Sameh Zain
Director and Producer with extensive background in media productions.
Prefer strategic and proactive thinking.
Translating ideas into actionable policies and achieving remarkable results.
Well versed in audience preferences, target audience identification, and customer segmentation.
20 years in media production industry environments and top-notch abilities in directing and shooting.
10 years experience in producing and directing advertisements and TV programs.
5 years of experience in preparing and implementing marketing and media plans, e-commerce, and digital marketing.
Extensive technological experience in editing programs, visual effects, design and 3D graphics.
Many studies and practical practices in the fields of interior design, photography, Screenwriting, directing, marketing, psychology, sociology, and management.
Work Experience
Director and Producer
Studio24 -
Media production and consulting
Cairo, Egypt
January 2002 - Current
– Directing of advertisements and television programs
– Created and approved storyboards in collaboration with art directors..
– Presenting ideas and negotiating budgets with clients
– Supervising music composition and voice over based on the directing vision
– Identified, secured and sequenced shot locations to achieve production vision.
– Creation of serial shooting lists, running order, actors selecting and camera tests.
– Positioning locations, decorations and camera angles.
– Met production needs by selecting equipment and other elements such as scenery, costumes and props..
Media and Marketing Consultant
DARIA FOOD - Import and manufacture of food products
Cairo, Egypt
July 2007 - Current
– Established strategy and new generation of business model and business plan.
– Brand creation, registration and products design.
– Photography and design of product packaging.
– Create advertising campaigns and television programs.
– Organization of conferences and promotional events
– Identified advertising needs with skilled analysis of current strategies and market gaps.
– Analysis of competitors, including prices, sales history and marketing methods.
– Consulted with board of directors and management team on marketing objectives and plans.
– Established brand strategies for import and manufacture Food and beverages products.
– Collected and analyzed data on customer demographics, preferences, and buying habits to identify potential markets and factors affecting product demand.
– Researched consumer opinions and marketing strategies in collaboration with statisticians, pollsters and marketing team members.
Art Director
Al-Ahram Advertising Agency - Newspaper - Art Department
Cairo, Egypt
January 1993 - February 2013
– Designing and producing promotions for TV channels and programs Introductions
– Present final layouts to clients for approval.
– Led creation and delivery of design solution documentation to support marketing campaigns and product launches.
– Design of newspaper and magazine advertisements, advertising posters, and product design.
Sameh Zain
Director and Producer with extensive background in media productions.
Prefer strategic and proactive thinking.
Translating ideas into actionable policies and achieving remarkable results.
Well versed in audience preferences, target audience identification, and customer segmentation.
20 years in media production industry environments and top-notch abilities in directing and shooting.
10 years experience in producing and directing advertisements and TV programs.
5 years of experience in preparing and implementing marketing and media plans, e-commerce, and digital marketing.
Extensive technological experience in editing programs, visual effects, design and 3D graphics.
Many studies and practical practices in the fields of interior design, photography, Screenwriting, directing, marketing, psychology, sociology, and management.
Work Experience
Director and Producer
I am currently managing these tasks with teamwork through several stages depending on the requirements of each project.
Stages of preparation and negotiation.
• Brainstorming sessions with the team.
• Presenting ideas and negotiating budgets with clients.
• Contracting with TV networks and advertising agencies to rent satellite TV broadcasts.
• Negotiating with agencies about outdoor advertising campaigns.
• Negotiating and contracting with sponsors and advertisers.
• Preparing budgets for all stages of production, post-production advertising, and press coverage.
Pre-production stages
• Scriptwriting, creating storyboards and decoupage in collaboration with illustrators and art directors.
• Supervising music composition and voice-over based on the directing vision.
• Supervising decorations construction, furnishings, and accessories.
• Casting, actors auditions, clothes, fitting, and camera tests.
Production stages.
• Managing production operations and work orders according to media project schedules.
• Create serial shooting lists and running orders for on-air directing.
• Directing and shooting raw materials based on the storyboard.
• Designing promotional and advertising campaigns.
Post-production stages
• Supervising visual effects, color correction, and inserting 3D scenes mixing.
• Final film editing, music compositing, mixing, narration voice-over, and dubbing.
Broadcasting and publishing advertising campaigns stages
• Schedule meetings with clients to present the final films for approval.
• Arranging satellite broadcast schedules and publishing promotional and advertising campaigns on multimedia such as radio, outdoors, newspapers, social media, digital marketing, etc.
• Organizing press conferences for media coverage In the presence of the participating stars and actors.
Media and Marketing Consultant
– Established strategy and new generation of business model and business plan.
– Brand creation, registration and products design.
– Photography and design of product packaging.
– Create advertising campaigns and television programs.
– Organization of conferences and promotional events
– Identified advertising needs with skilled analysis of current strategies and market gaps.
– Analysis of competitors, including prices, sales history and marketing methods.
– Established brand strategies for import and manufacture Food and beverages products.
– Collected and analyzed data on customer demographics, preferences, and buying habits to identify potential markets and factors affecting product demand.
– Researched consumer opinions and marketing strategies in collaboration with statisticians, pollsters and marketing team members.
Work stages
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