Sahar Malek – \u00a011 June 1982<\/p>\n
Professional Experience<\/strong> Sahar\u00a0started her creative career at 9, writing her\u00a0own bed time story books and selling some to neighbors.<\/p>\n After getting her\u00a0Masters in Creative copywriting, she\u00a0Worked with big multinationals such as BBDO Cairo, JWT Cairo, Y&R and FP7 on a vast majority of brands across the MENA region; varying from telecom, food & beverages, banks, automotive, fashion. In her\u00a0stint as a freelance creative, she\u00a0had the chance to branch out and get experience in production, set art direction and digital marketing to name a few.<\/p>\n Sahar shifted to the digital world in 2016 as a Creative Director with “The Online Project” to handle the\u00a0digital part (FB, Snapchat, Instagram etc.) for mainly Nescaf\u00e9 GCC and IKEA Dubai & Qatar while managing the creative team in Dubai and Amman. She is currently freelancing between Beirut, Dubai and KSA after working with DIWANEE Dubai and Beirut as Digital Creative Director mainly on Careem and Bayer for 2 years.<\/p>\n Overall profile: Strategic thinking, Brand building, Concept development,\u00a0Script writing , Digital platform experience.<\/p>\n Other interests:\u00a0Graphic novel addict, Traveling, Belly dancing, Independent Cinema.<\/p>\n Nationality<\/strong>: Lebanese.<\/p>\n Languages<\/strong>:\u00a0French, English and Arabic (Lebanese & Egyptian).<\/p>\n Lived in<\/strong>: Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, France, Egypt, Dubai and Doha.<\/p>\n ——<\/p>\n Current Professional work:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Freelance Creative Director (Dubai-Beirut-KSA)<\/p>\n Previous Professional work:<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n – UAE<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/em>2017-2019 2016-2017 – Lebanon:<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/em>2015-2016 2013-2015 * BIB – Beirut Bienial for the Image, Core team\u00a0+ Media\/social network ALBEDO<\/a>\u00a0Creative Platform took\u00a0place in December 2014 in Beirut. \u00a0(www.albedo-platform.com).<\/p>\n * “Beirut & Beyond” 2014 music festival, Copywriter.<\/p>\n – Qatar: – Dubai: – Egypt: 2010-2010 2007-2010 2007 – Education:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n * (2001-2006): Lebanese Academy Of Fine Arts\u00a0(ALBA)<\/a>\u00a0, Beirut. * (2000-2001): Universit\u00e9 Saint-Joseph, Beirut. * (2000): Lyc\u00e9e Franco-Libanais.\u00a0Mission Laique Fran\u00e7aise. –\u00a0Brands she works\/worked on:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n *DIWANEE: Careem (Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Muscat) – Bayer (Priorin, Bepenthene, Claritin) \u00a0 – Piaget – Sally Hansen – L’occitane – MAC cosmetics – Benefit – BBM – Nestl\u00e9 SCM – Kellogs – Bahlsen – Genesis Automotive.<\/p>\n *TOP Dubai: Digital – Nestl\u00e9 (Nescaf\u00e9, Coffee-mate, Dolce Gusto, Nido, 3 in 1, RedMug, etc), IKEA UAE & Qatar, Sony, Play Station, Culina.<\/p>\n *\u00a0FP7 Beirut: Byblos Bank, Korek Iraqi Telecom, McDonalds Beirut, Master Chips, Binastore Iraq, Bridgestone Iraq.<\/p>\n *\u00a0THE AGENCY, Doha: Vodafone.<\/p>\n *\u00a0EURO RSCG Dubai: Chalhoub group Brands, Dettol GCC, Faces GCC, Lamborghini Kuwait.<\/p>\n *\u00a0Y&R Cairo: Danone, Danette, Novartis, Souq.com.<\/p>\n *\u00a0JWT Cairo: Vodafone, Beymen, Edita.<\/p>\n *\u00a0IMPACT BBDO Cairo: Pepsi, 7UP, Miranda, Mercedes Benz, Rotana Cinema, Stella Beer, Snickers, Pizza Hut, Barclays Bank, EFG Hermes, Wadi Food, ID Vodka, Domaine de Gianaclis wines, Dairy Milk.<\/p>\n *\u00a0FREELANCE CLIENTS: Cam\u00e9lia Spa Beirut \/ ALBEDO Creative platform Beirut \/ Metro Al Madina Beirut \/ Toyota Kuwait \/ Camel Cigarettes Beirut \/ Link, Web design Lebanon \/ Target construction, Muscat Oman \/ Sageto Ltd, construction Company, Nigeria \/ Abou Merhi Cruise, Beirut \/ DMI, development Company, Lebanon \/ North Motors, BMW, Audi, Mini cooper agents, Lebanon \/ Moubtada wa khabar, online arabic litterature network, Lebanon \/ Eureloc for consultancy, Cairo \/ Arabella Mall Corporate identity, Kuwait<\/p>\n –\u00a0Courses and Workshops<\/strong>\u00a0 Presentation skills workshop (2016, Lebanon) \/\u00a0High performance leadership training (2008 Cairo) \/ Designer trainer\u00a0\u00a0ARAB DIGITAL EXPRESSION<\/a>\u00a0(2007,\u00a0Cairo) \/ \u00a0Copyright workshop, (2007, Beirut) \/\u00a0Academic<\/em>: Theater \/ History of arts \/ Photography \/ Printing\/ Color calibrating \/ TV production \/ Marriott Vacation Club International, Training in sales (2000, Beirut).<\/p>\n – Trainings (Advertising Agencies and Print houses)<\/strong><\/p>\n * \u00a0Y&R Dubai, creative intern.\u00a0(2004)<\/p>\n * \u00a0Print Works s.a.l. Training program with The Repro House s.a.l., Inc.Printers & Artworks.\u00a0(2005)<\/p>\n * Karaky printing Press, Ras Beirut Intern in all departments: design & layout, pre-press, printing and post-press. (2005)<\/p>\n * H&C Leo Burnett (Lebanon) Training, client servicing department, Philip Morris.\u00a0(2002)<\/p>\n CONTACT:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n maleksahar@gmail.com Sahar Malek – \u00a011 June 1982 Professional Experience 2006 – till date Sahar\u00a0started her creative career at 9, writing her\u00a0own bed time story books and selling some to neighbors. After getting her\u00a0Masters in Creative copywriting, she\u00a0Worked with big multinationals such … Continue reading
\n2006 – till date<\/p>\n
\nHer professional experience started\u00a0in Cairo, where she\u00a0worked in the right direction in this field with big names in the local market and with international Executive Creative Directors.
\nLater on she\u00a0worked in the UAE, Qatar, and Lebanon, while also catering\u00a0for the KSA, \u00a0Kuwaiti, Iraqi and Kurdish markets.<\/p>\n
\n* <\/strong><\/em>DIGITAL Creative Director at DIWANEE<\/a> UAE & Lebanon<\/p>\n
\n*<\/strong> The Online Project (TOP), Creative Director.<\/p>\n
\n* FP7\u00a0Beirut, Associate Creative Director.<\/p>\n
\n* \u00a0Metro Al Madina<\/a>, In-house Responsible for Social media (fb-twitter-instagram), Marketing, Event poster design, Calendars, Newsletters etc.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/em>2012
\n* The Agency 222 – Doha, Senior Art Director on Vodafone.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/em>2012
\n* Euro RSCG – Dubai, Senior Art Director\/ Copywriter.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/em>2010-2012
\n* \u00a0Y&R – Cairo, Senior Art Director\/Copywriter mainly on Danone & Danette.<\/p>\n
\n* \u00a0JWT\u00a0<\/a>–\u00a0Cairo, Senior Art Director\/Copywriter mainly on Vodafone.<\/p>\n
\n* \u00a0BBDO<\/a>\u00a0– Cairo, Junior Art Director\/Conceptualizer mainly on\u00a0FMCG’s<\/p>\n
\n* \u00a0ADEF<\/a>\u00a0Art Director and Image Consultant, Egypt 2013 Year Comic Book workshop in the Arab world \/ ADEF identity and design.<\/p>\n
\nMasters +5 \u00a0in Advertising (Conceptualizer \/ Copywriter).<\/em><\/p>\n
\nBusiness and management.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nFrench baccalaureate specialized in economics and sociology.<\/p>\n
\nUAE: +971544957998
\nLebanon: +96171277387<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"