Hello, I’m Mahmoud, an American copywriter

I live in Dubai OR, United States.

I’m a senior bilingual copywriter and creative director with 18 years building brands in English and Arabic across the Middle East and beyond. I don’t translate — I recreate ideas so they land natively, with the right tone, nuance and cultural weight in both languages. Fluent across Modern Standard Arabic, Gulf and Levantine dialects, I write with intentionality for the audience, not just the brief.

I spent five years as Senior Manager of Creative Writing at Expo 2020 Dubai — where my team named the TERRA and ALIF pavilions — before heading content at Expo City Dubai. My agency years at Leo Burnett, Ogilvy and Y&R produced Cannes Lions and Dubai Lynx-winning campaigns, and as a freelance Arabic creative director for Apple I’ve shaped Arabic product storytelling from Apple Watch to MacBook Pro.

My work spans brand, campaign, digital and content — for Apple, Emirates, Expo 2020 Dubai, du Telecom and many more.

Skills

Mahmoud’s Copywriter Portfolio

Awards

Cannes Lions, Dubai Lynx

Agencies as an employee

Leo Burnett, Ogilvy, Y&R

Agencies as a freelancer

Critical Mass, MRM, R/GA, M&C Saatchi, Hogarth

Selected Experience

Technology: Apple, micro1
Mega Events & Government: Expo 2020 Dubai, Expo City Dubai, DTCM, Strategic Development Fund AD, Ministry of Cabinet Affairs
Financial: ADCB, ADIB, FGB, YAP, Qatar Investment Authority
Travel: Emirates, Royal Jordanian
IT/Telecoms: du, Etisalat, Orange
Automotive: Kia, Nissan
Electronics: Samsung, Brandt
FMCG: Nestlé, Ülker
Food and Drink: McDonald’s, Kiri
Beauty: Neutrogena, Estée Lauder Companies
Luxury goods: Montblanc, Panerai, Jaeger-LeCoultre
Media: MBC, Al Arabiya, Fox
Business: Bayzat, Lockton Insurance
Education: King Saud University, Dubai Way Program
Entertainment: X-Dubai, Gulf Film Festival
Energy: Total Lubricants
Healthcare: Gargash Hospital
Property/Construction: Emaar, Aramco
Retail: Head & Shoulders
Fashion: Max Fashion
Non-Profit: Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation

Media types

TV & video scripts, Digital & social media, Websites & product pages, Brand identity & naming, Brand guidelines, Print & post ads, Presentations & speeches, Packaging, Press releases, Internal communications, Slogans, Direct mail

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