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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Leveraged background in visual communications and the knowledge of digital and technical equipment to create, capture and post content on social media. Shot food-related videos and appeared on-air, demonstrating recipes to food enthusiasts.• Emirates Bio Farm: Created food content for the UAE’s largest organic farm, including photos and videos of harvest and farm environment; developed recipes for seasonal, produce-specific, farm-made products• Super Sprout: Provided recipe development, food styling & photography services for an Australian organic superfood product range, developing content that was further published on social media and newsletters • Organic Food & Café: Streamlined social media promo and advertising campaigns for a range of product categories by designing food content through recipe development, food photography, and styling• Lacnor Arabia: Designed and created food content featured in various magazines and social media channels for the UAE’s leading brand of milk and juice products; offered art direction and food styling services; created PR and marketing materials for social media for Ramadan campaigns• Tavola Kitchen: Created food photo and video content for Ramadan influencer recipe campaign, promoting the use of international cookware and appliances (e.g., Instant Pot, Staub, Kitchen Aid, etc.)

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Specialized in consulting and creating food content for regional & global brands. Predominantly involved in creative production (marketing materials, cookbooks, packaging), assisting FMCG, agencies, and food retail in developing their products and promoting their businesses through targeted campaigns.• Minimalist Baker: Creating Middle-Eastern and Mediterranean-inspired recipes for a leading U.S. plant-based food blog, with a follower base of over 2.1 million people on Instagram. Providing advice on regional cuisine and ingredient alternatives to support health-conscious eaters following a gluten-free and/ or vegan diet• Perfetto Pasta: Launched and promoted Saudi leading brand of Italian-style pasta to the UAE market through recipe consulting. Lead cook and food stylist for recipe videos, providing on-set direction and developing targeted recipes for each product line, receiving over 500K views on YouTube• Al Islami Foods: Provided recipe development, food styling, and cooking on set for a leading brand of quality halal foods. Led live food demonstrations at various large-scale events across Dubai; such as The Dubai Mall “Kitchen on Ice,” and “Dubai Food Festival Beach Canteen”. Partnerships included Bosch and BBC Good Food

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Prepped for commercial shoots, including purchasing and sourcing of food props, recipe ingredients, styling food, creating mood boards, organizing kitchen and studio space. Styled and captured food, creating compelling photography for food-related digital, packaging, and print content.• Wild & The Moon: Photographed menu items for a leading vegan café to be further uploaded for an online delivery platform, Deliveroo.• Sunbulah Foods: Supported the launch of new product packaging rebrand for leading frozen food company. Worked with a branding agency to provide food stying, prop styling, and preparations of food items to be photographed. Items included puff pastries, gluten-free pizzas, and a peanut butter range.

Doha, Qatar

Worked alongside product development, menu development, and service design teams to create inspiring visuals for onboard equipment, product packaging, and cabin interiors for First, Business, and Economy Class.Worked with project teams to develop creative brand communication materials for Qatar Airways subsidiaries that included Qatar Executive, Qatar Aviation Service, Qatar Duty Free, Qatar Aviation Lease, and Doha International Airport.

Dubai, Uae

A fully-integrated corporate communication agency providing expertise in brand & strategy development, public relations, digital media, and design and production.Worked on various accounts to produce high quality designs for materials in both English and Arabic across all mediums, including corporate branding, identity, and exhibitions for clients in the financial, energy, oil & gas, construction, property, leisure, consumer and professional sectors. Major accounts included Lloyds TSB, Petrofac, Al Mansoori, Dubai Luxury Homes, Oryx, and Landmark International.

Vancouver, Washington; Usa

An award-winning leader of personal computer peripherals, focused on innovation and quality to help people enjoy a better experience with the digital world.Worked closely with brand manager, global brand director, and other graphic designers to provide excellence in design, production, and support for the audio business unit and corporate marketing. Creatively produced packaging design, graphics, and manuals for a diverse range of award-winning products, some of which included titles for Sony Playstation2, PSP, Xbox, and Apple iPod.

Seattle, Washington, United States

A leading luxury travel organisation, specialising in the art of travel, with an extensive network of some of the world’s best travel providers, cruise-line, and hotel properties.Designed various direct marketing materials for global and regional clients. Assisted art directors, production managers, and editors with advertising page production. Lead image researcher for various magazine publications. Managed, categorized, and organized an extensive image library. Archived digital images and assigned keyword search for quick retrieval. Increased publication department’s productivity and efficiency by maintaining current knowledge of design software, computer developments, and training.

Professional Kitchen Certification, Professional Finishing Certification, Culinary Arts/Chef Training, A

A chef training intensive focused on learning, understanding, creating, and developing cooking skills in French classical culinary.

Professional Plant-Based Culinary Certification, Culinary Arts/Chef Training, A

Developed various techniques to develop dishes around whole and nutrient dense foods, fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes, and meat.

Certificates Of Completion, Vegan Baking Bootcamp & Gluten-Free Intensive

Learned fundamentals of vegan dessert baking without the use of dairy, eggs, and refined sugar. Worked with quality organic ingredients.

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Prepress/Desktop Publishing And Digital Imaging Design