Rajendran C.

S. RAJENDREN Email- Permanent Address: B1, Nina Residency, Opp. Police H.Q, Trivandrum- 695 010 Kerala, India. Tel: [login to view URL], Mobile: 94470 10111 Looking for jobs in graphic design Professional Summary • An astute and dedicated professional with over 15 years of rich experience in Graphic Design, Visualization and Creative direction. • A skilled creative artist with exceptional skills in conceptualization of designs and graphic communication using Adobe creative suite2 (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign,) and Quarkxpress (Mac environment). • Demonstrated excellence as an Art Director and Creative Director with reputed advertising agencies. • A keen eye for detail and strong sense of aesthetics. Possesses strong communication, analytical, relationship management and team management skills, with proven capacity to meet deadlines and work under pressure. Skill Set Technical: Tools: Adobe cs2 (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign,) QuarkXpress (Mac and PC environments) Managerial: • Panel discussions for new project, understanding client requirements and project specifications. • Co-ordination with other teams for smooth running of operations. • Task planning and allocation among team members. • Monitoring project progress as per defined schedules. • Team management activities including technical support to team members and ensuring task completion within deadlines. • Ensure project completion and delivery as per specified parameters. • Confidence in selling own work to client and deal with pitches. Functional: l • Visualization, Copy concept, design and creation of designs as per specified guidelines. Compilation of finished products using latest design software and tools. • Maintain quality of the product with supports from Copywriters, Art directors, Visualizers and Graphic designers at various stages as per the specifications provided by the client • Hold technical, external reviews and carry out modifications as per requirements. • Give demonstrations to guests / clients of the product developed. • Over fifteen years experience in prepress, press and post press and visual media (Cinema & Television). • Set designs, Art direction and Publicity design for nearly 20 films. Worked with Film Directors such as G.Aravindan, Adoor Gopalakrishnan and Jabbar Patel. Work Experience: Rich experience with RK swami Chennai, Canvas communications (Trivandrum& Chennai) Dunes advertising and publishing, Qatar, Focus Communication, Bangalore and Acethetik consultants, Bangalore. Creative director with G-Brain Advertising Pvt. Ltd, Trivandrum, Notable Contributions across Assignments Key Clients handled: • Arabian Adventures (Doha- Qatar)- Promotional Materials and gift items • Abdullah Abdulgani & Sons(Doha- Qatar) -Campaigns for Toyota Camry, Prado and Lexus • Jumbo Electronics- Branding (Distributors for LG products in Qatar-Doha) • Family Food Center- Campaign (Doha- Qatar) • Guru Management Consultants Pvt Ltd-Website concept (Bangalore) • Oberoi Hotels (Events) • Fuga nightclub, Taika club, Bangalore.( Murals, Promo materials) • Indian Rubber Board (Publications) • Ashtamudi Resorts (Club Mahendra) • State Bank Of India (Promotional Materials) • Kerala Tourism(Campaign) • Poovar Island Resorts(Brand Promotion) • Qatar Industrial Development Bank(Promotional materials) • Somatheeram Ayurvedic Beach Resorts (Brand Promotion) • Kerala Kaumudi group of publications • Malayala Manorama publications • Far East Logistics LLC.( Doha-Qatar) Gift items : State Recipient of Kerala State Lalithakala Academy award for painting in 1982 Have. distinctively handled various projects like Total Corporate identity program for internationally known Resorts like Somatheeram, Ashtamudi Resorts, Isola De Coca and Travancore Heritage. A reputed painter with works exhibited in prominent galleries. These works can be viewed online in [login to view URL] and in Hotel Leela Kempinski, Bombay. Academia: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Kerala University INTERESTS: Enjoy traveling and discovering new places and culture. Like collecting books and classical music. Enjoy Yoga and Meditation