My name is Sajjad Khatibi. I am an award–winning Art Director and Motion Designer living in Berlin and working as Senior Creative at antoni_ Berlin. I emigrated to Europe in 1999, grew up in the Frankfurt am Main area and got German citizenship after five years. After grammar school I moved to Berlin in 2008 and started my studies in Graphic Design at the Lette Verein Berlin. After three years of successful studies, I decided to continue my education in Communication Design at the University of Applied Sciences for Engineering and Economics (HTW Berlin), which I completed after four years with a Bachelor of Arts with a very good result.

As a Creative, I have worked on many platforms with and for various brands and partners such as HORNBACH, Jägermeister, OTTO, Trolli, Mercedes Benz, Opel (to name a few) as well as for artists and friends. I never want to feel like I have “arrived” or become complacent and I am always happy when I can share my knowledge with others.

EXPERIENCE

2024–current
antoni Berlin GmbH & Co. KG
SENIOR CREATIVE
Art Direction / Design

2019–2024
HEIMAT Berlin (HeimatTBWA)
SENIOR CREATIVE
Art Direction / Motion Design

2017–2019
HEIMAT Berlin
CREATIVE
Art Direction / Motion Design

2016
Brand Union Germany
CREATIVE INTERN
Art Direction / Product Design

EDUCATION

2013–2017
HTW Berlin
COMMUNICATION DESIGN
Bachelor of Arts (Ø: 1,4)

2010–2013
Lette Verein Berlin
GRAPHIC DESIGN
State–approved Graphic Designer

2009
Schule in der Köllnischen Heide Berlin
ART SUPERVISOR
Annual Internship

2004–2008
Albert–Schweitzer–Gymnasium
(Secondary School, Hesse)
Performance courses: Art and Biology

LANGUAGES

Persian
Native

German
Bilingual Proficiency

English
Professional Working Proficiency

Spanish
Elementary Proficiency

Arabic
Elementary Proficiency

SKILLS

☻ Storytelling
☻ Creative Conception
☻ Advertising
☻ Branding
☻ Typography
☻ Visual Identity
☻ Graphic Design
☻ Art Direction
☻ Motion Design
☻ Photography
☻ Video Editing
☻ Generative AI
☻ Social Media Trends
☻ UX & UI Design

CLIENTS

Air Berlin, B’90/Grüne, Bofrost, BVR, Coke, Consorsbank, Costa Coffee, DEVK, Fanta, Felix Burda Stiftung, Ferrero, FDP, Henkel, Hornbach, Jägermeister, Kaufland, Lidl, Mercedes Benz, Opel, Otto, Pepsi, Peugeot, Smart, Spax, Trolli, Vaay, Yello Strom, Zeit Online, Zurich Versicherung

AWARDS

ADC Germany, ADC Global, Cannes Lions, CICLOPE Award, Clio Awards, Cresta Award, Deutscher Digital Award, Deutscher Preis für Onlinekommunikation, Deutscher Werbefilmpreis, Die Klappe, Effie Award, Epica Awards, Internationaler Deutscher PR–Preis, London International Award, Max Awards, New York Festivals, Plakadiva, Spotlight Festival, The One Club, The One Show, Webby

PUBLICATIONS

48 Stunden Neukölln, ADC Germany, ADC Global, Ads of Brands, Ads of the World, Adweek, Artsy, Business Insider, Creative Review, Design made in Germany, Designboom Magazine, Designcritics, Festival international de Cinéma Marseille - FIDMarseille, FHXB Friedrichshain–Kreuzberg Museum, Hiphop.de, Horizont, Meedia, Page Magazine, The Drum, W&V, ZEIT Online …

SOME LINKS

https://adc.de/sajjad.khatibi
https://lovethework.com/sajjad.khatibi
https://oneclub.org/sajjad.khatibi
https://liaawards.com/sajjad.khatibi
https://clios.com/…
https://spotlight-festival.de/…
https://deutscherdigitalaward.de/…

SELECTED WORKS

Contact me to find a suitable solution for your idea. I am happy to help you with Creative Conception, Storytelling, Branding, Still and Motion Design.

Ask for my CV and let’s connect at LinkedIn.