Hamza Kashoua

טירה, Israel

Freelancer

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ABOUT

I am senior art director and visual effects designer, fluent English speaker, graduated with bachelor in communication design from New Bulgarian University.

I studied 3D animation at Israeli Animation College in Tel-Aviv, combining at the main time UI\UX design in HackerU at Ramat-Gan, with a vast experience in graphic and multimedia design.

I speak 3 languages "Arabic (mother-tongue), Hebrew, English", so I’m familiar with both LTR & RTL based design, and have been focusing on branding companies for the 3 langue’s for over 7 years including translating and customizing the brand and Improving the concept to fit the new languages and designs.

In addition, I worked as trainer in the Tiltan Art College in Haifa for 3 years, providing courses for Adobe Photoshop, illustrator and In-design.

Programs that I master and use for Graphic Design:
• Photoshop
• illustrator
• In-design
• Light-room
• Adobe XD

Programs that I master and use for Video Editing:
• Premiere
• After Effects

Programs that I master and use for 3D Projects:
• Maya
• 3Ds Max
• Substance Painter/Designer
• Audition
• Render engines: Vray, Iray, Octane, MentalRay, KeyShot, Arnold

I have a milestone with video\Audio Production and Editing, Animation, and Graphic Design.
I am flexible, responsible, available and quick, so I will make sure to shape your ideas into the most powerful, clear visualization that your business need.

LANGUAGES

Arabic

Native or bilingual proficiency

Hebrew

Full professional proficiency

English

Professional working proficiency

SKILL DETAILS

Photography

245 ILS / hr

Video Production

Long experience with adobe video production programs, amazing skills in Color Correction, Compositing, Lighting and Shading

Design & Graphics

210 ILS / hr

Website Design

Effective eye-catching web design, i used to design sites for Individual, Small & Big Business using Wix, WordPress, Shopify and other platforms

User Interface, Usability, Prototyping

More than 5 years experience with company products and freelancer works for different platforms

3D Design, Animation, & Simulation

Using the most advanced and strong 3D programs in the industry like Maya, 3Ds Max, zbrush, Mudbox and other

Graphic Design

Full control of adobe software
Full understanding of branding and typography guidelines

Logo Design

if you interesting in logo that tells a story of your business and resenting the idea and give the right message for your customers... then you are in the right place

Printing & Publishing

experienced with working in CMYK for print

Video, Film Editing & Conversion

an expert level using Adobe AfterEffects and Premiere with more than 3 years experience

Banners & Ads

Long experience with banners and landing pages ads also animated banners

Animation, 2d Animation, After Effects

experienced with making 2D rigs for characters and animate them using after effects and illustrator

Gaming, Game Design

Characters, Machines, Environments, HardSurface and Organic modeling
3D Generalist

Business Card Design

One of the must basic skills any graphic design should master

Landing page design

Very important for small and medium businesses, I would love to invite you to visit my portfolio and see by yourself

Websites

175 ILS / hr

Ecommerce - PayPal, Magento, Stripe, etc.

i used to make and brand Shopify Stores from the scratch for small and drop shipping business

Wix

Familiar and experience with this platform, amazing website in really short time

Shopify

An easy and quick way to build your online store in short time and minimum effort

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

May 2019 - Today

Visual effects artist

BitTech , Tel Aviv

Branding new products for the company including design new logos, websites, landing pages, videos, 3D/2D characters and animations.
The projects for all brands were executed mainly in English and Arabic languages, and implemented in both Desktop and Mobile Responsive editions for all platforms.

March 2013 - April 2019

Art Director

MCR , Rmat Gan

Started in 2013 as junior designer, I was responsible for designing news banners, websites and translating them to other languages.
In 2015, I was promoted as Art Director working with 3 other designers and 2 programmers. I was responsible to design new websites, brands, apps, and videos for the company products.

February 2013 - August 2016

Trainer for Adobe courses

Tiltan College , Haifa

In my second year at Tiltan College, I got an amazing offer to help first year juniors with practicing adobe suite programs and make sure they are doing their assignments in the best way possible; in return, I got some paid courses for free.

June 2011 - March 2013

Junior Designer

Data , Kfar-Saba

Graphic designer at the biggest advertising agency in Kfar-Saba that time. I was creating visuals according to the creative director intersections, working with Photoshop and Illustrator.