Zahraa Karim
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Zahraa Karim

Creative/DesignerLondon, United Kingdom
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Zahraa Karim
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Zahraa Karim

Creative/DesignerLondon, United Kingdom
About me
Combining 3 years of events and marketing communications experience with a degree in Photography from London College of Communication, I am an organised, creative and curious individual. Career driven and a research fanatic, I am in touch with the latest trends in fashion, technology, and youth culture. With highly transferrable skills, I have a great attention to detail, am a fast learner with ability to adapt, and an innovative thinker.
Projects
  • Pellis & Co Website WIP
    Pellis & Co Website WIPMock up website for the aesthetic brand Pellis & Co.
  • Educating Generations - UAL X Raconteur
    Educating Generations - UAL X RaconteurChosen to participate in the ‘Females in Leadership’ brief from Raconteur to reimagine their publication with our team given the subject of Diversity & Inclusion. I wrote the article ‘Transparency and Accountability: Navigating Our Future with AI’, conceptualised our illustrated cover, designed the layout, sourced the ads to feature and the people to interview, and created the info graphics.
  • Game Over
    Game Over
  • Valorant Website - WIP
    Valorant Website - WIPThis is very much a work in progress (WIP) but the beginning of what will be a website dedicated to Valorant, a hub if you like, so below are the initial wireframes drawn up. More to come soon!
  • Rendezvous
    RendezvousFull Stack app that allows users to view date ideas posted from across the globe to find a unique place to enjoy your travels with your partner. The app allows users to log in, create an account, view all global date ideas, date ideas by id, post date ideas if logged in using user context, and search via tags, price range, and location using Google Maps. Used the MERN stack and react native to create a mobile app that worked on both Android & iOS. Below is the wireframes and colour schem
  • NC News
    NC NewsA full stack app that allows users to view all articles, users, articles by id, post comments on articles, delete comments, and sort and order articles by query. In the first image you can see the wireframe for the project, and further down you're able to see snippets of the website. Further work will be done on this, so keep an eye out!
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Projects credited in
  • Black History Month with UAL Social
    Black History Month with UAL SocialThis was a project to bring Black History Month to life for UAL students living in Halls of Residence. I was jointly responsible for the marketing aspect of the project and I created social media content; exemplified in the videos. Poster designs are also included.
  • Miss Nothing Magazine
    Miss Nothing MagazineThe very first issue of Miss Nothing Magazine, featuring works of our favourite photographers, inspiring talks with upcoming artists and explanation of what Miss Nothing really is. It is a great source of inspiration and a beautiful coffee table piece.
Work history
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    Marketing & Communications ManagerPellis and Co
    Bolton, United KingdomFreelance
    - Contact influencers for collaborations. - Content creation and copywriting to create engaging content. - Supervise all social engagement and send reports to the managers. - Pitch new ideas to increase social engagement at events, for example, I put myself forward to interview influencers on the open day, and the result was a 4000 follower increase in under 24 hours.
    University of The Arts London (UAL) logo
    University of The Arts London (UAL) logo
    Senior Social RepresentativeUniversity of The Arts London (UAL)
    London, United KingdomPart Time
    - Manage reps across 13 sites, supporting them to create a 5* customer experience. - Create print and digital marketing materials for a range of wellbeing and social campaigns to appeal to students from over 30 countries. This has included graphic design and video editing work. - Support operational management and logistics for key university events that have been attended by over 600 students. - Lead events and training across London, conduct feedback surveys and focus groups. - Research and plan new events.
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Skills
  • Digital Marketing
  • Social Media
  • Photography
  • Writing
  • Graphic Design
  • Adobe Create Suite
  • Cultural Communications
  • Creative Research
  • Diversity
  • Copywriting
Education
    University of The Arts London (UAL) logo
    University of The Arts London (UAL) logo
    BA (Hons) PhotographyUniversity of The Arts London (UAL)
     - London, United Kingdom
    First Class Honours
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    Art and Design Foundation DiplomaBlackburn College & University
     - Blackburn, United Kingdom
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Awards
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    Bronze Duke of Edinburgh AwardThe Duke of Edinburgh Award