Artwork finalizer and graphic production professional with 18+ years of advertising experience across the UAE (18+ years) and India (9+ years). I specialize in final artwork preparation, scheduling/job tracking, and ensuring smooth print and digital production from concept through approval—especially under tight deadlines.

Pramod Kumar

Artwork finalizer and graphic production professional with 18+ years of advertising experience across the UAE (18+ years) and India (9+ years). I specialize in final artwork preparation, scheduling/job tracking, and ensuring smooth print and digital production from concept through approval—especially under tight deadlines.

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Artwork finalizer and graphic production professional with 18+ years of advertising experience across the UAE (18+ years) and India (9+ years). I specialize in final artwork preparation, scheduling/job tracking, and ensuring smooth print and digital production from concept through approval—especially under tight deadlines.

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Language

English
Fluent
Hindi
Advanced
Malayalam
Advanced
Tamil
Advanced

Work Experience

Finalizer (DMC) at S&S (Science and Sunshine) DMC
January 1, 2019 - Present
Prepare final artwork for major clients, adapting master creatives into multiple formats and sizes across digital and print platforms. Specialized in ensuring correct setup for each output, maintaining consistency with brand guidelines while delivering deadline-driven deliverables for campaigns and promotions.
Finalizer / Print Production at Tonic International
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2019
Supported the BTL team by fine-tuning master creatives into multiple print collaterals such as hoardings, banners, lamp post units, and newspaper ads—ensuring correct color, bleed, logo format, and print-ready files. Assisted branding with guideline-related deliverables (logo usage, typography, and colors). Managed print production activities including collecting sample papers, die lines, print proofs, and gift items; coordinated suppliers to ensure smooth workflow and approvals.
Graphic Designer at Equity Advertising FZ LLC, Dubai Media City
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2015
Worked as a finalizer/BTL support resource for retainer clients and exhibition projects. Produced and edited print materials and advertisements, ensuring accurate color, bleed, size, and typography. Created directory templates for Freezone directories and refined layouts for publication. Performed scanning, color correction, retouching, image enhancement, and tracing to produce final print-ready outputs.
Graphic Designer at Continent Advertising LLC, Dubai
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2013
Designed directory templates for JAFZA/DAFZA/TECOM directories and created high-end advertisements for clients across Freezone-related directories. Reviewed and edited print media materials, ensuring proper color, bleed, size, and fonts. Performed scanning, color correction, fine-tuning, retouching, image enhancement, and tracing as required for publication quality.
Layout Designer at Midas Offset, Kannur
January 1, 1994 - January 1, 2002
Created page layouts for newspapers and weekly magazines and developed newspaper advertisement layouts. Worked with high standards on typeface selection, kerning, and leading. Trained layout artists to implement Adobe InDesign across editions, replacing older conventional methods.
Graphic Designer Trainee at Jayam Computers Pvt Ltd, Chennai
January 1, 1993 - January 1, 1994
Assisted senior graphic designers with brochures, catalogues, flyers, newsletters, calendars, and magazines for multicolor printing services. Supported production processes and learned core layout and design workflows in a print-focused environment.

Education

Pre-Degree at Calicut University, Calicut
January 1, 1992 - January 1, 1992
Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) at Parassini Kadavu Secondary School, Kannur
January 1, 1990 - January 1, 1990
Diploma in Graphic Designing at Sankaracharya Educational Institute, Kannur
January 1, 1995 - January 1, 1995

Qualifications

Certificate for Typewriting English Higher
January 11, 2030 - July 14, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Government, Manufacturing, Real Estate & Construction, Professional Services