Experience

Armin started his professional career in 1996 as a storyboard and concept designer for the Swedish Film and Advertising industry.

In 2005, he joined digital agency Foreign as Art Director producing global campaigns for Adidas, BMW Motorad, Unicef, Omega and others, which resulted in numerous awards and recognitions.

From 2007 until 2009, Armin successfully ran his own creative Agency and won business from Carlsberg, MTV Nordic, Scania, Nokia, gaining even more recognitions to his name.

In 2010 Armin moved to branding and became Digital Art Director at Pangea Design, working mainly in public sector with Swedish Pensions Agency among other clients, taking steps towards his international career.

Recently, Armin served as Creative Director at Impact Proximity, Dubai.

Specialties

Armins areas of expertise include Concept development, Strategic thinking, Art Direction, Rich Media Experiences, Graphic design, Directing, Editing, Animation, Illustration as well as Management of a creative team.

Work history

IMPACT PROXIMITY, Creative Director (Mar 2011–May 2011)
Clients: Pepsi, Mercedes-Benz, Emirates Airlines, Yahoo!, P&G, Johnson&Johnson.

PANGEA DESIGN, Digital Art Director (Sep 2010– Feb 2011)
Clients: Swedish Pensions Agency,  Swedbank, Stockholm University, Government Offices of Sweden, Stockholm Public Transport.

WERK, Creative director/Owner (Apr 2007– Aug 2010)
Clients: MTV, Nickelodeon, Carlsberg, Nokia, Scania, SEB bank, Synsam.

FOREIGN, Digital Art Director/Designer (Sep 2005–Mar 2007)
Clients: adidas International, Omega, Unicef, H&M, BMW.

WERK, Art Director/Owner (Nov 2001– Sep 2005)
Clients: Universal Pictures, Sony Music, UIP, EMI Music

Awards & Nominations

Cyber Lions shortlist (Synsam), The FWA (Nokia), European Excellence Awards (SEB bank), Webby Awards (adidas), London International Awards (adidas), Cresta (adidas),  New York Festivals (adidas), Clio (adidas) etc.

Publications

Lürzer Archive, Around Europe Promotion, Sketchel, , Diesel New Art, Semi-Permanent, Around Europe Logos, Soma Magazine.

Additional info

Magister Diploma in Fine Arts, Crafts and Design from Konstfack University College in Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality: Swedish
Languages: English, Swedish, Bosnian
Software skills: Adobe CS5, Final Cut, MS Office and many more

Recommendations

“Working with Armin was a pleasure. His enthusiasm was constant and cherished the people he worked with doing his best to motivate them at all times. It was a pleasure to work with him on all projects I managed!”
— Nadim Khouri, Account Manager, Impact Proximity

“The combination creativity skills and commercial master mind is what describes Armin best. I’m pleased to work with this hardworking guy that always find solutions that satisfy Nickelodeon’s needs. Armin promises a lot and delivers even more. I’m confident to recommend Armin and his company to companies that need production help (tv and online).”
— Rikard Wiberg, AM of Brand Solution Nordic, Nickelodeon International

“Artist. Illustrator. Creative. Designer. Animator. Multi talented. How shall I describe one of the most positive and talented persons I’ve ever had the privilidge of working with. Armin is a true creative spirit that turns problems around and presents unique and truly amazing solutions that appeals to the large public. Hire Armin and you won’t be disappointed.”
— Johan Ronnestam, Executive Creative Director, Foreign Advertising