Graphic Designer (part-time, work f
Hourly rate: members only
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Willingness to travel: At home
Professional status: Not specified
Last updated: Mar 28, 2025
Total work experience: 8 year(s)
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Personal summary
OBJECTIVE To obtain employment in my community or remotely that allows me to utilize my passion and skills without the unnecessary commute. HIGHLIGHTS • Dedicated, punctual and hard worker who takes pride in work completed • Able to work well independently and in a team • Experience in a variety of work settings • Computer, web and new devices friendly • Highly adaptable and a quick learner who enjoys learning new skills In Details: • Hands-on experience in design solid printing and digital media (IA/UX/UI) within variety of industries such as manufacturing, industrial, health care, financial, legal, entertainment, educational, and IT. This includes Web Design, Email and Social Media Marketing, Web and Multimedia Design/Development/QA, Project Management and teaching disciplines in Computer Science • Proven ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team, technology consulting • Knowledge of technical writing, data collection/assessment, and presentations • High level of competence in interpersonal sensitivity and communication and analytical skills • Strong project management skills, including coaching and mentoring, scoping/budgeting, performance reviews, knowledge of screening techniques and hiring policies • Excellent negotiation and conflict resolution skills including client interfacing/interaction • Well-organized, detail-oriented, tenacious, and proactive TECHNICAL SKILLS • Web/GUI/Graphic Design: advanced user of Adobe Suite, including Photoshop, Image Ready, InDesign, Illustrator, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, plus CorelDraw, and Freehand • Web/Multimedia (UX/IA/Prototyping): proficiency in working with Visio, OmniGraffle, Balsamiq, Flash, Authorware, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, MS Power Point, Adobe Acrobat Pro, MS FrontPage, and knowledge of MS Expression for WPF, HTML 5, CSS 3, Java Script, Action Script, WordPress, Windows 10 and older versions • Other applications: proficiency in working with MS Project, MS Word, MS Outlook, MS Excel • Languages: English (fluent), Farsi (fluent), French (Basic) RELEVANT SKILLS Sales • Selling products and services using solid arguments to prospective customers • Performing cost-benefit analyses for existing and potential customers • Maintaining positive business relationships to ensure future sales Customer Experience & Customer Service • Coaching multi-disciplinary teams to reach and obtain a unified goal • Client service over the phone and in person interfacing/interaction • Conflict resolution and problem solving Branding • Graphic Design for Print or Digital media (poster, flyer, banner, brochure, catalogue, …) • Multimedia • Web design Administration • To plan, organize, and administer the activities of the department, office, or division efficiently. • To keep informed of new developments relating to my function and to maintain a creative and experimental attitude toward change, in order to continuously improve the operation of my area of responsibility. • To recommend the budget, organizational structure, staffing that complements my area of responsibility. • To interview and recommend to the president personnel for hire. • To establish and maintain an organizational climate that encourages the development, retention, and a high level of morale among personnel. • Keep my immediate supervisor informed of activities of the unit, particularly of major or unusual developments, and seeking my advice and counsel. • To promote an integrated effort in the administration of the company by cooperating with other administrators and staff and coordinating my activities with theirs when such action is indicated. Management • Increases to management's effectiveness by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, coaching, counseling, and disciplining managers; communicating values, strategies, and objectives; assigning accountabilities; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; developing incentives; developing a climate for offering information and opinions; providing educational opportunities. • Develops strategic plan by studying technological and financial opportunities; presenting assumptions; recommending objectives. • Coordinates efforts by establishing procurement, production, marketing, field, and technical services policies and best practices; coordinating actions with corporate staff. • Builds company image by collaborating with customers, government, community organizations, and employees; enforcing ethical business practices. • Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards. • Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Sociant Inc. Toronto, ON Graphic and Multimedia Designer Jan. 2018-Present Branding, graphic design, multimedia, web sites and applications (IA, UX, UI) Sociant Inc. is an IT Consulting company working in the area of branding and net identity solutions, using graphic design, multimedia, web design (IA,UX,UI). UserADD Today Inc. Toronto, ON UX Engineer Sep. 2012-Jan. 2018 • UX Engineering responsibilities including Information Architecture, Interaction Design, and Visual Design • Managed formal/informal usability testing, gathering user research, gap analysis, user scenario & flow design, wireframing, prototyping, and visual design • Working with the usual UX/UI design tools OmniGraffle, Visio, Balsamiq, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash, Axure, Fireworks, PowerPoint, analytics tools User ADD provides innovative integrated market research platforms as well as secure user relations network. Networking Partners Toronto, ON Art Director and Social Media Manager Oct. 2006-Jun. 2012 • Led cross-functional, multi-disciplinary teams (30 members) • Managed UXD and conducted formal and informal usability testing, gathering user research and heuristic analysis and translating research into design decisions for multiple projects, work to overlapping deadlines and priorities based on impact assessment • Coached, mentored, and reviewed performance of web, animation, graphic artists, and developers using Visio, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, CorelDRAW, Image Ready, Flash, Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, graphic formats, web plug-ins, website authoring and management tools including Web Content Management and database environments • Responsible for overall User Experience/Information Architecture/Interaction/User Interface Design, technology consulting, UI specs and QA documentation for various devices from concept to reality across all the applications platform (5 social networking websites and mobile Apps www.koini.com) • Designed print/digital graphic artworks such as logos, stationeries, posters, flyers, email ads and a weekly web based magazine named Curtain Rising using In Design, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Flash • Held the role of Social Media Manager and implemented the company social media strategy, developed brand awareness compaigns, generated inbound traffic and encouraged product adoption and cultivated a social media referral network Networking Partners offers a variety of services in social networking website development and Internet security. Some of the company’s products target different social groups: from pre-teens to sexual minority groups. Tehran Institute of Technology, Ministry of Trade Tehran, IRAN Project Manager & Lead Designer Oct. 1997-Jul. 2006 • Held the position of Multimedia Project Manager, demonstrated ability to juggle multiple projects, work to overlapping deadlines and priorities based on impact assessment • Managed technical account projects and technology consulting over different areas including voice recording, animation development, and multimedia development to produce training and advertising multimedia products • Held the role of Lead Designer for GUIs, animations, photo shoots and graphics, being used in games/training and advertising web based or CD based Multimedia (Photoshop, CorelDRAW, Freehand, Dreamweaver, Authorware, Premier, Sound forge, and Flash) • Responsible for overall User Experience, Information Architecture, Interaction Design, User Interface Design, UI Specs and QA documentation across all the application platforms • Taught Computer Graphics and Web Design to the young, adults, and my team members Tehran Institute of Technology is an internationally recognized institute and part of the Ministry Of Trade, specializing in production of educational and advertising materials dedicated to modern, widely used multimedia software. It runs its own college of Computer Science, Applied Arts, and Trades. EDUCATION Traditional Chinese Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada 2018 Teaching and Training Adults, Durham College at Oshawa, Canada 2010 Project Management, LEF of Toronto, Canada 2009 Digital Arts, Cavendish College of London, England 2001 B.Sc. in Computer Software Engineering, Azad State University of Tehran, Iran 1997 REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST Education: College/University in Computer Sciences