2. My name is Dima Barghouti, currently located in Amman-Jordan.
My career spans extensive experience working in advertising agencies as a graphic
designer and a traffic controller, a brand protection team leader and a senior graphic
designer in the 2nd largest sporting event in the world; e Asian Games Doha 2006
and freelance projects.
I am fluent in both Arabic and English and enjoy leadership and project management
skills, strong administrative and organizational skills and the ability to set priorities,
manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
Portfolio
3. November 2004 – December 2006
Senior Graphic Designer
Marketing and Public Relations Directorate
Doha Asian Games Organising Committee
15th Asian Games Doha 2006
is has been one of the most challenging jobs I have ever been involved in. e
diversity of tasks in planning, designing and managing different design projects for 42
programmes and 5 unique identities have been an experience of a lifetime.
I have also been assigned as a Traffic Coordinator managing work flow from
directorates with the team of designers and the appointed below the line and
advertising agencies for the Games, while dealing with suppliers and contractors,
supervising production jobs and a team of designers.
During the Games, I have been involved in managing and dealing with infringement
and ambush marketing cases, managing field of play operations and leading a team of
special taskforce for the protection of Games’ wide intellectual property.
Following the successful conclusion of the Games, I have been assigned the task of
developing a back-up system for all work done throughout 2004-until 2007. is was
the design legacy leaving the country a rich library of elements, design concepts,
photo direcitons for coming mega sporting events.
Experience
4. 2004
Senior Graphic Designer
Fortune Promoseven, Doha – Qatar
Brochures and below the line collaterals were the headline of my involvement with the
agency. Jobs included different industires such as banking, retail and charity.
2002-2004
Senior Graphic Designer
Team Y&R, Amman – Jordan
At the time of my engagement with Team Y&R, it was the biggest advertising agency in
Jordan with 55% of the country’s big companies managed by us. I have handled projects
and campaigns from conceptualization to execution and was assigned for the agency’s
prominent accounts.
I have been seconded to Wonderman, the agency’s sister company to train their team of
designers on organizing their tasks and priorities through structuring their traffic and
reporting system and has led the team in conceptualizing and designing campaigns.
2001-2002
Graphic Designer
Pimo Lowe Lintas Group - CDC, Amman – Jordan
2000 – 2001
Graphic Designer
Insight Advertising Agency, Amman – Jordan
Early beginings for me and for the agency. I have been involved in all aspects of the agency
and now Insight is considered one of the prominent advertising agencies in Jordan.
Experience
5. March 2007 – September 2008
Creative Director
Aramarks Brand Architecture
Development and management of AraMarks’ Corporate Identity from
conceptualization, strategizing to developing the corporate Identity guidelines,
website and booklet for its three operations; AraMarks Intellectual Property, Brand
Architecture and AraMarks Translation.
Conceptualization and development of products brand architectures for a number of
clients and management of their brand audits.
Experience
7. AraMarks - Identity Manual
is project included development and management of AraMarks’ Corporate Identity from conceptualization, strategizing to developing the corporate
Identity guidelines, website and brochure.
10. Sultan Al-Abdulla & Partners - identity manual
Sultan Al-Abdulla & Partners is one of the prominent law firms in Qatar managing portfolios of big names of different industries.
14. Turning point - web
Development and management of the Palestinian Movie “Turning Point” website and creation of its identity.
15. Convergence Conference 2002 - Kit cover
Convergence 2002 was the second annual technoloy and business communications conference. I have created a comprehensive identity and the design for
the 2002 conference has won an award.
16. IAAF bid file - report
is is Qatar’s candidature bid file to host the IAAF world indoor championships in Athletics. Qatar has won the bid and will host the 13th IAAF
championship in 2010.
17. Dlala Holding - investor’s report
Dlala is the first brokerage Co. listed in Doha Securities Market. e brief was to design a concept with a strong photo direction. is is their first issue
of the quarterly report.
18. Qatar Red Crescent - Brochure - Sample of work: Cover and inside page
ere is nothing more gratifying than working on a humanitarian cause to reflect endless amounts of emotions.
21. Friendly Food Qatar - Star - identity manual
e conceptualization behind the Star identity is about the identification of the products through the name and the identity elements.
30. Personal memorials
Development of personal memorials such as new baby born tailored books, events, weddings, honeymoons. Everything personal that you woud like to
keep.
31. 15th Asian Games Doha 2006 - Book of the Games
is is the final book that has been produced to welcome the 10,500 athletes, spectators and officials to Doha.
32. 15th Asian Games Doha 2006 - Book of the Games
is is the final book that has been produced to welcome the 10,500 athletes, spectators and officials to Doha.
33. 15th Asian Games Doha 2006 - Games preparation - Corporate magazine ads
34. 15th Asian Games Doha 2006 - Games time - Corporate magazine ads
e legacy campaign has been published in target markets and magazines on 1 December 2006.
35. 15th Asian Games Doha 2006 - Games time - Corporate magazine ads
e legacy campaign has been published in target markets and magazines on 1 December 2006.
42. 15th Asian Games Doha 2006 - Field of play branding
Branding of fields of play was one of my most exciting projects of the Games. All competition venues hosting the 423 sporting events have been branded.
