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THE QUANTUM STUDIO

• Creation and execution of annual communication plans and calendars.
• Development and implementation of new strategic communication campaigns supporting the clients' objectives.
• Support of internal and external communication projects, encompassing strategic planning and resource allocation.
• Leadership in leveraging communication styles, techniques, and subjects to meet established metrics.
• Planning and creation of social media campaigns and strategic outreach.
• Front-end design and content development.

UNITED NATIONS - UNDP

• Managed cross-functional team of contributing content writers, photographers, and website developers aimed to the creation of prototypes and designs for implementation of innovative concepts.
• Directed development of concepts and visual communication of programs to maintain favorable audiences and stakeholders perceptions of professional accomplishments, agenda, and environmental responsibility.
• Promoted consistent level of quality and best practices across the brand aesthetics and tone of voice for photography, graphic elements, and copy.
• Translated marketing and strategic briefs into innovative, engaging, and creative concepts that supported programs objectives and goals.
• Turned concepts into graphic elements, distilling complex features and content into simple visual elements.
• I helped optimize final delivery with advice on presentations, design, formatting, and liaising with print houses.
• Stayed at the forefront of visual design technology and techniques with continuous research and professional development.
• Developed the visual concept and produced the digital and print communication materials for the ‘Global 3x6 Approach
• Toolkit’, aimed at different stakeholders and program beneficiaries.

UNITED NATIONS - UNDP

• Designed the Resilience-based Development Response to the Syria Crisis, and the UNDG Position Paper for the Regional Bureau for Arab States, outlining the resilience-based development approach for responding to the impact of the conflict in Syria on neighboring countries.
• I generated innovative info-graphics, maps, illustrations, and iconography for awareness campaigns, fundraising, and marketing strategies, targeting local and international audiences.
• Collaborated with program managers, government stakeholders, and others to produce print and digital communication tools.
• Managed crisis communications with strategic and level-headed approaches.
• Presented creative deliverables to key stakeholders for review and to gain critical feedback.
• Drove client exposure, aligning design work with UNDP brand image and values.
• Managed various single and cross-media assignments and facilitated the work of high-performing cross-cultural teams of visual designers, artists, photographers, video producers, web developers, editors, linguists, print houses, etc., customized for each project.
• Held regular group meetings to address concerns, hash out issues, and brainstorm new ideas.

UNITED NATIONS - UNDP

• Managed various visual communication assignments for regional UNDP website and marketing projects.
• Developed visual concepts, communication materials and strategies to support Country Office projects and initiatives, specially the ‘Youth Economic Empowerment Project’ (YEEP).
• Designed and edited bilingual (English-Arabic) press kits, fact sheets, brochures, newsletters, maps, posters, info-graphics and multimedia products.
• Coordinated a team of professional photographers deployed by UNDP to key locations in order to cover countrywide the 2012 Presidential Elections.
• Created a brand-new photo archive specially and exclusively designed to illustrate UNDP projects and publications.
• Led recruiting, selection, and hiring of creative staff.
• Standardized creative design processes by developing and enforcing best practices.
• Kept simultaneous accounts and projects on-track and within budget limits.
• Managed layout approval process, presenting designs and incorporating feedback to improve final products.
• Created custom illustrations and info-graphic elements.

UNITED NATIONS - UNDP

• Developed and edited Burundi’s ‘Final Elections Report’.
• Designed the visual concept for Burundi’s Tourism and Development National Strategy.
• Designed new communication items for the Burundian National Tourism Office and marketing strategies for the launching of an international tourism campaign.
• Created a brand-new nationwide photo archive to be used on further publications.
• Designed a multi-language visual concept for the ‘Burundi Vision 2025’ by enhancing visual-balance, combining text, images, and info-graphics on a multi-format design for different audiences.
• Created all the digital imagery exclusively designed to illustrate the ‘Burundi Vision 2025’.
• Participated in the development of alternative communication scenarios for institutional branding.
• Improved and edited artworks, photos, charts and other graphic elements for the Communication Unit.
• Supported UNDP’s branding efforts with logos, stationery and cohesive social media imagery and graphics.
• Complied with corporate regulations, policies, and procedures to maximize safety, security, and overall trust in organization and staff.
• Collaborated with leadership and various teams for development and maintenance of standard procedure and office policies.