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Matheen Bukhari

16 years directing brands, and building the systems that hold them together.

Matheen Bukhari

I am Matheen Bukhari, a creative manager based in Dubai. I’m currently an independent Creative Lead working across Design, Branding, Advertising, and Culture.

Before that, I spent 9+ amazing years at Select Property as Creative Manager. Part of a amazing creative team across the UK, the Gulf and China. I am fortunate to work with top UAE firms like šŸ‘‰šŸ½ Emaar, ITP Media Group and Juma Al Majid Group.

My work sits where creative direction meets delivery. Brand and campaign thinking on one side, websites, email and production systems on the other. Most of it has been for property, retail and entertainment, where a launch date is fixed and the work has to be right the first time.

I started in publishing, which is where I learned to produce at speed without letting quality slip. Five years at Emaar Entertainment followed, running the digital presence for Dubai Aquarium, Reel Cinemas, Dubai Ice Rink and their neighbours, each with its own audience inside one group identity. Since 2017 I have been at Select Property, first as a senior designer and now leading creative across the UK, the Gulf and Asia.

I care about typography, about how fast a page loads, and about whether the sales team can actually use what we made.

What I do

Direction
Creative direction, art direction, brand and visual identity, design systems
Campaigns
Campaign concepts, photography and film direction, CGI supervision, social and email
Digital
Websites, multilingual and RTL builds, CMS, technical SEO, accessibility, analytics
Print
Brochures, floor plans, sales collateral, presentations, event and environmental graphics
Tools
AI-assisted production systems, briefing and audit platforms, internal product design
Delivery
Design teams across three regions, agency and freelance management, creative governance

Where

  • 2024—Creative ManagerSelect PropertyDubai
  • 2017—24Senior Digital DesignerSelect PropertyDubai
  • 2012—17Senior Web DesignerEmaar EntertainmentDubai
  • 2011—12Senior DesignerJuma Al Majid GroupDubai
  • 2009—11Web DesignerITP Publishing GroupDubai
  • 2006—09Senior Web / Graphic DesignerUAE ExpertsDubai
  • 2005—06Graphic/ Web DesignerScepter CommunicationsBangalore
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