Ahmad El Refaey

Ahmad El Refaey

Marketing & PR executive

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  • About me

    Multi-Award winning Creative Director. 17 years total experience. 3 years GCC experience. Aspiring Writer + Director. Side hustle: Sports management & marketing

  • Education

    • Kenana American Schools

      2004 - 2005
      American High School Diploma General
    • Hilliard Davidson High School

      2000 - 2004
      High School Diploma General

      Activities and Societies: Varsity Football, Varsity Wrestling, Varsity Track and Field. Lacrosse.

    • Cairo University

      2005 - 2009
      Bachelor's degree Mass Communication

      Activities and Societies: Propaganda Club

  • Experience

    • Global Consultants

      Oct 2008 - Feb 2009
      Marketing & PR executive

      -Creating Marketing and Advertising Plans for all the companies events.- Ensuring media coverage for all companies events.-writing press releases and copy for all the companies publications.

    • TBWA\Egypt

      Feb 2009 - Jul 2010

      - Writing creative copy in English and Arabic for all the company's clients- conceptualizing print, radio and TV commercials.- worked on the following brands:- Henkel - Pril/DAC/XTRA- Nissan- VISA- Alex Bank- Amer Group - Carino's/Chili's/Alain Le Notre- Port Ghalib- Coldwell Bankers Egypt worked with the creative team at TBWA/EGYPT on several projects.

      • Creative Copy Writer

        Jul 2009 - Jul 2010
      • Creative intern

        Feb 2009 - Jul 2009
    • Wadi Degla Sports Club

      Jul 2010 - Dec 2011
      American Football Academy Managing Director

      Establishing and Management of the 1st American Football Academy in Egypt, Africa and the Middle East.-worked closely with more than 200 young athletes from all age groups.

    • Freelance

      Aug 2011 - Jul 2012
      Creative Writer, Editor & Translator

      Worked on Freelance and part time basis with TBWA/EGYPT & JWT on many projects and brands such as:-Vodafone (JWT)-Jawwal (JWT)-STC (JWT)-VISA (TBWA/EGYPT)-Henkel (TBWA/EGYPT)-Temmy's (Independent)

    • KAIRO

      Jul 2012 - Feb 2014
      Creative Writer (Copy Writer)

      working alongside some of the best creative and strategic minds in Egypt, I am responsible for coming up with creative concepts, visualizing, and writing to bring ideas to life.

    • FP7/CAI

      Feb 2014 - Apr 2015
      Senior Copywriter (Creative Group Head)
    • J. Walter Thompson Worldwide

      May 2015 - Nov 2018
      Senior Copywriter

      Concepts ScriptsOverseeing ProductionPresentation to Client Creative Group leading

    • Wunderman Thompson Cairo

      Dec 2018 - Jan 2023

      Notable Projects to this day:2022 - Mountain View - Ramadan2022 - Cadbury Dairy Milk - New Packaging2021 - ZED Sports Club - Ramadan2021 - ZED East Vs. West - Ramadan2021 - Vodafone Mass - Henedy

      • Creative Director

        Nov 2022 - Jan 2023
      • Associate Creative Director

        Dec 2018 - Dec 2022
    • Horizon FCB Kuwait

      Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
      Creative Director (Head of Creatives)
    • VML

      Jan 2024 - Jan 2025
      Associate Creative Director
    • The Bold Group

      Jan 2025 - now
      Creative Director
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • After Effects CC 2019 Essential Training: The Basics

      LinkedIn
      Sept 2019
      View certificate certificate
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Ahmad El Refaey
      Gold - Shell Rimula - The Ballad For truck drivers pt. 1 Mena Effies Dec 2018
    • Awarded to Ahmad El Refaey
      Bronze in Film Craft - Script Writing Dubai Lynx 2015 Mar 2015 Mobinil Net Heads Campaign - Hashtag Copy
    • Awarded to Ahmad El Refaey
      Bronze in Film Craft - Script Writing Dubai Lynx 2015 Mar 2015 Mobinil Net heads - Selfie Copy
    • Awarded to Ahmad El Refaey
      Gold in FMCG For Share A Coke Campaign Mena Effies Nov 2014
    • Awarded to Ahmad El Refaey
      Gold in Youth Marketing Campaigns For Mobinil Net-Heads Mena Effies Nov 2014
    • Awarded to Ahmad El Refaey
      Emerald In Film For Pizza King - The Whale African Cristals Oct 2014
    • Awarded to Ahmad El Refaey
      Emerald in Film For ElectroStar - Home Politics African Cristals Oct 2014
    • Awarded to Ahmad El Refaey
      Emerald in Film For Pizza King - The Wolf African Cristals Oct 2014
    • Awarded to Ahmad El Refaey
      Bronze in Film Dubai Lynx Mar 2014 https://www.dubailynx.com/winners/2014/film/entry.cfm?entryid=1821&award=4
    • Awarded to Ahmad El Refaey
      Silver in Radio Dubai Lynx Mar 2014 https://www.dubailynx.com/winners/2014/radio/entry.cfm?entryid=2194&award=3
    • Awarded to Ahmad El Refaey
      Silver in Radio - Scriptwriting Dubai Lynx Mar 2014 https://www.dubailynx.com/winners/2014/radio/entry.cfm?entryid=2200&award=3
    • Awarded to Ahmad El Refaey
      Bronze in Film Dubai Lynx Mar 2013 Freska An Arab Tribe Somewhere
    • Awarded to Ahmad El Refaey
      Silver in Print Dubai Lynx Mar 2010 Was part of the team that won TBWA/EGYPT it's first international award, the Dubai Lynx Silver Award in the Print category for the Pattex Crossword Puzzle.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Marketing and Creative Volunteer

      Issued by Zayee Zayak on Oct 2015
      Zayee ZayakAssociated with Ahmad El Refaey