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.