Ali Azem Tas

Art Director

Brand | Campaign | Motion | Digital

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Art Director with 7+ years of experience in brand identity, localization, motion design, and digital campaigns for global and local brands. Experienced in translating creative briefs and global brand systems into cohesive visual experiences across digital platforms, with a hands on approach spanning concept development, design and motion.

EXPERIENCE

Boden360 | Art Director

04/2024 – Present

04/2024 – Present

Boden360 |
Art Director

04/2024 – Present

Lead creative direction across 10+ local and global brands for the Turkish market.

Rebuilt Kaspersky’s localization approach after prior agency partnerships had struggled to gain traction, developing a simplified, locally resonant visual language aligned with the brand’s global identity; contents was adopted by the global team and prompted follow on requests for MENA market work.

Develop visual concepts, campaign content, and localized brand experiences across digital platforms.

Guide a multidisciplinary design team across social and paid media.

Key Brands

Kaspersky | Therabody | Life Fitness | Menarini

02/2022 – 04/2024

Boden360 | Graphic Designer

02/2022 – 04/2024

Boden360 | Graphic Designer

02/2022 – 04/2024

Produced campaign visuals and video content for local and international brands.

Adapted global brand guidelines to the Turkish market.

Collaborated with strategy and account teams to translate briefs into visual outputs.

Unilever Food Solutions | Freelance Post-Production Lead

03/2025 – 05/2025

03/2025 – 05/2025

Unilever Food Solutions |
Post-Production Lead (Freelance)

03/2025 –
05/2025

Led the 3 month post-production process for Future Menus 2025, delivering the first cut within 48 hours.

Managed editing, motion graphics, color grading and sound restoration across a 250+ layer After Effects project.

Project

Future Menus 2025 (Geleceğin Menüleri 2025)

Rebel Advertising Agency | Creative Graphic Designer

05/2021 – 02/2022

05/2021 – 02/2022

Rebel Advertising Agency |
Creative Graphic Designer

05/2021 –
02/2022

Developed digital campaign visuals for local and international clients.

Translated creative briefs into concepts aligned with brand positioning and campaign goals.

Key Brands

Spax

Koperatiff | Graphic Designer & Social Media Specialist

08/2019 – 05/2021

08/2019 – 05/2021

Koperatiff |
Graphic Designer &
Social Media Specialist

08/2019 –
05/2021

Produced visual content across print, social media and web within a full service agency workflow.

Created content for brands including Coca-Cola, Abdi İbrahim, JCI Türkiye and Ramada Istanbul Asia.

Key Brands

Coca Cola | Abdi Ibrahim | JCI Turkiye | Ramada Istanbul Asia

INDEPENDENT PRODUCTS

Sole creator across product design, development, licensing, pricing and launch.

CompResizer | After Effects Plugin

Composition resizing plugin for After Effects, live on aescripts, Adobe, Gumroad and Contra.

Animo | After Effects Plugin

Text animation panel for After Effects. Launching September 2026

Pressio | Illustrator & Photoshop Plugin

Print preparation plugin for Illustrator & Photoshop. Launching October 2026

CORE EXPERTISE

Art Direction

Creative Direction | Campaign Development | Visual Concept Development | Brand Identity | Brand Localization |
Design Systems

Digital & Motion

Motion Design | Visual Storytelling | Video Editing | Digital Campaigns | Social Media Content

Creative Technology

Creative Tooling | Adobe Plugin Development | AI-Assisted Development | Rapid Prototyping

TOOLS

Design

Figma | Adobe Photoshop | Illustrator | InDesign | Adobe XD | WordPress

Motion & Video

After Effects | Premiere Pro | DaVinci Resolve

3D

Blender | 3DS Max | Substance Designer | Substance Painter

Generative AI

Firefly | Nano Banana | Veo | Runway | Midjourney | Gemini | Claude

LANGUAGES

Turkish | Native
English | Intermediate

EDUCATION

Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University | Bachelor of Arts, History

09/2011 – 02/2017

09/2011 – 02/2017

Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University |
Bachelor of Arts, History

09/2011 –
02/2017

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Graphic Design Specialization | California Institute of the Arts

People Management Essentials | Google

Social Media Marketing | Meta (In Progress)

Graphic Design Specialization |
California Institute of the Arts

People Management Essentials |
Google

Social Media Marketing |
Meta (In Progress)

MEMBERSHIPS & AWARDS

The One Club for Creativity | Professional Membership

KEDV | Equality Ambassador

Ciudad de Soria International Short Film Competition | Shortlist | 2024

Mapcore CS:GO Exotic Mapping Contest | Honorable Mention | 2020

The One Club for Creativity |
Professional Membership

KEDV | Equality Ambassador

Ciudad de Soria International Short Film Competition | Shortlist | 2024

Mapcore CS:GO Exotic Mapping Contest |
Honorable Mentions
| 2020