About
Faris Alhumaidhi
Art Director · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
I lead design teams, define creative direction, and turn complex ideas into clear, scalable visual systems — for national campaigns, government brands, flagship events and AI-driven films.
My strength is aligning business goals with strong creative direction: building teams and systems that scale, not just designs that look good.
9+ years
in design, motion and visual storytelling
Award
Marketing Idea Award 2022 — with GACA
Speaker
Saudi Impact Week — strategic design & AI
National stage
Ministries, FII, Misk and the Saudi Games
What I do
Art direction and creative concepts
Brand strategy and visual identity systems
Campaigns across OOH, social and digital
Motion design, film and visual storytelling
Generative-AI visuals and video production
Event identities and leading design teams
Experience
Takamol Holding
Senior Graphic Designer · 2024 – present
Leads creative direction across initiatives with a strong focus on AI-generated visuals and video — concept films, motion pieces and creative prototypes that speed up decisions and widen creative exploration.
SAAF Events
Art Director · 2022 – 2025
Art direction for high-profile national and international events: event identities, visual narratives, spatial layouts, event films and integrated event marketing.
General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA)
Design Team Lead · 2021 – 2024 · Graphic Designer · 2020 – 2021
Led the design team and set the visual standards, brand guidelines and design systems used across departments; mentored designers and turned stakeholder needs into clear creative direction.
TAMMT Creative Agency
Graphic Designer · 2018 – 2019
Project-based designer for GACA — event playbooks, social media and brand marketing deliverables.
Creative Formula
Motion Graphic Designer · 2019 – 2020
Motion graphics and animated content for digital and marketing campaigns.
Details Media Production
Motion Graphic Designer · 2013 – 2019
Motion graphics, visual storytelling and animation direction for a wide range of clients; supported and mentored junior designers.
Selected events
Saudi Games Launch Ceremony — Ministry of Sport
“Madaris” Platform Launch — Ministry of Education
FII Investment Forum — VIP Retreat
Arab Anti-Corruption Forum — Diriyah
Misk Foundation Launchpad Program — two editions
Saudi Petrolite Chemicals Facility Launch
Novel Non-Metallic Solutions — MECOC EXPO & ADIPEC 2025
Recognition
Marketing Idea Award — 2022
Marketing Consulting Association · awarded with the General Authority of Civil Aviation for creativity in marketing.
Speaking & teaching
Saudi Impact Week
Workshop “The Role of Strategic Design in Strengthening Strategic Identity” and the session “How to Direct AI for Better Results”.
Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC)
Helped build the new “Motion Graphics Design” specialization using the DACUM occupational-analysis method.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration — King Saud University, 2014 – 2019
Adobe Certified — Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, 2019
Advertising Industry Program — TTP Academy with Maestro Pizza
Skills
Art Direction · Brand Strategy · Visual Identity · Visual Storytelling · Motion Design · Film Direction · Generative AI · Team Management · Public Speaking · After Effects · Adobe Creative Suite
Let’s work together
For projects, collaborations or speaking — I’d be glad to hear from you.