing projects from brief to fulfillment. Designing & creating marketing & e-marketing materials on a range of projects. Ensuring consistency in a client’s corporate and promotional brands. Presenting finalized ideas & concepts to clients, colleagues and senior managers. Answering queries from clients. Creating original artwork for short- and long-term projects. Involved in designing advertisements, brochures, handouts, flyers and online graphics. Designing and presentations for the sales teams. Keeping up to date with new software, post-production techniques & industry trends. Producing graphic content for site re-skins, page layouts, email designs, site graphics & statics. KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES • • • • • • • • Experience with Packaging, Branding, Advertising, Logo, Mockup, Catalogue, Banner & Brochure, Poster, Billboard and Hoarding, Design etc. Knowledge of HTML and CSS. Innovative, highly creative, good at thinking 'out of the box'. Willingness and ability to work independently and as part of a team. Able to work under pressure, meet deadlines and multitask. Highly organized and able to priorities own work schedule. Able to work within brand and design guidelines. Excellent graphical skills, creative flair and good color sense. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS Graphic Design Arena Animation Academy (New Delhi) 2008 – 20011 Bachelor of Art (BA) Jamia Millia Islamia (New Delhi) 2008 – 20011 TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY Platforms: Mac OS, Windows 7/8/10 Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat); CorelDraw; Tools: MS Project, MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook)