Bashir Zahediamrei

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

Houdini, 20-week course — London

2021

CAAI

Convergent Architecture Studios — Tehran

2017

Bahaʼi Institute for Higher Education (BIHE)

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.

2009 – 2017

Mazandaran University

BA Mathematics — discontinued due to government-imposed restrictions on Baháʼí students

2007 – 2009

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

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