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Having extensive experience as a digital creative, my all-round knowledge covers a variety of content delivery platforms from screen design to full-scale brand campaigns. With the current growth rate of mobile usage, my true passion has fallen within the space of UXD providing a seamless and efficient experience for a modern day browser. I provide creative solutions covering areas of web, mobile apps, social media, direct marketing and brand innovation, whilst always balancing between user needs and business goals. My work is scalable, on-trend, and constantly in-line with user centred design practices. With over ten years industry exposure, my expertise of tools of creativity as well as excellent rapport with clients, vendors and co-workers, have made me a valuable asset to firms and clients I have worked with. I hold the ability to produce creative on any level and to visually connect a brand into every form of desired media. AGENCY EXPERIENCE Adcorp - Big Splash Media - Channel Ten Digital - Isobar - J. Walter Thompson - Hot House - Imagination - Mercer Bell - Profero - TacticLead Digital Designer @ To roll our the new brand look and feel across the visitor website. Taking ownership of creating the new designs for ING Australia deemed a huge success and with its recent launch , ING Global Head office is using the “Australia site” as the flagship ING Global reference point. Another core responsibility was to provide leadership to our development team in adding new initiatives and functionality to the ING app for both iOS and Android environments. This encompassed: • Creating style guides for various operating systems • Defining a set of standardised user patters • Supervising production and QA processes • Ensuring overall quality throughout all applications From January 2015 to Present (10 months) SydneyHead of Creative @ An innovative technology company constantly developing methods of bringing buyers and sellers together in real time. As Head of Creative I created the overall digital experience for the various products launched. • Brainstorming and concepting. • Wire-framing and navigantional flow proposals. • Creating user interface designs for both a desktop, and mobile experience. • Managed a team of developers, both offshore and in-house, to ensure quality rollout. • Creating brand and digital style guides. The most recent product is JonsList, a game changing adult services directory. It uses a technology which takes advantage of the Google Maps API and then layering over that information pertaining to weather, day of the week, time of day and other conditions that would affect travel and destination times. Presenting this information in a well structured, functional set of UI’s is key. From July 2013 to Present (2 years 4 months) Sydney Area, AustraliaSenior UI Designer @ From May 2013 to Present (2 years 6 months) Sydney Area, AustraliaApplication/Interface Design Manager @ Quickflix is Australia’s leading online movie rental company offering the largest range of movies and TV shows delivered as DVD or Blu-ray by mail, or streamed instantly on-demand to a rapidly expanding range of internet connected devices. A key role was to create user interfaces for a range of devices and platforms. Other roles and achievements are as follows: - Managed and guided third party vendors to successfully build, test and luanch the Quickflix App. on iOS (iPhone & iPad), Android Devices, Samsung Smart Hub, Panasonic Viera, Kogan, Sony Appstore & PS3, Xbox based on the Lakeview platform and most recently Blackberry 10. - Created wireframes for the efficient UX throughout above platforms. - Provided management and art direction to junior creatives, freelancers and contractors. - Developed a detailed set of brand guidelines for the company. From August 2011 to February 2013 (1 year 7 months) AustraliaSenior Digital Designer @ Hired to redesign the Toyota Australia website www.toyota.com.au creating a brand new and unique user experience. Involved in brainstorming, right through to developing wireframes and user experience plans whilst working tightly with producers, copywriters and marketing executives. Invented the new “Power Nav”, an innovative menu system displaying all vehicles and model ranges. From 2010 to 2011 (1 year) Sydney Area, AustraliaSenior Designer @ Being primarily a digital agency, I was responsible for the design of all print related campaigns and projects for the agencies client base. - Ensuring that all materials are developed in-line with corporate branding guidelines. - Major accounts worked on include NRMA, Rebel Sport, Universal Music, Pizza Hut and EA Sports. From February 2009 to April 2010 (1 year 3 months) Sydney Area, AustraliaBachelor of Arts, Double Major in Graphic Design & Multimedia @ Raffles / Kvb Institute of Technology From 1995 to 1998 Marc Soliman is skilled in: User Experience, Art Direction, Film Production, Graphic Design, ActionScript, User Interface, Print Management, Motion Design, Web Design, UX/UI, Digital Art Director, User Interface Designer, Film Editing, Copywriting, Corporate Branding, Direct Marketing, Video Production