Creative Artist at Seattle Turkish Film Festival

Aside from my responsibility as the Director of Shorts Program, I have been directing Seattle Turkish Film Festival's visual identity by collaborating with international artists, and creating marketing assets, including posters, video teasers, digital programs, online surveys, printed brochures and maintaining festival website.

ClientSeattle Turkish Film Festival (non-profit)Year2019-PresentServicesCreative content generation for branding and marketingToolsGenerative AI (image, video, audio), Adobe CCLinkwww.stff.org

⸺ Creative Direction

Directing festival visual identity in branding and marketing materials shared on website and social media for events and screenings.

⸺ Asset Generation

Creating marketing assets (image, video or text), including posters, video teasers, digital programs, QR-based surveys, printed brochures etc using emerging technology and tools.

⸺ Artist Collaborations

Collaborating with local and international artists to set the main artwork of the visual identity for each event to foster cultural exchange and to support artists' global visibility.

⸺ Visual Storytelling

Crafting the festival's visual narrative across social media, print, and event materials — translating curatorial themes into cohesive design language for each edition.

⸺ Design Strategy

Built design strategy from the ground up establishing workflows, methodologies, and technical infrastructure for festival's curatorial voice and cultural mission to diverse audiences enabling consistent and scalable creative output.

⸺ Roadmap Planning

Owning short program's roadmap planning across both multi-year strategic growth and annual edition execution: defining programming priorities, operational milestones, and creative direction while iterating on each cycle based on audience data, jury feedback, and community needs.