Saki Rizwana
Senior Art Director | Brand & Campaign Design
Salary / Daily rate
Arcueil, France
Freelance, open to permanent contract
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Multi-disciplinary designer with 10+ years specializing in pharmaceutical branding and digital campaigns. Led teams launching innovative oncology brands as Group Art Supervisor, with proven expertise in responsive web design, campaign development, and cross-channel marketing. Ready to elevate your brand with strategic design solutions that drive results.
Work experience
Member
Hue
Jul 2021 - Present
5 years 4 months
• Hue is a platform built to advocate change, by amplifying voices of color working in marketing, increasing our visibility, and paving a path for us all to rise
Designer
c0ffe3
Jan 2019 - Present
7 years 10 months
• Freelance designer specializing in brand development
Group Art Supervisor
Harrison/Star
Jan 2023 - Jul 2025
2 years 7 months
• Built and managed teams to launch innovative oncology brands • Advised C-suite leadership team on continued learning tactics to implement to keep design and UX teams produce cutting-edge deliverables • Collaborated with copywriters, dev teams, and studio teams to create meaningful deliverables for websites, emails, banners ads, and print material
Art Supervisor
FCB Health
Feb 2022 - Jan 2023
1 year
New York, NY, USA
• Launched oncology brands, managing teams across various specialties such as web design, print media, conventions, etc. • Created CVAs, brochures, banners, emails, websites, conference booths, journals, etc.
Sr. Art Director
Heartbeat
Jan 2021 - Mar 2022
1 year 3 months
Chicago, IL, USA
• Developed campaigns for HCP and patient audiences for innovative, challenger brands in the pharmaceutical space • Directed product launches with assets consisting of campaign creation, photography direction, website design, and digital ads
Design Director
Pivot Design
Oct 2020 - Jan 2021
4 months
Chicago, IL, USA
• Led design teams in creating various digital and print materials
Art Director
closerlook, inc.
Jan 2019 - Oct 2020
1 year 10 months
Chicago, IL, USA
• Provided digital, print, and interactive solutions to pharmaceutical brands both new and established • Collaborated with copywriters to create meaningful deliverables for HCP-focused websites, emails, banners ads, and print material • Participated in pitches for new business efforts from concepting to execution on various tactics • Optimized and created new workflow processes to be rolled out to a creative team of 30+ people • Lead the D&I team to change hiring practices, ensure pay equity, create an internship program, and provide training to current employees • Mentored junior and freelance designers
Freelance Designer/Art Director
Self
May 2011 - Jan 2019
7 years 9 months
Chicago, IL, USA
• Produced branding and identity work for small businesses • Creative direction, event branding, content layout, and print production for large-scale events serving 5,000+ participants • Designed print collateral such as reports, case studies, booklets, and course guidelines
NYC Mission Society
Sep 2015 - Oct 2018
3 years 2 months
Haarlem, Netherlands
Visual Communications Manager
Dec 2016 - Oct 2018
1 year 11 months
Haarlem, Netherlands
• Redesigned and relaunched website to move to a responsive site with a robust information structure and project managing freelance developers • Branded annual galas (included: invite packages, journals, call-to-action cards, digital marketing material, PowerPoint decks, gift bags, awards) • Created logos and branding strategy for various programs such as the Power Academy program (included: logo, t-shirts, backpacks, lunch boxes, workbooks, signage) • Formulated strategy for targeted social media campaigns that increase brand recognition and online presence • Supervised multiple projects across different communication channels (print, email, web, direct mail, signage, etc.) • Managed interns with a focus on graphic design, teaching basic graphic design skills and overseeing content creation
Graphic Designer
Sep 2015 - Dec 2016
1 year 4 months
Haarlem, Netherlands
• Developed and managed brand guidelines to build visual experiences across 15 different program sites • Generated print and digital annual reports that visualized the organization's impact on 18,000+ participants • Streamlined the process for design requests to increase efficiency and implementing it across all program sites • Cultivated and maintained relationships with vendors and freelancers, working on promotional products, fundraising collateral, and videography • Guided non-designers through the design process to gather constructive feedback and provide transparency • Restructured and organized the design server
Guest Lecturer
SUNY New Paltz
Aug 2014 - May 2015
10 months
New Paltz, NY 12561, USA
• Taught ARS 307: Typography, ARS 310: Visual Language, ARS 407: Thesis 1, and ARS 408: Thesis 2 • Coordinated the thesis presentation show for 35 students • Advised over 40 students each semester • Served on the Admissions Committee to recruit new students for the Graphic Design program _____ • ARS 307 Typography: A basic course on typography open to all design students • ARS 310 Visual Language: A basic course on kinetic typography that explores basic animation principles; required for BFA Graphic Design majors • ARS 407 Thesis 1 & ARS 408 Thesis 2: Intensive courses where students spend the first semester structuring a personal project and doing research and the second semester designing and making a final product; required for BFA Graphic Design majors
Education
The University of Texas at Austin
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)
SUNY New Paltz
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA
SUNY New Paltz
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA
SUNY New Paltz
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
SUNY New Paltz
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.)