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Zukhra Ebzeeva

@zukhraebzeeva

Creative Director and studio founder delivering end-to-end brand and campaign strategy with on-set execution.

United Arab Emirates
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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a senior marketing leadership role where strategic thinking and operational rigor guide creative excellence—owning end-to-end direction, stakeholder alignment, workflow standards, and delivery governance to drive measurable outcomes.

I’m a Creative Director and studio founder based in Dubai, bringing end-to-end creative strategy and campaign execution across marketing and brand. I lead branding, digital, print, video, and experiential work—from brief to final delivery—with a commercial, on-brand mindset.

Most recently, I’ve owned creative strategy and campaign execution for “Weird in Wonderland — Dubai, UAE,” acting as a senior creative partner to stakeholders and translating business objectives into sharp ideas. I direct shoots, oversee all creative production, and manage relationships with photographers, videographers, stylists, and production partners.

Before that, I founded and scaled ZE Social (Dubai, UAE) from zero, delivering integrated marketing and communications campaigns across F&B, real estate, retail, hospitality, and healthcare. I grew to a 23-client active roster, managed budgets of up to 200kAED per campaign (and studio P&L), led a team of 8 creatives and freelancers, and maintained an 80% client retention rate through strong output and operational discipline.

I’m intentional about how work moves—introduced AI-assisted workflow tools that improved production turnaround and reduced revision cycles across the team. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Business Commerce/Business Management from the University of Wollongong in Dubai, and I now focus on senior marketing leadership where strategic thinking and operational rigor meet creative excellence.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

ZW
Current

Creative Director & Senior Lead

ZUKHRA EBZEEVA Weird in Wonderland

Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 6 months)

Own end-to-end creative strategy and campaign execution across marketing and brand. Lead branding and creative production from brief to final delivery, including direct shoots and stakeholder partnership.

ZS

Founder & Creative Director

ZE Social

Jan 2020 - Jan 2025 (5 years)

Founded and scaled a UAE-based creative studio delivering integrated marketing and communications campaigns across multiple industries. Led creative strategy and campaign direction, grew to a 23-client roster, managed budgets up to 200k AED per campaign, and built a team of 8 creatives and production freelancers.

YB

Marketing Account Manager

Yellow Branding

Jan 2018 - Jan 2019 (1 year)

Consulted clients on campaign objectives and translated business needs into strategies, scopes, and creative briefs. Managed timelines and budgets, supervised account operations, and presented concepts and final deliverables with performance analysis and reporting.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Wollongong in Dubai logoUD

University of Wollongong in Dubai

Bachelor of Business Management, Business Management

2013 - 2017

Completed a Bachelor degree in Business Management at the University of Wollongong in Dubai from 2013 to 2017.

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