Bashir Zahediamrei
me@zaahead.com · +44 7552 219 488 · London, N8 0FF
Experience
Freelance Designer & Art Director — 07/2020 – Present
Self-Employed — London
- Brand identity and art direction for S4C (shorts4change.org), a short film platform
- Brand identity and website design for The Hackney Room (thehackneyroom.com)
- Website design for Road Creates (roadcreates.com)
- Book cover design for Pasturage
- Social media content design for Artstage (artstage.com)
Senior Designer — 01/2020 – 07/2025
Volant Media UK Ltd. — London
- Led the redesign of on-air graphics, establishing a unified visual language across broadcast and digital platforms
- Developed and implemented a design system to ensure consistency and scalability across departments
- Managed and mentored a small team of designers, fostering collaboration and creative growth
- Introduced a geographic mapping solution using multiple design tools to support visual storytelling in news coverage
- Directed branding and visual strategy for high-profile coverage, including the 2024 US Election and AFC Asian Cup
Creative Designer — 2017 – 2020
Volant Media UK Ltd. — London
- Played a key role in the conceptual development of social and political campaigns, including Woman, Life, Freedom
- Designed brand identities for major programmes such as Special Interview and Hattrick
- Contributed to the creative direction of cultural and live event broadcasts, such as Nowruz celebrations
- Created visual explainers and editorial graphics to support daily news storytelling
- Developed automated design templates to improve production efficiency and reduce turnaround time
Architectural Designer — 2016 – 2019
Mado Architects / Pragmatica Studio / Self-Employed — Iran
- Residential and urban design projects; 3D visualisation, project management, and construction administration
- Contributed to masterplans for Greater Tehran districts 9, 17, and 18; produced flyover animation for urban linkages
Graphic Designer & Photographer — 2011 – 2014
Tiwall.com — Tehran
- Podcast and audio-teaser cover artwork; event and performance photography
Technical Skills
Adobe Suite: After Effects (scripting, expressions, automation, templating), Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, Audition, Substance Painter
Motion & 3D: Cinema 4D, Blender, 3ds Max — modelling, texturing, animation, motion graphics
Procedural: SideFX Houdini (intermediate) — motion graphics, procedural modelling
UI/UX: Figma — prototyping, interface design
Typography: Glyphs (basic) — typeface editing and icon design
Web: HTML/CSS; JavaScript (intermediate); XML — animated SVGs
Education
Escape Studios — 2021
Houdini, 20-week course — London
CAAI — 2017
Convergent Architecture Studios — Tehran
Bahaʼi Institute for Higher Education (BIHE) — 2009 – 2017
BA Architecture, partially completed — Tehran
BIHE provides accredited higher education for Baháʼí students systematically excluded from Iranian state universities. Studies interrupted on leaving Iran; the programme cannot be completed remotely from abroad.
Mazandaran University — 2007 – 2009
BA Mathematics — discontinued due to government-imposed restrictions on Baháʼí students
Academic Experience
Instructor & Lecturer — 07/2017 – Present
Bahaʼi Institute for Higher Education — Tehran and remote
- Instructor, Architectural Technologies II, Bachelor of Architecture: Fundamentals of geometries on screen; 3D modelling and spatial analysis; visual representation of architectural spaces
- Instructor, Motion Graphics as Transforming Visual Storytelling, Short course: Starting September 2025 — narrating with motion graphics, typography in motion, editorial storytelling
- Lecturer, Master of Media Studies, Postgraduate: Workshop series on tailoring content for social media; talks on investigative journalism and visual analysis
Interests
- Reading — Design literature and magic realism
- Gaming — Football video games and board games; long-time Manchester United supporter
- Carpentry — Hands-on making; skills passed down from my father
- Embroidery — Mindfulness and material experimentation
Details
Nationality: Iranian — UK Leave to Remain
Languages: Persian (Native) · English (Fluent) · Arabic (Basic)