Amare Kassahun
@amarekassahun
Creative Director at Planet Meraki creating visual work across photography, video, and graphic design.
EthiopiaWhat I'm looking for
At Bana Records, I served as Creative Lead, overseeing creative direction and visual storytelling for the company and its artists. I also worked in digital marketing, A&R, and social media management.
At Testi Specialty Coffee, I was Creative Director, overseeing creative functions including photography, videography, digital marketing, and website management.
I'm currently a Creative Director at Planet Meraki and work as a freelancer in video editing, photography, videography, and graphics.
I founded Abogida Music, a music critics and blog page focused on reviewing musical creations and discovering unrecognized artists. My goal is to influence and motivate people to create and express themselves through visual mediums.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Creative Director
Planet Meraki
Feb 2024 - Present (2 years 8 months)
Worked as Creative Director at Planet Meraki.
Freelance
Freelance
Jun 2020 - Present (6 years 4 months)
Freelance Video Editing, Photography & Videography, Graphics.
Creative Director
Testi Specialty Coffee
Nov 2024 - May 2026 (1 year 6 months)
Worked as Creative Director at Testi Specialty Coffee.
Creative Lead
Bana Records
Mar 2024 - Nov 2024 (8 months)
The company's and artists creative direction as well as working as digital marketing, A&R, Social Media Management
Founder
Abogida Music
Sep 2022 - May 2024 (1 year 8 months)
Abogida is a Music Critics & Blog Page that focuses on enhancing and reviewing different musical creations.
We are working in discovering new artists from various genres focusing on unrecognized talents and giving both global and local publication and exposure.
Reviews and ratings are done by numerous and Different peoples carefully analyzed and curated data gathered through this bot.
Marketing And A&R
Bana Records
Nov 2023 - Feb 2024 (3 months)
Worked as Marketing And A&R at Bana Records.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
VECOD
Certefication Leadership & Management
2023 - 2024
Selam Ethiopia
Certification , Music Business
2023 - 2023
Training on the music industry provided by SelamEthiopia's 'Culture Leads the Way' project, for four days fromNovember 13-16,2023. The training aims to provide cultureactors, artists, young people and culture professionals interested in the music industry, with the skills and knowledgethey need to succeed in the music industry.
It's specifically provide participants with an overview of the music
HubSpot Academy
Certification, Digital Marketing
2023 - 2023
Great Learning
Certification, Talent Management
2023 - 2023
Unity University
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science
2019 - 2023
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
EthiopiaAuthorized to work in
Salary expectations
Social media
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