Hello!
My name is Mohd Iqbal Hakim, and I’m an Art Director, Illustrator, and Designer with a career in the creative industry since 2009. I focus on art direction, brand identity, and illustration, bringing ideas to life through a structured process.
©2009-2026
EXPERIENCES
Pos Malaysia Berhad
Designation
Year
Location
Employment
Senior Graphic Designer
Oct 2025 – Present
Kuala Lumpur
Full Time—Permenant
- Designed content assets including movie/tv/channel content thumbnail, header, and title placement.
- Working closely with the marketing team to help with the UI/UX team for preparing images thumbnails using Figma.
- Managed additional design projects as needed.
Harbour Creativ
Designation
Year
Location
Employment
Art Director / Illustrator
2014 – Present
Kuala Lumpur
Freelance
- Conducted client discovery sessions to understand their needs and guide the design process.
- Led the creation of Key Visuals and Art Direction
- Managing projects and working within the client’s budget
- Doing client presentation and discussions.
Media Innovations Services sdn. bhd. (Fetch TV)
Designation
Year
Location
Employment
Senior Graphic Designer
Oct 2025 – Present
Kuala Lumpur
Full Time—Permenant
- Designed content assets including movie/tv/channel content thumbnail, header, and title placement.
- Working closely with the marketing team to help with the UI/UX team for preparing images thumbnails using Figma.
- Managed additional design projects as needed.
Perk Idea Sdn. Bhd.
Designation
Year
Location
Employment
Art Director
Dec 2019 – Oct 2020
Sungai Buloh
Full Time—Permenant
- Designed Key Visuals and Art Direction for various events and exhibitions.
- Developed and executed graphic campaigns aligned with project goals.
- Worked with the Creative Director, generating an idea using mind-mapping
- Managed projects within budget while maintaining quality standards.
- Managed & guided co-workers in producing high-quality designs, ensuring alignment with project goals & brand standards.
KL Event & Exhibition Sdn. Bhd.
Designation
Year
Location
Employment
Senior Graphic & 3D Designer
Jan 2013 – Nov 2013
Kuala Lumpur
Full Time—Permenant
- Designed and created booths, marketing materials, promotions, brochures, banners, bunting, flyers, and signage.
- Managed visual content for the company.
CIMB Asean Research Institute (CARI)
Designation
Year
Location
Employment
Senior Graphic & 3D Designer
Jan 2012 – Nov 2012
Kuala Lumpur
Full Time—Permenant
- Translated complex data into clear, visually compelling infographics, making detailed insights more accessible and engaging
- Prepared graphic assets and materials for the marketing team.
- Prepared infographics for weekly digital news publications.
- Managed overall visual content and content visualization.
Trelo Communication Advertising Sdn. Bhd.
Designation
Year
Location
Employment
Graphic Designer
March 2011 – Dec 2011
Kuala Lumpur
Full Time—Permenant
- Collaborated with the Art Director to define project scopes and creative direction.
- Designed concepts for campaigns across digital and print platforms.
- Created and refined visuals for print advertisements and press ads, ensuring high-quality designs aligned with campaign objectives.
- Presented design proposals to the Art Director, incorporating feedback to refine and deliver impactful projects.
Sunway Pyramid
Designation
Year
Location
Employment
Graphic Designer & 3D Designer
May 2010 – Feb 2011
Kuala Lumpur
Full Time—Permenant
- Designed and executed creative concepts for retail events, including main concourse stages and pop-up displays for seasonal campaigns for Chinese New Year 2011 and Christmas 2010.
- Planned and illustrated concepts through detailed layouts, determining arrangement, size, and overall aesthetics to align with project goals.
- Collaborated with internal teams, including marketing, from the concept design phase to project completion, ensuring seamless execution.
- Presented rough layouts and drafts for concept approval, integrating feedback to refine designs.
- Participated in the production and on-site setup, ensuring quality throughout execution.
Such n Such Media
Designation
Year
Location
Employment
Graphic Designer
May 2009 – Dec 2009
Kuala Lumpur
Full Time—Permenant
- Collaborated closely with the senior design team, Art Director, and Creative Director.
- Created graphic and 3D design booths
- Produced small-scale graphic materials such as banners, stickers, and other below-the-line (BTL) marketing items to support campaigns.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Events and Talks
Gave a talk “My Art Journey”, at Mahkota Parade for UiTM Melaka, College of Creative & Arts, Degree Final Year Students, 2025
External assessor at UNISEL for Graphic Degree Final Year Students, 2024
Organized an event at UiTM Puncak Alam for Graphic Degree Students, 2024 (founded by Nouns)
Gave a talk at UiTM Shah Alam for Art & Design Master’s Students, 2024
Gave a talk at UiTM Puncak Alam for Graphic Degree Final Year Students, 2023
Gave a talk at Publika for UiTM Graphic Degree Final Year Students, 2016
Led a talk and design workshop at Aswara for Degree Students, 2015
AWARDS
Winner 2nd Place for Nouns CCO-Lib Prop House Round 03, 2024
Winner 1st Place for Nouns CCO-Lib Prop House Round 01,2023
Winner 1st Place for Hype Shirt Design Contest 2023
PUBLICATIONS
Artwork published in Nouns Zine. 2023
Artwork Featured on the Design Web Masses, 2019
Artwork Published in Sandhu Publishing, Freestyle: Illustrating Urban Fashion Paperback September 1, 2017
Artwork published in Great Idea, Petite Typeface, May 1, 2013
Artwork Featured on the design web Zillion Designs, 2014
Designer interview on the design web JUICE Online, 2010