Hello, I'm Hajar!

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Technology

Community

Engagement

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Design

I find joy in wondering, connecting, and tinkering with new tools and concepts. In this ​space, I'm sharing some bits and pieces of what kept me busy in the last few years!

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My Professional Growth Path in a Nutshell

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2008-Present

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designing for different purposes

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2014

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Graduated with

a Bachelor in

Multimedia Design

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2014

Interned at an international advertising agency

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2014 - Present

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Serving Dubai's ​educational ​community

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Achievements in Numbers

200%

Social media audience engagement growth in 7 years (organization's accounts)

39

Ed-tech startups

supported and introduced ​to Dubai's ecosystem

30+

Creative design

projects

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Projects Gallery

Here are some of the projects I enjoyed working on

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Dubai Future Accelerators

Lead Liaison

The problem::

How might we facilitate collaboration opportunities between ​ed-tech startups and private and government entities in ​Dubai?

My Contribution:

I've been on the team that designed education challenges ​through stakeholder consultation, evaluated ed-tech ​solutions and facilitated engagement opportunities between ​ed-tech startups and stakeholders.

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Dubai 10X: Rahhal

Prototype designer

The problem:

How might we take Dubai 10 years into the future of ​education - in just two years?

My Contribution:

I helped generate experiential propositions, support ​conversations between the KHDA team and stakeholders, ​and visualise concepts expressed through user stories. I also ​addressed requests from learners and education providers ​and reported them back for further actions.


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8 Week Streak

Communications manager


The problem:

How might we keep children engaged during their

summer holiday?

My Contribution:

The children were challenged to learn or do one new thing ​each week during the summer holiday. I created and curated ​social media content about their participation in the campaign ​including weekly videos highlighting their achievements.

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Juicelle branding

Visual designer

The problem:

How might we create an identity representing homemade ​juices for a small business?

My Contribution:

I helped in creating the visual identity and comping up with ​marketing ideas to promote it locally.


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The Grapevine

Event Facilitator and MC

The problem:

How might we increase visibility on what's going in the organization and encourage conversations?

My Contribution:

Facilitated an internal all hands internal events (in person/hybrid/online) to address common questions share news and updated on regular basis.

I love converations!

let's have one..

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Ha​jar.a.an@gmail.com

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+971502844885