Sunday, 20 February 2011

Digital Communication Executive - Dubai

Leo Burnett is looking for candidates who have experience successfully managing digital projects in an Agency environment. The Communication Executive will be assigned to one of Leo Burnett's multinational teams.

Skills
- Bachelor degree in Advertising / Marketing, Business Administration, or any other related field
- Understaning of digital communication and advertising.
- Understaning of social media.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- The ability to work under pressure and keep deadlines.
- Excellent project execution skills.
- Organized and responsible.
- Good presentation skills.

Education
Bachelor degree in Advertising / Marketing, Business Administration, or any other related field

joumana.abushaheen@dubai.leorburnett.com

Digital Copywriter - Dubai

The digital copywriter will work on:
- Concept development for digital campaigns
- Social media applications, websites, banner campaigns
- Direct concept & copy development (eCRM, direct, DM)
- Copy development for digital elements of multichannel campaigns
- Website & portal content development

Skills
- Excellent command of the English language
- Experience writing for the digital space
- Ability to edit and proof read own material

joumana.abushaheen@dubai.leorburnett.com

Thursday, 17 February 2011

Graphic Designer - Touch of Art

A graphic designer's job may involve managing more than one design brief at a time and allocating the relevant amount of time according to the value of the job. Typical work activities include:
- Meeting clients or account managers to discuss the business objectives and requirements of the job
- Interpreting the client's business needs and developing a concept to suit their purpose
- Estimating the time required to complete the work and providing quotes for clients
- Developing design briefs by gathering information and data through research
- Thinking creatively to produce new ideas and concepts
- Using innovation to redefine a design brief within the constraints of cost and time
- Presenting finalized ideas and concepts to clients or account managers
- Working with a wide range of media, including photography and computer-aided design (CAD)
- Contributing ideas and design artwork to the overall brief
- Demonstrating illustrative skills with rough sketches
- Working as part of a team with printers, copywriters, photographers, other designers, account executives, web developers and marketing specialists.

Requirments
- Bachelors Degree
- Graphic Design
- Experienced (Non-Manager) 3 Years +

Skills
Keeping abreast of emerging technologies in new media (particularly design programs such as Quark Xpress, FreeHand, Illustrator, Photoshop, 3D Studio, Acrobat, Director, Dreamweaver and Flash) as most graphic design work is now completed on a computer

info@touchofartservices.com

Finalizer - Desktop Publisher - Dubai

Primary task will be to take creative layouts of ads, leaflets brochures etc and produce professional print-ready hi-res files in Adobe InDesign.

Skills
Pre-Press experience is a must as well as having the ability to multi-task, work well under pressure and be a team player.
Arabic language skills - A MUST

joumana.abushaheen@dubai.leorburnett.com

Layout Operator

Senior and intermediate positions available for professionals (3-5 years experience) in magazine layout and design using Quark Express. Good knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator a plus

Sebd CV to: hr@infopro.com.lb

Tuesday, 15 February 2011

Graphic Designer - Nel Interactif

Needed a graphic designer with web design experience
For more info call 70-522577 or
E-mail: chahinebounader@nelinteractif.com

Monday, 14 February 2011

Assistant, Associate or Full Professor of Graphic Design

The Department of Art and Design at Zayed University - College of Arts and Sciences offers an opportunity to participate in the exciting adventure of preparing a generation of creative students to assume leading positions in their professions and their nation. The College of Arts and Sciences seeks a qualified candidate to fill a full-time position in the area of Graphic Design in the Department of Art and Design. The appointment will be for the Abu Dhabi campus.

The successful candidate will be expected to provide teaching in the specialized area of Graphic Design as it relates to the conceptualization, development, and execution of visual messages utilizing both traditional and digital methods of message making, including, but not limited to, specialized subjects such as typography, packaging, web design, and motion and interactive graphics. The candidate will also be expected to maintain and actively pursue creative work and/or research related to visual communications.

Requirements
- Applicants must have earned a Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, Communication Design or Visual Communication, and possess a strong, recent record of professional accomplishments and/or active research in the field of communication design, as well as a demonstrated proficiency in the latest Abode Creative Suite applications. The successful candidate will demonstrate versatility, forward thinking, and advanced working knowledge of the leading technology appropriate to the discipline, and will be well apprised of contemporary design discourse in relation to its practice and pedagogy.
- All faculty members at Zayed University are expected to offer high-quality teaching and may be required to contribute to interdisciplinary courses in the University's core curriculum. Candidates must submit digital versions of personal and teaching portfolios as attachments or URL.
- A proven record of excellence at baccalaureate-level teaching.
- Commitment to a sustained pace of scholarship and/or creative activities.
- A substantial level of computer literacy, and proficiency in the application of information technology in education.

Preferred Requirements
- Advanced knowledge in scripting, and digital design for web publishing and interaction.
- Teaching experience in higher education as full-time faculty, adjunct faculty or graduate assistant.
- Experience utilizing nonlinear editing software such as Adobe After Effects.

Benefits
The University's benefits package is highly attractive, with competitive salaries, housing, a furniture allowance, annual vacation airline tickets for the employee and immediate family, educational subsidies for children and subsidized healthcare for the employee.

Apply
Please visit our Web site at www.zu.ac.ae and click on "Careers" to be directed to Zayed University's HR website. Candidates must apply on-line in order for their application to be considered.

To ensure full consideration for this position, all on-line applications must include the following submitted as a PDF (no larger than 2MB):
1. Letter of intent
2. Design/research statement
3. Teaching philosophy
4. Curriculum vitae
5. Sample syllabi
6. The names and complete contact information for three references
7. Portfolio of professional/ research work and student work (up to 20 clearly identified images of each)
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