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Maya T.

UX Designer

Can work in or around Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Gand, Anvers

  • 50.8465
  • 4.3516
  • Suggested rate €450 / day
  • Experience 7+ years
  • Response rate 85%
  • Response time 1 hour
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Location and workplace preferences

Location
Bruxelles, Belgique
Can work onsite in your office in
  • around Bruxelles and 50km
  • Around Bruxelles and 50km
  • Around Gand and 50km
  • Around Anvers and 50km

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Languages

  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Arabic

    Native or bilingual

  • Spanish

    Fluent

Categories

Skills (50)

Maya in a few words

Interior Architect, Fashion Designer and Communication designer. With over 10 years of professional experience in design: from branding, to product design, to website design, with a deep passion for Sustainability. I also worked as the Head of Design and Operations for a well known architecture firm, followed by being the Head of Design and Communication for one of the pioneers of Outdoor Advertising Media in my country. Designing for beauty, fonction and making things better. Aiming for joy, peace of mind and positive change.

Portfolio

Experience

Street Smart Advertising Media

Architecture & Urban Planning

Head Of Design & Digital Communication

Beirut District, Lebanon

March 2017 - Today (5 years5 years and 5 months)

. Created pitch decks for investors, presentations for outdoor media advertising for major local brands, edited editorial photos for clients, magazines and social media posts. Provided technical drawings of lands & urban furniture for municipality, various landscape applications integration, and modifications.
. Designed and developed new street furniture structures while conducting intensive research on the product's mechanism. Created 3D mockups with the use of AutoCAD, produced real-size prototypes with selection of materials, oversaw manufacturing procedures, solved aesthetic and functional issues.
. Collaborated with event management agencies for international brands such as Yves Saint Laurent, Moet & Chandon, The Cultured Traveller. Responsible of the whole communication, supervision and organization for private events such as engagement parties for Lebanese celebrities, while developing space identity and concepts for such events.
. Developed, implemented and managed social media marketing campaigns for internal brands.
Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign Adobe Illustrator Autocad Microsoft Excel Rhinoceros Canvas User Experience Design

MENA Design Research Center

Sustainable Design Program & PID Public Interest Design Levant

January 2016 - January 2016

- Creation of an environmentally, socially and economically-minded product that use low energy, produce less waste, while also protecting public health and environmental interests over the course of its entire life cycle. - Creation of a new method of production by exploring, mixing and transforming different unvonventional and locally-sourced material in order to design a new sustainable texture/material. - Creation of a new sustainable material made from waste. - Product innovation - Digital / technological Water intake Tracker and Reminder for our daily consumption of our basic needs.

Sari El Khazen Architects

Architecture & Urban Planning

Head of Design, Communications & Operations Manager

Beyrouth, Liban

January 2013 - January 2015 (2 years2 years)

. Recruited, managed, and lead a team of 10 - 15 interior architects.
. Revised all projects before submissions, ensuring that all design work is completed to the highest standard, with solid content, while respecting due dates,.
. Implemented a new office structure with weekly meetings, while developing a new digitalized structure with Servers, office reorganization, and strategic planning using Google Sheets for each project and employees.
. Designed presentation templates and guidelines for the team to follow for each project (including creation of Moodboards, technical drawings, and 3Ds, for each project).
. Leading clients meetings, and creating financial proposals.
. Responsible of the whole Client Communication (weekly reports, developing feedbacks, problem solving by finding the most adequate solutions working closely with the CEO, communicating courteously with clients by telephone, email, letter and face to face).
. Developed, implemented and managed all social media platforms and marketing for Sari el Khazen Architects.
. Responsible of the Company’s Image: Website’s Redesign, Social Media Development, Company’s Branding.
. Studied the development of the office, reconnecting with lost clients, recommended new solutions, such as participating in Competitions, contacted renowned magazines for publications, scheduled interviews, and restudied budget proposals for specific clients to adapt to the market needs..
Google Sheets Autocad Adobe InDesign Adobe Photoshop Microsoft Excel Adobe Illustrator Microsoft Word User Experience Design Réseaux sociaux

Independant

Architecture & Urban Planning

Freelance Fashion Stylist, Interior Architect & Creative Designer  - As a freelancer

Lebanon

January 2012 - January 2013 (1 year1 year)

. Fashion Stylist : Responsible of the buying and selection process of the main characters style and clothing for both national and international Music Videos, given a specific budget. Responsible of the styling on shoot.
. Interior Architect : Renovation & Refurbishment of apartments and offices. Restructured and remodeled the whole interior of different spaces, recreated spaces, developed functional everyday's furniture pieces, reused authentic furniture pieces and refurbished them.
. Graphic & Communications Designer: Creative Designer at Brasilia Travel, worked on their website design and several presentations, Travel Incentive Design, E-commerce / Website Design for accessories brand.
. Product Designer: BMW Motorcycle customization, Furniture Design for private apartments, Product Design & Brand Creation for an electronic cigaret.
. Airbnb Host: Renovation and management of apartments between France and Lebanon.
Communication Communication visuelle Communication digitale Adobe InDesign Autocad 3dsMax Adobe Illustrator User Interface Design User Research User Experience Design Adobe Photoshop Photographie Retouche photo Direction artistique Mode

IED Barcelona

Tutor / Course Assistant of Master in Fashion Design

Barcelona Area, Spain

January 2011 - January 2012 (1 year1 year)

The duties were to provide support and administration, working directly with organizational coordinators and their course coordinator. I specifically carried out the following tasks: • Course representative / spokesperson, for both students and the administration. • Maintain contact between teachers, students and the school. • Provide support in controlling attendance, complaints, defects. • Help manage classes and activities outside the school. • Manage schedules and confirm classes. • Manage materials. • Compile documentation. • Daily follow-up of the course with the coordinator. • Present monthly reports, feedbacks and directives related to each course and the whole program. • Other tasks that were determined according to the specific characteristics of each course.

Sari El Khazen Architects

Architecture & Urban Planning

Interior Architect

Beirut, Lebanon

June 2009 - November 2011 (2 years2 years and 5 months)

. Handled different projects from Schematic Design (including Architectural elements, Finishes Materials, Moodboards, FF&E), to Design Development (preparation of elaborated drawings in CAD Format, minutes of meetings, updating rough budget estimate of general construction costs.), Construction Documents (preparation of detailed documents in CAD formats, as well as 3D perspectives, issue specification & Material Boards of all kinds of materials, coordination with client, contractor, suppliers and specialist consultants, BOQ submittal, Construction Administration (site visits
and revisions.)
. Concept creation and schematic design for events such as art exhibition, and TV show set design.
. Branding design and preparation of layouts plans in AutoCAD.
. Organized art exhibition and TV show and coordinated with specialist consultants, suppliers & PR
agencies, finalizing selection of materials, site visits, and execution, for such events.

Mediamatic

Designer & Exhibitor at the Amsterdam Biennale

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

October 2009 - January 2010 (3 months)

• Design & Creation of the Beirut Pavilion at the Amsterdam Biennale 2009. • Hosted and Presented the Beirut Pavilion at the Opening of the exhibition in Amsterdam. • Represented Lebanon at the Amsterdam Biennale.

Internship at ICON Architecture

Architectural Designer

Downtown Crossing, Massachusetts - Boston

June 2008 - August 2008 (2 months)

Worked on the realization of a whole Town in Bouskoura, Morocco : • Involved in the area of Marketing, Graphic Design, and Urban Design • Master-Planning, Branding and Positioning Concept • Development of a Name and Identity • Logos Design • Graphic Presentation and Translation http://www.casagreentown.ma/

Education

  • Master

    Istituto Europeo di Design

    2012

    • Obtained Scholarship for the duration of the program

  • B.A

    Lebanese American University

    2009

    • Achieved Dean’s Honors List in Spring 2006

  • French Baccalaureate

    Grand Lycée Franco-Libanais, Achrafieh

    2005

    • Graduated with Distinction