Creative Director at Oberon Media
Greater New York City Area
- Current
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- Creative Director at Oberon Media
- Past
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- Creative Director (Self-employed)
- Senior Art Director (Consultant) at Hagari Design
- Senior Art Director at Gizmoz
- Art Director at Vizooal
- Education
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- Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
- School of Visual Arts
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Yael Sahar’s Summary
• Creative Director
• Developed and directed online solutions for large corporations. Clients include Microsoft, Comcast, Electronic Arts, France Telecom (Orange) among others
• Team building and team leading
• Hands on experience with both Interactive and Print media design
Yael Sahar’s Specialties:
New Media
Branding and identity
E-commerce
Casual games
Yael Sahar’s Experience
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Creative Director
Oberon Media
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Online Media industry)
July 2005 — Present (3 years 4 months)
• In charge of the entire Creative and UI of Oberon’s casual games solutions across online and mobile platforms. The Game Center platform has been adopted by some of the world’s largest corporations including Microsoft, Comcast, Verizon, Electronic Arts, France Telecom (Orange) and NHN. The platform combines casual-game content, merchandising, live community and other features to fulfill each partner’s specific needs.
• Leading a team of graphic designers, animators and web developers to execute top-level products.
• Responsibilities include product and project scoping, use cases, information architecture, GUI development, final graphic interface and production supervision. -
Creative Director
Self-employed
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Graphic Design industry)
February 2003 — July 2005 (2 years 6 months)
• Specialized in New Media design
• Provided creative consulting services for major clients.
• Primary Client: Oberon Media Ltd. Israel
• Other clients included Double Trump, Platt Architects, JVP Venture Capital and Xenia Ventures. -
Senior Art Director (Consultant)
Hagari Design
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Graphic Design industry)
October 2001 — January 2003 (1 year 4 months)
• New Media design, including web sites, multimedia and interactive products
• Print design including branding and identity systems
• Worked with leading corporations from Hi-Tech industry, financial and educational -
Senior Art Director
Gizmoz
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Graphic Design industry)
July 2000 — September 2001 (1 year 3 months)
• Interactive design & animation Art Director
• Leading a design team throughout all stages of design and implementation
• In charge of developing interactive products for leading corporations
• Clients included The WB Television Network, Sony, Vivendi Universal and AOL among others -
Art Director
Vizooal
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Graphic Design industry)
March 2000 — July 2000 (5 months)
• Interactive design & animation Art Director
• Designed and developed websites for leading corporations
• Responsibilities included leading a design team, clients presentations, and directing a design project from concept to finish
• Clients included: Cisco Systems, PlusOne Inc.
Yael Sahar’s Education
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Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
BFA, Visual Communication, 1995 — 1999
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School of Visual Arts
Visiting Student Scholarship, Graphic Design, 1997 — 1998
Additional Information
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Yael Sahar’s Groups:
The Art Directors Club
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Animation, Media & Entertainment
Yael Sahar’s Honors:
• America - Israel Cultural Foundation Award of Excellence in graphic design 2000
• Mayer Award for Package Design 1999
• Israeli Association of Graphic Designers - 1999 design award, Category: Exhibition Design.
• Bezalel Academy Award of Excellence in Graohic Design 1995 -96, 1996 - 97, 1997 - 98
• Visiting Student scholarship School of Visual Arts NY, 1997 fall semester
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