You can call me Otaibi. I’m a creative director in Dubai, working across communication and design. I make things with clients, and sometimes they pick up awards. Somewhere in between, I write songs. If any of that sounds useful, I’d love to talk.
I’m 36, born in Dubai, married,
and a father to two dogs.
Mr. Wind made me love writing. Stefan made me love designing, never naked. I started my career at Leo Burnett, went to DDB, then BBDO, back to DDB, then back to BBDO, and now I’m at BPG. My first-ever award was for radio. You can download my CV here.
Awards and recognitions
| Campaign | Award | |
|---|---|---|
| IKEA × MSF The Giving Room | Dubai Lynx The One Show D&AD Cannes Lions MENA Effies BestAds | 3× Silver / 3× Bronze / 4× Shortlist 4× Merit / 3× Shortlist Wood Pencil 2× Shortlist 2× Finalist Top 6 Print |
| e& Lucky or Not | Loeries MMA SMARTIES MENA Vimeo MENA Effies | Bronze Silver / 2× Shortlist Staff Pick / Best of the Year / Best of the Month* 2× Shortlist* |
| e& Forgotten Names | Dubai Lynx Loeries Cresta Awards | Silver Bronze / Finalist Finalist |
| Al Said Gun Society Objects Not People | Loeries Cresta Awards | Silver Bronze / Finalist |
| McDelivery Faster Food | Dubai Lynx BestAds | 3× Shortlist Top 6 Print |
| Vernel Brings Out the Soft | Dubai Lynx Behance | 2× Shortlist 2× Featured |
| Friends of Cancer Patients Never Ignore the Signs | The One Show Dubai Lynx | 2× Merit 2× Shortlist |
| Campaign | PR / media outlets |
|---|---|
| e& Forgotten Names | WARC, AdForum, ArabAd Digital, Bizcommunity, Modern Marketing |
| Al Said Gun Society Objects Not People | Bizcommunity, Modern Marketing, Fullview, AdForum |
| e& Lucky or Not | Campaign Middle East, WARC, Saudi Shopper, Directors’ Library, The Awesomer, Colossal, Laughing Squid, Neatorama, KSL, Broadsheet, The Inspiration, LangweileDich, Das Kraftfuttermischwerk, City Magazine/Danas, Disgusting Men, DenkfabrikBlog, Trill Mag, Glass Wings, Semi-Rad, SHOOT, Film Shortage, Good Ads Matter, LBB, Marketing Minutes |
| McDelivery Faster Food | Ads of the World, BestAds, INSPI, SJ33 |
| Vernel Brings Out the Soft | BestAds |
| Friends of Cancer Patients Never Ignore the Signs | LBB editorial, LBB Creative Library |
| IKEA × MSF The Giving Room | Roastbrief, BestAds, Adobo Magazine, Bizcommunity, Communicate Online, ArabAd Digital |
| KFC Arabia Secret Campaign | Campaign Middle East, Ads of the World |
| Uber Turkey Rediscover Uber | Campaign Middle East |
A selection from a much longer list.
Solo work
I’ve spent an unreasonable amount of my life learning about metal, a passion I’ve mostly kept private. My wife thinks the music is epic. Soon, I’ll let the internet settle it.
I’m now working on my first album, Catalyst: original tracks, a few covers, and the result of years spent trying to decipher Kiko Loureiro, Jeff Loomis, and Mikael Åkerfeldt.
