Ahmad A.

Swaid
Objective A challenging and creative position in Advertising, Brand Management
or Branded Entertainment.

Background British national, born in the UK, Sierra-Leonean Lebanese heritage,

Lived in Beirut, Lebanon for 7 years & Aleppo, Syria for 3 years.
Travelled extensively..
Interests American Cinema of the late 1960’s & 1970s, The Globalisation of Pop
Culture, The Submergence of Madison & Vine, The New Yorker
Magazine, Social & Digital Media, Punk Music, Marc Jacobs, George Lois,
Screenwriting, Vitamin Water Branding, American Spirits

Languages English mother tongue, Creole, with a working knowledge of Arabic, and a
basic knowledge of French

Skills & Attributes Microsoft Word, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop,
Apple Garage Band, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Fireworks, computer skills,
social skills, digital knowledge, creative and imaginative, time-efficient,
organized, hard-working, multi-cultural, team leader.

Activities Student Body Class Representative (TVU)

Member of the Art Committee (Lebanese Preparatory School, 2005 -
2006)

Editorial Writer for IISA Newspaper (ICARDA Intl. School of Aleppo -

Aleppo, Syria)

Portfolio Available Upon Request

Reference Available Upon Request