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Personal Profile
Name:
Saiful Haizad Bin Hj. Ahamad Jainid
Marital Status:
Married
Employer:
Universiti Sains Malaysia (11.07.2005 - present)(17 Years)
Job Title:
Head of Designer
UDesign Unit
School of The Art, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang.
Name:
Saiful Haizad Bin Hj. Ahamad Jainid
Marital Status:
Married
Employer:
Universiti Sains Malaysia (11.07.2005 - present)(17 Years)
Job Title:
Head of Designer
UDesign Unit
School of The Art, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang.
JOB SCOPE
- Assist the Dean, School of The Art on managing the UDesign office, staffing and concepts of design;
- Managing designers and production of design artwork;
- Develop business design consultancy opportunities;
- Thinking creatively to produce new ideas and concepts;
- Monitoring printing and artwork production;
- Getting more collaboration / networking from Design Industry;
- Creating more innovation artwork in term of Design Space, Production and Digital Media;
- Creating Training Consultant especially on Graphic design / 3D design / Printing design;
- Responsible for creating design solutions that have a high visual impact;
- Involves listening to clients and understanding their needs before making design decisions;
- Front line person to up-to-date knowledge of industry software and a professional approach to time, costs and deadlines;
- Meeting clients or account managers to discuss the business objectives and requirements of the job;
- Interpreting the client's business needs and developing a concept to suit their purpose;
- Estimating the time required to complete the work and providing quotes for clients;
- Developing design briefs by gathering information and data through research;
- Using innovation to redefine a design brief within the constraints of cost and time;
- Presenting finalise ideas and concepts to clients or account managers;
- Working with a wide range of media, including photography and computer-aided design (CAD);
- Proofreading to produce accurate and high-quality work;
- Contributing ideas and design artwork to the overall brief;
- Demonstrating illustrative skills with rough sketches;
- Working on layouts and artworking pages ready for print;
- Keeping abreast of emerging technologies in new media, particularly design programs such as InDesign, QuarkXPress, FreeHand, Illustrator, Photoshop, 3ds Max, Acrobat, Director, Dreamweaver and Flash;
- Developing interactive design;
- Commissioning illustrators and photographers;
- Working as part of a team with printers, copywriters, photographers, stylists, illustrators, other designers, account executives, web developers and marketing specialists.
Awards Recognition
- Dean List Award, 2000 till 2003 from UiTM Shah Alam
- Future Designer Awards by Japan Design Foundation 2005
- Sanggar Sanjung Award 2006
- Future Designer Awards by Japan Design Foundation 2006
- Sanggar Sanjung Award 2006 & 2007
- Best Booth Design , Bio Malaysia, 2014