Ali Azem Tas
Art Director
Brand | Campaign | Motion | Digital
- Istanbul, Turkiye
- aliazem.com
- aliazemtas@gmail.com
- Behance
- Istanbul, Turkiye
- aliazem.com
- aliazemtas@gmail.com
- Behance
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