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Maryam Akbar, Creative consultant

Maryam Akbar

Creative consultant·Self Employed

Bahrain

Bachelor's degree, Web Media

Work experience

Total years of experience: 6 years, 1 months

Creative consultant

August 2025 - Present

Self Employed

Al Muharraq, Bahrain Remote

August 2025 - Present

Work with a diverse range of clients to bring creative concepts to life, using a blend of graphic design and marketing knowledge to develop engaging and goal-oriented solutions.

Company industry:
Marketing

Marketing & Events Specialist

February 2024 - Present

The Collective Hub

Manama, Bahrain

February 2024 - Present

Develop and execute social media plans, manage the website, and orchestrate events. Increased Instagram followers by 75% (from 4K to 7K), established a consistent brand identity, and support design and branding efforts. Meet monthly KPIs with effective social media and event strategies.

Company industry:
Business Support Services
Job role:
Marketing and PR

Community Representative

July 2023 - January 2024

PLAYBOOK

Manama, Bahrain

July 2023 - January 2024

Promoted in 5 months at Playbook, led a successful mentorship program with a 554% increase in bookings. Revitalized a key governmental project, achieving 100% completion in 6 months. Amplified workshop frequency by 600%, expanding the impact from 6 to 42. Demonstrated strategic acumen for transformative growth and ongoing success.

Company industry:
Training & Education Center

Marketing & Design

June 2022 - June 2023

Golden Eagle Technologies Marketing

Al Muharraq, Bahrain

June 2022 - June 2023

Multi-media specialist at a Bahraini game studio start-up. Successfully completed several design, marketing, content creation, and public relations projects and goals.

Company industry:
Video Gaming

Vice Chair of Arts and Culture

June 2022 - June 2023

Bahrain Polytechnic

Madinat Isa, Bahrain

June 2022 - June 2023

As Vice Chair of Art and Culture, my impactful designs and event contributions were pivotal to our success, with my templates defining the councils visual identity.

Company industry:
Primary, Prep, & Secondary School

Team Leader, Board Leader & President Elect

August 2017 - August 2019

AIESEC

Al Muharraq, Bahrain

August 2017 - August 2019

• Managed sales and coordinated 5 team members, overseeing offline and online sales events, handling internal communication channels, coaching teams to improve retention rate, and fostering a work culture of diversity, inclusion, and continuous development.
• Served as a key leader by handling Public Relations and access privileges with universities, hosting internal events, and building strong relationships with participants through a positive attitude and attentive response.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the organizations mission and goals, implementing new working processes to deliver multiple improvements, as well as mentored team members in reaching objectives aligned with internal core values.

Company industry:
Non-profit Organization
Job role:
Marketing and PR

Education

University of Bahrain Polytechnic

June 2023

June 2023

Bachelor's degree, Web Media

Bahrain

GPA (point): 3.34 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.34 out of 4

Skills

Event Management
Expert
Event Management
Expert
Media Communications
Expert
Media Communications
Expert
Brand Awareness
Expert
Brand Awareness
Expert
Social Media
Expert
Social Media
Expert
Digital Marketing
Expert
Digital Marketing
Expert
Adobe XD
Intermediate
Adobe XD
Intermediate
Canva
Expert
Canva
Expert
DIGITAL MEDIA
Intermediate
DIGITAL MEDIA
Intermediate
WRITING
Intermediate
WRITING
Intermediate
CREATIVE THINKING
Intermediate
CREATIVE THINKING
Intermediate
MARKETING
Intermediate
MARKETING
Intermediate
SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY
Intermediate
SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY
Intermediate
BRANDING
Intermediate
BRANDING
Intermediate
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS KPIS
Intermediate
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS KPIS
Intermediate
SOCIAL MEDIA
Intermediate
SOCIAL MEDIA
Intermediate
MENTORSHIP
Intermediate
MENTORSHIP
Intermediate
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Intermediate
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Intermediate
JavaScript
Beginner
JavaScript
Beginner
PowerPoint Presentation
Expert
PowerPoint Presentation
Expert
Google Sheets
Expert
Google Sheets
Expert
After effects
Intermediate
After effects
Intermediate
PHP
Beginner
PHP
Beginner
Blender
Beginner
Blender
Beginner
HTML
Intermediate
HTML
Intermediate
Premiere Pro
Expert
Premiere Pro
Expert
CSS
Intermediate
CSS
Intermediate
WordPress
Intermediate
WordPress
Intermediate
Photoshop
Intermediate
Photoshop
Intermediate
Adobe Illustrator
Intermediate
Adobe Illustrator
Intermediate
Microsoft Office
Expert
Microsoft Office
Expert
Excel Spreadsheets
Expert
Excel Spreadsheets
Expert
CONTENT DEVELOPMENT
Intermediate
CONTENT DEVELOPMENT
Intermediate
BRAND IDENTITY
Intermediate
BRAND IDENTITY
Intermediate
BUSINESS OBJECTIVES
Intermediate
BUSINESS OBJECTIVES
Intermediate
VISUAL DESIGN
Intermediate
VISUAL DESIGN
Intermediate

Languages

English

Native Speaker

Arabic

Native Speaker

Memberships

Bahrain Polytechnic Student Council

Vice Chair Art and Culture

July 2022

Hobbies and interests

Video Gaming

Enables me to connect with people around the world and develop better social skills, and strategic and critical thinking. This hobby has also enabled me to be extremely efficient with typing 130 words per minute.

Reading

My passion for reading has helped me develop strong research and critical thinking skills. It played a key role in my graduation project, which earned the Best Research Award in 2023.