Fahad Fatani

Experience

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  Najwa Resort, Hurghada

  Sept 2004 - Sept 2009

  Resort Manager

  Managed marketing and communication for an 18 villa resort; coordinated resort operations managed on resort events and activities. The resort is located on the Red Sea in Hurghada, Egypt.

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  Freelance

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2013

  Stand-Up Comedian

  Performed 30+ shows across Saudi Arabia and the MENA regionto audiences ranging from 500 to 2500 people

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  Leo Burnett

  Jul 2010 - Apr 2011

  English Copywriter

  Held several accounts including STC, Amex, Tawuniya and Nasair. Work included creative brainstorming, conceptualizing, proofreading and copywriting.I was also part of the first Art Director/Copywriter specialized team for tackling major campaigns.

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  Memac Ogilvy

  Apr 2011 - Jul 2011

  Account Executive

  Held Almarai Juices and Culinary accounts for the entire GCC region. Also working as an English Copywriter for Ogilvy at the same time but to a lesser degree

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  Fortune Promoseven

  Jul 2011 - Jun 2015

  Account Manager

  Managed several Clients including Emirates NBD, Kingdom Holding Company, Sagia, Kudu and Baazeem. I was the lead on Al Safi (Danette, Danao, Safi Juice, Disney and Safio) and Al Rajhi bank (Retail, Corporate, Takaful, Tahweel).I conceptualized and spearheaded several 360 campaigns which included various events ranging from product launches, in-mall activations, event sponsorships and press conferences.I was part of the "Naqaa Anti Smoking" Campaign that won us a Gold at the Dubai Lynx Advertising Awards as well as one in the MENA Crystals awards. I was also assigned to train new executives. Show less

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  Elite Auto KSA (VW Dealer)

  Jun 2015 - May 2017

  Marketing Manager

  Heading Marketing department for a new dealer for Volkswagen in Saudi Arabia; managing communication, branding, Communication Strategy, Agency and vendor relations, Events and corporate communication Kingdom-wide. Also managed Social Media and digital platforms for Elite as well as being the main contact with Agencies working with Elite and its stakeholders. I launched several ATL and digital campaigns as well as test drive activations in universities, malls, public locales; all of which provided a steady growth in leads generate for sales team.Also, being a support function, I personally coordinated with department heads to facilitate both their external and internal marketing needs including POSM production, in showroom branding, branded office stationary branding and production. Show less

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  General Sports Authority Vision Realization Office

  May 2017 - Apr 2018

  Senior Strategic Marketing Communication Specialist

  Managing all communication across all initiatives relating to the National Transformation Program (NTP) within the GSA as well as agency and vendor relations as part of the vision Realization Office VRO (vision 2030)Part of this role is creating, managing and supporting the execution of a communication strategy (internal and external) across the GSA. This involves developing communication and media plans, selecting best marketing practices, leading engagement with agencies and vendors as well as monitoring and reporting of all communication activities within the GSA. Show less

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  Grey Group

  Apr 2018 - Jan 2019

  Business Director

  In charge of a full in house team within the General Entertainment Authority (GEA) handling all of their communication needs. The in house team is essentially a mini agency with 3 account people, 2 art directors, 2 designers l, a video animator, a copywriter and a traffic manager. I oversee their day to day activities and any high level requirements for the client as well as acting as a marketing communication advisor for GEA.

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  Art Dimensions AD

  Apr 2019 - Dec 2020

  Client Servicing Director

  Overseeing and Managing Client Servicing Department for AD Group. Also working as high level marketing communication advisor and consultant for Clients.

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  Happy Everyday Transformational Life Coaching

  Oct 2020 - now

  Founder and CEO

  Visit Happyeveryday.today to start upgrading your life.

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  Saudi Media Company

  Nov 2021 - May 2022

  Marketing and Communications Manager

  Managing marketing and communications for Mrsool Park as part of SMC