HAFSA ABDUL GHANI

HAFSA ABDUL GHANI

Class of 2020
BA (Honors) Communication & Design

Aspiration Statement

I want to pursue a master’s degree in documentary filmmaking and journalism. I want to first focus on working in a professional environment. As a career, I hope to work in an advertising or marketing firm where I can display my design and writing skills for a well-reputed company.

Core Skills

  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Premier Pro
  • User Experience (UX)
  • Excellent Writing Skills
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Academic Awards / Achievements

  • Certificate of Excellency Fall 2020
  • International Writing Program, Summer Institute in IOWA University, funded by US Department of State

Experience

Internship / Volunteer Work

  • Mamo - Content Designer
  • Etisalat UAE - Content Specialist
  • The Hanging House - Creative Copywriter
  • Logicose - Senior Content Marketing Strategist
  • Habib University - Writing Tutor
  • SIUT - Documentary Filmmaker

Publications / Creative Projects

  • Panelist for documentary on Afghan migrants for Making Heimat, a German Exhbition & Symposium by Goethe-Institute.
  • The Price of Education, screened at Making Heimat Exhibition and Symposium in Karachi.
  • Mural to spread awareness on Organ Donation which gained both news and TV media coverage.
  • Published short story in IWP Summer Institute Anthology.

Final Year Project

Project Title

Sabz - Documentary

Description

The final project is a short documentary on the topic of colorism and skin-bleaching agents. The documentary will follow the story of Daada, who is a renowned face bleach saleswoman in Lyari, and who is also a regular user of her own skin-whitening product.

Project Pictures