Rely Industries
- Senior Graphic Designer
- Production Specialist
Travel-retail activations, hypermarket campaigns and Dubai Metro station branding, from creative KV to print-ready files, sampling and finished build.
Available for work · Dubai, UAE
Hello, I’m Jithin Prasannan — Senior Graphic Designer & Production Specialist
From key visualto finished build.
Print-ready artwork, large-format production and retail builds for global brands across the UAE.
You probably won’t see it in the final print.
But it’s exactly why the job comes out right.
01 — Precision
Prepress precision.
Bleed, CMYK and dielines checked before a single sheet hits the press.
02 — Experience
7+ years in UAE print.
Duty-free islands, hypermarket campaigns and Dubai Metro station wraps.
03 — Process
AI-assisted creative.
Faster concepts and variations, finished to a production-grade standard.
04 — Delivery
Screen to shop floor.
Steering metal, carpentry, acrylic and paint teams from sampling to final build.
01 About
I turn brand key visuals into print-ready, built-for-real work.
Senior Graphic Designer & Production Specialist at Rely Industries, Dubai, since Sep 2024. I adapt brand key visuals into technical, production-ready artwork, then steer the metal, carpentry, acrylic and paint teams from sampling to final build.
7+ years in the UAE, specialising in print file preparation for large-format print, retail displays and fabrication. Currently delivering artwork for duty-free and travel-retail activations, hypermarket campaigns and Dubai Metro station branding for global spirits and FMCG brands. Before Rely: print production and design at OBL Prints and DESCO Print & Studio, freelance brand identity work, and an early start in advertising design in India.
- Experience7+ Years
- BasedDubai, UAE
- AvailabilityOpen to full-time & freelance
- Driving licenceValid UAE licence
- LanguagesEnglish, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil
7+Years experience
200+Clients served
100+Logos designed
500+Print projects
— In the real world
Work that leaves the screen.
Islands, gondolas, station wraps, billboards and packs — produced, printed and installed.
02 What I do
From artwork file to the finished build.
- 01
Design.
Brand identities, packaging, advertising and social pieces that hold up in print.
- 02
Prepare.
Pre-press, bleed, CMYK conversion and dielines, checked before anything hits the press.
- 03
Adapt.
One brand key visual, rebuilt for gondolas, islands, wraps and metro stations.
- 04
Deliver.
Sampling, production teams and installation supervision, through to the finished piece.
Services & capabilities
Everything I take on, from the first file check to the installed display.
Print-file preparation
Pre-press, bleed, CMYK conversion and dielines, checked before anything hits the press.
Large-format & POSM production
Gondolas, islands, wraps and displays, from sample to installed piece.
Retail & travel-retail campaigns
Campaign roll-outs across stores, duty free and airport spaces.
Brand identity
Logos, packaging and stationery that hold up in print.
Advertising & social media design
Print ads, billboards and social posts built from one idea.
3D visualisation Learning
Currently learning.
Creative capabilities
- Key visual adaptation to multiple sizes & formats
- Retail display graphics: FSDUs, gondolas, islands, bays, arches, pallet wraps
- Brand identity & logo design
- Packaging design
- Print collateral
- Signage, display & exhibition stand graphics
- Advertising & social media design
Print & production capabilities
- Print-ready artwork & file checks before output
- Bleed & cut-line setup, colour management
- Large-format & digital print, metro & display wraps
- Technical & production drawings
- Metal, wood, acrylic & paint finishes
- Technical sampling & installation supervision
- Quality control & machine operation
- Cost estimation, print methods & materials advice
Skills
Core Expertise
Creative Tools
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe InDesign
- Canva
- Adobe Acrobat Pro
- SketchUp Pro
- CADmate
Language Skills
Selected brands
Travel retail & spirits
- Grey Goose
- Johnnie Walker
- Patrón
- Smirnoff
- The Singleton
- Talisker
- Ploom
FMCG & retail
- Galaxy
- Jewels
- M&M’s
- Snickers
- Twix
- Skittles
- Hershey’s
- Be-Kind
Transit
- Dubai Metro
Brands I have produced artwork and builds for through employers. Names only; trademarks belong to their owners.
03 Works
Selected work
04 Resume
Every brief is a step. Here’s how I got here.
Seven years between the screen and the shop floor.
Step 01 Current role
Step 02
GraphicGateae
- Digital Marketing Executive
Supported Google Ads, SEO and social media campaigns for wide-format and digital print services, alongside design work.
Step 03
OBL Prints – Dubai Printing Press
- Graphic Designer
- Production Specialist
Large-format graphics, signage and marketing materials for events and retail, with cost estimates, budgets, machine operation and quality control.
Step 04
DESCO Print & Studio
- Graphic Designer
- Branch In-Charge (promoted Jan 2021)
Managed branch operations, staff, workflow and quality control while handling premium client projects from concept to print.
Step 05
Freelance
- Freelance Graphic Designer
Brand identities, logos and marketing collateral for multiple clients, managing each project end to end.
Step 06
Eskay Designing & Advertising
- Junior Graphic Designer
Visual content for advertising campaigns, supporting senior designers on client projects.
Education & Certifications
2024
Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing
IPCS Global, Dubai
2018
Diploma in Graphic Design
TCIL-IT Education & Training
2017
Diploma in Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Certifications
Digital marketing certifications
- Google Ads AI-Powered Performance
- Advanced Google Analytics
- Google Tag Manager Fundamentals
- Fundamentals of Digital Marketing
- Content Marketing
