About Mona Wishkahi

I'm an Art Director and Production Designer with a degree in Visual Arts from Germany based in London. While living in Germany I have been working as a Graphic Designer and Assistant Director independent of one another in national and international Cinema and Film productions (high and low budget).


My thesis (short movie - "Migräne Das Monster In Mir") has gained worldwide recognition and was

I'm an Art Director and Production Designer with a degree in Visual Arts from Germany based in London. While living in Germany I have been working as a Graphic Designer and Assistant Director independent of one another in national and international Cinema and Film productions (high and low budget).


My thesis (short movie - "Migräne Das Monster In Mir") has gained worldwide recognition and was broadcasted on several international festivals. Furthermore, the movie was bought from KIK-Kanal (KIK-channel) and it has been aired from 2010 to 2015 in 500 hospitals in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

2013 I moved to London to experience a more wide range of design/media on the international market. After few freelance graphic design jobs I started working for a property investment company - YPC Group - in the Marketing department leading the design/art work and team. Working alongside the Marketing Manager assessing the performance of advertisement whilst monitoring and split testing them.

In 2014 I decided to work for my favourite Iranian channel, manoto TV (MTN - Marjan Television Network) started as a graphic designer.

2015 I started leading the Art Department at manoto TV. Taking care of the Art Direction and Set Design as well as being one of the channel promo Directors.

In 2018 I left the film studios due to an exiting job offer for editorial design leading and art directing the visuals for stills.

From beginning of 2020 I became independent with monmondesign Ltd and still practice my work as an Art Director and Production Designer for Film, TV and Stills.


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I am a bold and exciting Senior Art Director/ Production Designer with 10+ successful years within TV/Film and creative industry. I offer differentiated designs, visual concepts and commercialised set design solutions that take what the story needs into reality. I've conceptualised and art directed productions to deliver outstanding creative output. Unafraid to challenge tradition, I remain hands-on in developing simple, scalable ideas that take visual, graphical and media concepts into high-impact production design.

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Additional Information

Industries

Branded Content, Commercials, Corporate, Equipment Hire, Film, Music, Online, Social Media, TV

Programme Types

Arts, Biography, Business, Childrens, Comedy, Comedy (Children's), Commercial, Corporate, Current Affairs, Daytime, Documentary, Docusoap, Drama: Feature Film, Drama: Short Film, Drama: Television Serial, Dramatised Documentary, Education, Entertainment, Events, Factual, Factual Entertainment, Food, Game Show, Health, Hidden Camera, Historical Documentary, Investigative, Leisure, Live Multi-cam OB, Live TV, Magazine, Music, Music Promo, New Media, News, Outside Broadcast, Property, Quiz Show, Reality TV, Religion, Science, Shopping, Sitcom, Sport, Studio Debate

Specialisms

Advertising, Architecture, Art, Art History, Arts, Cinema/Film, Comedy, Corporate Films, Crime, Design, Drama, Environment, Events, Fashion, Food, Gay & Lesbian, Health, High-Definition, Human Rights, Interactive TV, Interior Design, Location Filming, Medicine, Mental Health, Middle East, New Media, Period Drama, Philosophy, Photography, Politics, Womens Issues, Writing, Youth Culture

Credits

Elemis

(Dec 2021 - Dec 2021)

Pacific7 Productions Ltd

Art Director

Kaercher

(Dec 2021 - Dec 2021)

Smart TV

Art Director

VT Shoot / Sky TV

(Dec 2021 - Dec 2021)

Studio Crook / Sky TV

Art Director

The Courtship

(Jun 2021 - Oct 2021)

Shine TV, NBC

Art Director

Thursday Night Show Season 2

(May 2018 - July 2018)

Marjan TV Network , Manoto TV

Art Director

Thursday Night Show Season 2

(Jan 2018 - Mar 2018)

Marjan TV Network Manoto TV

Art Director

Echo Season 2

(Aug 2017 - Nov 2017)

Marjan TV Network, Manoto TV

Art Director

Echo Season 1

(July 2017 - Aug 2017)

Marjan TV Network, Manoto TV

Production Designer

Employment History

monmonDesign Ltd
Art Director & Creative Director
Jan 2010 - Present (Various Contracts)
Based in London, but available across the world, monmonDesign is the company behind
Mona Wishkahi's work as an Art Director, Production Designer and Promo Director.
monmonDesign specialises in TV/Film direction, interior design, editorial design,
branding, visual identity, social media and digital content

monmonDesign Ltd
Art Director & Creative Director
Jan 2010 - Present (Various Contracts)
Based in London, but available across the world, monmonDesign is the company behind
Mona Wishkahi's work as an Art Director, Production Designer and Promo Director.
monmonDesign specialises in TV/Film direction, interior design, editorial design,
branding, visual identity, social media and digital content design.
• Collaborates with Directors, Executive Producers, Film/TV crew on scripts, characters,
cast, location, venues and artistic direction for a variety of productions
• Develops campaigns based on briefs, with a focus on budget, timeline, specification and
progress within content development projects
• Reviews footage, content and artistry, frequently as the go-between for studio owners,
film crew and talent
• Leads with a reputation for delivering within budget and on-time, every time
• Inspires, manages and develops creative teams, focused on pushing and developing
ideas and overseeing excellent creative output in projects
• Works-up briefs, cracking big creative ideas that activate within a mix of client and pitch
work for the TV, film and creative content industry
• Consults on colour correction, design specification presentations and additional pre-topost production assignments
• Directs brand and identity of leading entertainment, audio and video productions
• Develops innovative ideas with production teams, and designs motion design toolkits
• Drives original content forward, manages mid-level creative and freelance talent
• Contributes to national and international TV and Cinema Productions for distributors
20th Century Fox, Netflix, BBC, Kinowelt, Curzon Artificial Eye, ARD, ZDF, HR, KIKA,
Waterstones, NDR, ARTE, Alive AG, Kinowelt Home Entertainment
Top projects include work with:
• Seedlip, London • Odeon TV, Germany • Herold Productions G
• RD Content, UK • Malena Film Productions • CineMedia Film, G
• SamFilm, Munich • Pantoleon Films, Berlin • StudioCanal, G
• U5 Film Production, Frankfurt • GBSR Ltd, London • Starhaus Filmproduktion, G
• Badlands Film, Berlin & Paris • Pandora Films, Norway • WBC Ldt, UK
• Rohfilm Gmbhh, Leipzig & Australia • Enigma Films, Munich • Unified New Homes
• Netflix, UK • RSK, Frankfurt • BBC, UK
• Edge City Films, UK • Porchlight Films, Australia • NFTS, UK
• University of Applied Sciences, G • Pearson Education, UK
• Marjan Television Network Ldt, Ln • Lucky Llama Ltd, London


Wine Box Company Ltd (WBC)
Senior Art Director & Designer
Sept 2018 - Feb 2020
Wine Box Company Ltd is the UK & Irelands biggest supplier of gift, wine and transit
packaging to the FMCG sector. From concept differentiation to the creation of high- impact
marketing, as Senior Art Director and Designer, was responsible for the creation of quality
marketing, client propositions, campaigns and projects.
• Increased publications from 3 to 11 per year by restructuring creative processes
• Led the re-imagination of the website with inbuilt User Experience (UX) with monthly
banner and seasonal refreshes that increased UK sales
• Launched new social media content, curated a visual posting plan for marketing that
increased followers and sales engagement
• Recruited and guided the sharpest creative and technical minds to reinvent digital
platform design
• Commissioned video and graphical content, oversaw project and campaign delivery and
artistry from 3D and 2D artists
• Unified Creative Directors, captured business and creative requirements to create briefs
for team activation
• Coached teams to create layouts, mockups, prototypes and illustrations to achieve the
buy-in of directors to design reinventions
• Analysed competitor activities to stand the brand apart through unique, tactical and
immersive designed campaigns
• Conceptualised, activated and drove the design lifecycle of digital marketing campaigns
with a full-funnel approach
• Pitched video storyboards, design explorations and social executions


Marjan TV Network Ltd
Art Director
DEC 2014 - SEPT 2018
Marjan TV is the groundbreaking Persian-language TV network. Rising from Senior
Graphic Designer to Art Director in December 2015, drove the direction of a range of
creative outputs for the Manoto channel. Developed a reputation for high-level, throughthe-line campaigns for media release. Recognised as a creative giant within the concept
to final production lifecycle.
• Partnered with Producers and Directors to visualise set designs, costumes, props, special
effects and audio-visual solutions for a range of productions
• Developed key promo campaigns for upcoming TV shows, and authored scripts
• Directed promos from concept to final production, with ownership of brief, budget,
schedule and operations
• Visualised and stylised set designs, graphic design and content productions
• Oversaw and managed projects on behalf of the art department
• Liaised with colleagues in-house and out-house on high-profile projects
• Ideated design ideas, presented to actors, cast, crew and producers to drive artistry
• Liaised with the Director of Photography and Costume design on set dressing,
lighting and sound that enhances the viewer experience
• As a Senior Graphic Designer, specialised in print and digital design, high-impact
creative visuals and project management to gold-sealed designs.
• Designed 2D and 3D content for promos, TV and media release


YPC Group Ltd
Head of Graphic Design
NOV 2013 - NOV 2014
YPC Group is a property investment company. As Head of Graphic Design, owned the
originality of the YPC group, and all print, web and digital design projects.
• Critical to the introduction of UX, UI and CX concepts for online advertising, FMCG
and retail campaigns that maximised campaign engagement and click-through
• Capitalised on social and consumer trends to deliver on-brand, trend-worthy
artwork, graphics and medial solutions that boosted revenue
• Specialised in Print, Web Design, Online Advertising, PPC, Magazine, Media, Landing
Page, Email, Social Media, Video Content, Video Production & Photography, as well as
business branding, visual identity and assets

Additional Information

Industries

Branded Content, Commercials, Corporate, Equipment Hire, Film, Music, Online, Social Media, TV

Programme Types

Arts, Biography, Business, Childrens, Comedy, Comedy (Children's), Commercial, Corporate, Current Affairs, Daytime, Documentary, Docusoap, Drama: Feature Film, Drama: Short Film, Drama: Television Serial, Dramatised Documentary, Education, Entertainment, Events, Factual, Factual Entertainment, Food, Game Show, Health, Hidden Camera, Historical Documentary, Investigative, Leisure, Live Multi-cam OB, Live TV, Magazine, Music, Music Promo, New Media, News, Outside Broadcast, Property, Quiz Show, Reality TV, Religion, Science, Shopping, Sitcom, Sport, Studio Debate

Specialisms

Advertising, Architecture, Art, Art History, Arts, Cinema/Film, Comedy, Corporate Films, Crime, Design, Drama, Environment, Events, Fashion, Food, Gay & Lesbian, Health, High-Definition, Human Rights, Interactive TV, Interior Design, Location Filming, Medicine, Mental Health, Middle East, New Media, Period Drama, Philosophy, Photography, Politics, Womens Issues, Writing, Youth Culture