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

I am Matheen Bukhari, a creative manager based in Dubai. Iām 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 šš½ 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
- 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
- 2024āCreative ManagerSelect PropertyDubai
- 2017ā24Senior Digital DesignerSelect PropertyDubai
- 2012ā17Senior Web DesignerEmaar EntertainmentDubai
- 2011ā12Senior DesignerJuma Al Majid GroupDubai
- 2009ā11Web DesignerITP Publishing GroupDubai
- 2006ā09Senior Web / Graphic DesignerUAE ExpertsDubai
- 2005ā06Graphic/ Web DesignerScepter CommunicationsBangalore







