Ahmed Al Shahabi
Creative Director
Salmiya,KU
Summary
Skilled Creative Director adept at overseeing writers, designers and artists to accomplish challenging objectives. Excellent communicator, problem solver and detail-oriented manager proficient in business operations and customer needs.
i write journalism and academia on the side.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Brand Manager/Creative Director
SKY BLUE ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED
Kuwait, Kuwait
11.2019 - Current
- Revamped work strategies and processes to accomplish agency objectives.
- Established procedures and quality standards for department.
- Managed campaigns with specific focuses in order to meet customer needs and creative visions.
- Developed strategic communication and marketing plans.
- Oversaw product planning and demand management on monthly basis in order to maintain adequate product levels.
- Organized and delivered training sessions to Operation Staff for new product content and technological advancements.
- Developed innovative marketing campaigns based on key objectives.
Creative Director/Operations Manager
Giants Gaming Lounge
Branches, Kuwait
01.2017 - 10.2019
- Maintain standards of the branches everyday basis, handling all internal operations, dealing with customer support, social media executive, marketing planner, IT solution and.
- Conceptualized brand identity and developed unique accompanying graphic style and tone for use in communications.
- Monitored online advertising and social media campaigns to assess success of different strategies.
- Coordinated innovative strategies to accomplish objectives and boost long-term profitability.
- Managed campaigns with specific focuses in order to meet customer needs and creative visions.
- Developed artistic visual products while working within defined technical constraints.
- Researched industry trends and evaluated competitive products.
- Orchestrated photo sessions by choosing photographers, stylists and cosmetic artists.
- Oversaw full teams of writers, artists, designers and project managers.
- Supervised daily operations of multi-million dollar brand operation.
- Set, enforced and optimized internal policies to maintain efficiency and responsiveness to demands.
- Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics.
Intelligence Specialist
Confidential Clients. 10 Yrs +
WorldWide
01.2004 - 01.2016
- Specializing in rendering social aspects in terms of sociological ideological, political and economic structures and in mass markets and corporate structures and identity.
- Analyzed information and conducted troubleshooting to determine ideal solutions and provide recommendations to upper management.
- Conducted research and investigations into Business, Military and Retail sectors.
- Evaluated current processes to develop improvement plans.
- Gathered, documented and modeled data to assess business trends and company directions
- Developed recommendations to assist clients and agencies with efforts to advance intelligence gathering and interpretation in multiple theaters of operation.
- Supervised gathering, review and dissemination of intelligence information from human sources, electronic sources, and counter-intelligence.
- Screened and interpreted all-source intelligence information.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
- Directed implementation of new business intelligence tools, selecting appropriate solutions and aiding in corresponding onboarding processes.
Skills
Creative ThinkingProblem SolvingResponsiblilityTime Management(Syrian/Kuwaiti)
Media industry expertise
Marketing expertise
Strategic leadership
Campaign development
Communications strategies
Creative team leadership
Timeline
Brand Manager/Creative Director
SKY BLUE ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED
11.2019 - Current
Creative Director/Operations Manager
Giants Gaming Lounge
01.2017 - 10.2019
Intelligence Specialist
Confidential Clients. 10 Yrs +
01.2004 - 01.2016