Creative Arts Specialist / Copy writer

AZEEM RAJA SYED

E-mail : *************@*****.*** Mobile : +91-989*******

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Objective

To get a position as a Creative Arts professional / Copywriter in the field of advertising and/or in journalism and to gain further experience in the field by taking up challenging and interesting photography and creative project assignments which make lit my knowledge box.

Experience Summary

Worked with various types of assignments in India and internationally in the field of advertisement and journalism which requirements are into the area of copy writing, content writing, script writing, photography, videography and directing (feature advertisements, short films and documentaries) and the other commercial and non-commercial functional, that needs to be involved and helped to utilize different, challenging areas of skill sets to accomplish it.

Creative Arts Specialist/Copywriter from Feb 2016 till Present: (Freelancer)

Involved in creative content writing for management projects in European University business administration department’s student publication.

Provide online based support to the students for content writing and content development.

Write, research, and schedule original content for makeup and develop contents for business based writings for business research projects. Reviewed projects for final approval and release.

Accomplish with content writing and copy writing for commercial and non-commercial based advertisement.

Develop creative ideas, concepts, create new plans and strategies for copy writing and content writing for advertisement commercials.

Interpreting briefs, researching clients, their competitors and their target audiences.

Producing original, clear and credible content/ideas/messages.

Develop creative concepts and copy for a wide range of initiatives. Contribute to the accurate definition of project scope, estimates and timelines

Conduct and monitor campaign effectiveness; work on how to make it more effective.

Liaising with clients, associates, meeting project teams to achieve advertising requirements and reworking communication/campaigns based on feedback.

Writing short, focused, concise and engaging material for different markets.

Establish tone and copy style to appropriately reflect brand positioning. Write short and long format copy as appropriate as to meet marketing and communications project objectives.

Carrying out research for articles. Involved in writing for campaigns and banners. Presenting various options to clients, ideas, samples etc.

Providing consultation to various small size firms for Business Development through advertising, branding, brand design and other creative promotional activities.

Providing Creative assistance ship for creating ad’s through content fixing, copy writing and scripting.

Provide ideas to small business entrepreneurs to create a greater online presence through website Search Engine Optimization, client Face book pages, and Twitter feeds.

Working in a range of different writing styles across various platforms.

Pursuing the thought process for professional script writing and storytelling for future films. Completed first documentary based future film script and yet to publish it.

Involved with some proofreading, copy editing and content writing for some industrial journals.

Undergone some research on journalism and photojournalism through some freelance independent projects.

Enhanced the existing skill sets with fine art, travel and lifestyle photography works.

Went on a travel and living photography expedition to capture the lifestyle of Nepal.

Conduct some portrait photography workshop to the beginners.

Architectural & Industrial Landscape Photographer from 2014 to Jan 2016: (Omrania & Associates, Riyadh, KSA)

Worked as an Architectural and Industrial Landscape photographer and a documentary film maker in the field of civil construction.

Handled 4 billion US dollar worth projects as a photographer and a documentary film maker for purpose of documenting and monitoring.

Took photos of the new construction miniature designs and real time designs done by the architects. Took photos of the progress of the project ongoing sites around KSA.

Involved in documentary film making with single handed as a video camera man, editor and as a planner to complete the documentary.

Effectively manage and coordinate multiple departments to produce photographical and video graphical documentary to ensure deadlines for its submission to the end clients.

Exclusively done with aerial photography and videography as a drone pilot for the purpose and part of documenting and reporting of the entire project ongoing sites.

Cultivate creative copy for websites, marketing videos, promotional contests, and B2C email content.

Presenting various options to clients, ideas, samples etc.

Travelled to the various project ongoing site locations for the exclusive purpose of photography and videography.

Maintain regular photo documentation of the construction ongoing sites for purpose of monitor to the proper outcome of the design.

Assisted all of the departments involved in construction and help them to meet their requirements in concern manner.

Conduct a regular tour of the project ongoing sites to have an inspection about the quality and quantity of the work. Also assisted PM in reporting to the end client.

Created script copy, directed and edited documentaries for end client usage with various editing platforms. (Adobe Premiere pro and Avid)

Provide journalistic approach (probed, interviewed and investigated) for creating documentary to the end client purpose.

Conducted and coordinated photo shoots in an efficient and timely manner.

Involved in photo edit, print and sorting them to upload it in our internal server.

Helped to compile and maintain comprehensive photographic history of the projects.

Created and maintained a new and exclusive platform for visual documentation of the concern projects to monitor and manage a proper cycle of work completion.

Wrote and edited hours of video content for end clients documentation purpose.

Created concept and content for industrial documentation in visual arts for the organisation for future access.

Freelance Creative Arts Specialist, Jan, 2010 to Sep, 2014 (with Momentz Photoartism, Lens Eye Pro - Photo Works and Leaf let communications/Show Reels Ads, India)

Worked as creative arts professional into the field of advertisements through photography, copy writing, content writing, script writing and creative forms of feature advertisement making as a creative consultant and as a technical consultant.

Involved in Copy writing and content writing for advertisements and discussing it with the client's core message and target audience.

Involved with technical side of script writing and creating concepts for advertisements.

Undergone brainstorming visual and copy ideas with other members of the creative team.

Writing and presenting a few options to the clients and modifying copy until the client is satisfied. Involved single handed makeover of future advertisement film shooting.

Wrote and proofread brochures, newsletters, product releases, and other promotional and public relations materials.

Spearheaded advertising campaigns for clients and assisted in the organization of media events.

Crafted advertorials, news releases, and technical documents, ensuring strict adherence to grammatical rules and effective communication principles.

Produce creative taglines, marketing materials and content for clients to increase brand awareness.

Promoting a clients brand image in the best possible way through branding, design and brand consulting.

Conduct market research to find the brand value, effectiveness of ad-campaign and other required information for branding and imaging of the product.

Working with a mix of talented designers, writers and account managers.

Involved with strong research etiquettes with client’s product in their target market areas.

Explored as a designer for brochure designing.

Involved with some freelance journalism activities in and around in Asia. Writes insightful stories based on research and analysis.

Conduct some interviews based on lifestyle and environmental happenings. Gathered and verified factual information regarding story through interview, observation and research.

Organizes material, determines emphasis, and writes story according to prescribed editorial style and format standards. Brainstorm creative ways to engage a target audience.

Collaborate with team to develop content, including defining content needs, contributing to the content idea process, pitches and editorial calendar and gathering source material.

Vast experience in lifestyle, women, and travel writing.

Undergone some proofreading, copy editing and content writing for a HR based industrial journal.

Tried and explored into the fine art compile with the photography (Fine art photography).

Involved in various advertisement shoots through photography, cinematography and all over making of feature advertisements.

Carried out complex photo shoots involving varied types of client requirements.

Involved a lot in a creative way through photography and cinematography with minimal equipments.

Handled model photography and wedding photography assignment.

Involved in product photo and video shoots & also explored into product photography with various products.

Specialised in Natural, Travel, Wedding, Food and candid photography. Travelled in and around India for Travel photography.

Explored into food photography shoots for advertisement purpose.

Worked with various types of clients in Advertisement & Industries as a photographer.

Experimented into macro photography, landscape photography and portraiture photography works in a non commercial path.

Having fair knowledge in professional cinematography side with good knowledge in in-studio lighting. Worked as a cinematographer for a couple of short films.

Mentored and worked as an editor for ad features and short films with various editing platforms. (Adobe Premiere pro and Avid)

Experimented with N-number of photo editing software’s to get required results and effects.

Experimented with different lighting effects to bring out artistic value to the photographs for advertisements. Performed image cleanup and created outlines for scanned image.

Educational Qualification

GRADUATION: MBA (Advertisements & Human Resources) and P.G. Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication in Madurai Kamaraj University, India

Self tutored and learned photography techniques through industry’s best cinematographers based in Hollywood via online and around the globe online tutorial

Websites like DPS, DP Review, and No Film School etc.

Self tutored and learned cinematography techniques via online education, books and international journals based on cinematography and photography from the basics to professional level, also done with practical works.

Skills

Gears: Canon, Nikon, Black Magic, DJI Phantom Drone cameras and Red one

Canon Families – 500d, 550d, 600d, 60d,70d, 7d, 5d Mark II & III, (with all type of lenses varying from wide angle to Tele lenses and block lenses etc.), Nikon – D3100, D5200, D810 and BMPCC & Red one.

Photography: Film, Digital, Advertisement, Nature & Landscapes, Commercial, Fashion, Artistic and Classic Portraits, Journalistic (Sports, Musical, Theatrical, Social, Political, War & Conflict), Fine Art photography, Aerial/Drone photography and videography.

Languages: Tamil / English / Hindi / Malayalam / Beginner in Arabic / Beginner in French

Technical Proficiency: Platforms - Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7 & 8/Mac

Applications: Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Light Room, Indesign, SoundBooth, Bridge and PremierPro) and Advanced Microsoft Office Suites (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and other exclusive photo editing software’s.

Video Editing: Having a fair editing knowledge with Adobe Premier Pro, Avid & etc.

Personal Details

FATHER’s NAME : M. SYED AYN

DATE OF BIRTH : 12th April 1985

NATIONALITY : Indian

PERMANENT ADDRESS : 35, Bazaar Street, Thenkarai,

Periyakulam - 625601

Theni District, Tamil Nadu. INDIA

Declaration

I hereby declare that the above furnished details are true to the best of my knowledge.

DATE : YOURS FAITHFULLY

PLACE : Chennai, India (AZEEM RAJA SYED)

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