EXPERIENCE
Associate Creative Director
at Fight or Flight from July 2024 to present, London, UK.
Working on several B2B clients with an earned first approach.
Tasks include, communication strategy, creative ideation, campaign execution.
Delivered a national campaign for Smart Energy GB that got national coverage including a live segment on BBC.
Freelance ACD/Senior Creative
at Proton Technologies (In-house Agency) Sept 2023 to Dec 2023, London, UK & Geneva, Switzerland.
Led the creative team from a copy perspective to refine and develop the tone of voice.
Created brand positioning, strategy and content to ready Proton for a wider, mainstream audience.
Created campaigns for Black Friday for various product lines launched in multiple markets globally.
Freelance ACD/Senior Creative
at Weber Shandwick Health from June 2023 to Aug 2023, London, UK.
Worked as a freelance ACD in the Health & Wellness team. Clients included Novartis, Abbott, Sobi, and various others.
Briefs varied from activations to digital content and PR stunts.
ACD/Senior Creative
at 160over90 from Oct 2022 to April 2023, London, UK.
Worked as the creative lead to launch partnership between McLaren Formula 1 with DP World.
Created a global creative platform for the partnership to publish content, campaign assets and hospitality experiences for the Formula 1 season.
Pitched and won Paramount+ brief to create an experiential campaign for the launch of the new season of hit show Yellowjackets for the U.K audience.
Work included sports sponsorships, content creation, campaign conception, experiential and event concepts.
Senior Creative / Copywriter
at Jung von Matt / Sports from July 2019 to Aug 2022, Hamburg, Germany.
Launched global campaigns for Hyundai, main sponsor for FIFA World Cup 2022.
Created award winning social content & activation campaign for EA Sports and Sheffield F.C.
Delivered various projects for Supreme Committee, official hosting organisation for the world cup.
Official mascot launch, countdown clock and other key milestone projects.
Worked also on various projects for adidas, FIFA, German Football Association (DfB), FC Bayern, BVB.
Work included devising brand strategy, creating experiential installation, brand activation.
Led team of junior creatives and interns on various projects throughout.
Creative / Copywriter
at Grabarz & Partner from July 2017 to June 2019, Hamburg, Germany.
Integral part of the team which launched Porsche’s first ever all-electric car, Taycan.
Worked on global campaigns for the Taycan and Taycan Cross Turismo.
Part of the international team, which created award winning work, The Record - 24 Minutes of Le Mans.
Junior Creative / Copywriter
at McCann Worldgroup from Dec 2015 to June 2017, Berlin, Germany.
Gained experience working on a global B2B client in Siemens Healthcare.
Helped relaunch the brand as Siemens Healthineers globally.
Also worked on various other brands such as L’Oreal Paris, Aldi, Nordsee, Mastercard, Essie, Nespresso.
Junior Copywriter
at Saatchi & Saatchi from Oct 2014 to April 2015, Geneva, Switzerland.
Had the opportunity to work in the pharmaceutical industry.
Worked from Saatchi’s Geneva office under rockstar creative leader Jason Romeyko.
Had Novartis as the main client for the global market.
Worked on various products such as Voltaren, Otrivin, Lamisil etc.
Internships/Placement
at BeyenMeyer (Amsterdam), Serviceplan (Hamburg), Ogilvy (Paris) - 2013 - 2014
Interned at 3 agencies across Europe. Got first hand experience working for big networks as well as independent local agencies. Clients varied from FMCG to tech and B2B.
EDUCATION
Diploma in Copywriting / Creativity
at Miami Ad School from July 2012 to Sept 2014, Berlin, Germany.
Completed a 2 year diploma in the renowned Portfolio school.
Covered all aspects of Creativity and Copywriting.
Bachelors (Hons)
from LUMS Pakistan - 2004 - 2008
4 years Bachelors (Hons) program with major in Economics & Finance and minor in Mathematics.
SKILLS
Areas of Expertise
Concept Development
Copywriting
Campaign Creation and Execution
Brand Strategy and Communication
Tone of Voice Development
I have a European passport and have the Right to Work in the UK. I’ve previously worked in Germany, France, Switzerland and the Netherlands. Now, based in London, UK.
Open to both full-time and freelance work.