Ali has over 3 years experience in the retail, fashion and music sectors across a number of roles. He has over 2 years experience with Content Store London an independent men’s boutique. As a creative he ran social media, look-books, photography and assisted management – contributing to turnovers in excess of £1m. As e-commerce manager he was responsible for sales that represented over 40% of this. A self-starter and motivated individual, Ali has made his own way in the industry, learning new skills and creating opportunities, as evidenced by his achievements. He uses his free time to engage in projects such as SLOCAL, adding his skills and energy. Ali is mature, responsible, working well in ateam and often is the one people turn to for help dues to his common-sense approach to problems. Ali is now seeking to further establish himself and settle into roles in the broadly creative space – concepts, design, content and photography.
Projects
- Content Store AW16 LookbookThrough my role at The Content Store, I produced this lookbook for their AW16 collection, which focussed on highlighting product in the surrounding areas of the store and central London to provide online customers with a sense of brand identity whilst reninforcing brand identy with shop customers.
Work history
Content Manager
Full Time
Partner in an underground creative collective bringing together music, fashion, events,
photography and branding. I develop and implement the strategy for social media and effective brand marketing. My daily role is content creation and social media management and account maintenance. This involves creation and distribution of visual content to promote the brand, music, self-produced garments, public events & individual artists within the group. The collective is currently non-profit but has secured financial support and backing for 2-3 day events in London, Brussels, Berlin, Zurich, Dubai, Paris & Amsterdam. Previous & upcoming collaborators include Sole DXB, Crepe City, Sang Bleu Zurich & Balamii Radio. In addition, I contribute as a documentary photographer, working with 35mm film, exhibiting at events in Zurich and London.
Writer
Freelance
Contributing regular release reviews and artist profiles as online content as well as contributing content to the physical magazine.
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Skills
- Photography
- Marketing
- Social Media
- 11. Photoshop
- Content Management
- Creative Content
- Content
- Music Industry
- Brand Development
- Branding
Education
1st
- Southampton, United Kingdom
Awarded Under Graduate Level Institutional Credit after one year.
A Levels
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