Full Timeline

My
Career

7+ years building brands, launching products, and telling stories across Pakistan and beyond. From a digital studio founded at university to leading creative at a platform used by 25M+ people every month.

7+
Years of Experience
3
Companies & Ventures
25M+
Platform Users Reached
Jul 2019 – Present
PosterMyWall
Lahore, Pakistan · Hybrid
Current

All-in-one marketing tool for small businesses with 25M+ monthly active users and $12M+ in annual revenue. Joined in 2019 as the first dedicated marketing hire and have since grown into the Brand & Communications Lead.

Brand & Communications Lead
Oct 2022 – Present
Full-time · Lahore, Pakistan (Hybrid)
  • Drove marketing strategy for a SaaS platform with 25M+ active users and $12M+ ARR, managing a $300K+ performance budget and supporting 15–20% annual user growth.
  • Led a 7-person cross-functional team across the US and Pakistan — owning paid marketing, brand, content strategy, product marketing, and full-funnel engagement.
  • Led PosterMyWall's strategic repositioning from a design-first to a marketing-first platform for small businesses, sustaining 11–12% annual revenue growth and ~15% MRR growth.
  • Built a performance experimentation system across 6 paid channels (Meta, Google, Bing, Apple Ads, TikTok, Pinterest) — achieving a 2.83x conversion value/cost ratio in 2025 and 26% annual growth in social conversions.
  • Partnered with Engineering on event tracking architecture and reporting in BigQuery and Looker, closing critical attribution gaps.
  • Led launch creative for the AI design editor and events marketing tool — 50+ landing pages, demo videos, and user education assets.
  • Introduced Product Delight: 4 workshops/month, 8+ user interviews/month. 90+ improvement opportunities surfaced in the first session — now part of quarterly product reviews.
Senior Digital Marketer
Aug 2020 – Sep 2022
Full-time · Lahore, Pakistan (Hybrid)
  • Led PosterMyWall's brand repositioning and visual identity overhaul — selected from 300+ proposals, then rolled out across 100s of assets, marketing pages, product surfaces, and campaign creative.
  • Owned high-production video ad strategy with ThinkMojo and Noldio on $10K+ quarterly budgets. The $30K ThinkMojo campaign delivered a 1.7x conversion value/cost ratio and ~200K YouTube views.
  • Built the in-house video and content team from scratch — scaled from solo to a team of 3, producing 20+ reels and 5+ long-form videos monthly.
  • Grew YouTube to 100K subscribers and Instagram from 7K to 22K followers in 3 months.
  • Implemented Pinterest RSS feeds driving 200K+ outbound clicks/month, 10M+ audience, and 66.1% of all social referral traffic.
  • Ran remarketing across 5+ verticals, delivering 200+ conversions per major seasonal campaign.
Digital Marketing Specialist
Jul 2019 – Feb 2020
Full-time · Lahore, Pakistan (On-site)
  • A/B tests and campaign optimizations contributed to a 30% increase in social traffic and ~$2M in quarterly revenue impact.
  • Built automated RSS template publishing — 157% Pinterest traffic growth, 10M+ monthly views, 200+ RSS feeds.
  • Directed cross-channel content production across social, landing pages, blogs, and ads — coordinating freelancers, writers, designers, and video producers.
  • Conceptualized and edited the first batch of product how-to videos, establishing a repeatable production model.
  • Improved YouTube performance through niche targeting, cross-platform promotion, and format experimentation via YouTube Analytics.
25M+
Monthly Active Users
$300K+
Performance Budget
2.83x
Conv. Value/Cost Ratio
100K
YouTube Subs, Year 1
1.7x
$30K Campaign ROAS
66.1%
Social Referral via Pinterest
Brand Strategy Product Marketing GTM Performance Marketing Creative Direction Content Strategy Team Leadership BigQuery & Looker Video Production SEO Pinterest A/B Testing
Mar 2020 – Present
Noobs Tours & Retreat Planners
Pakistan · Side Venture
Current View Project →
Co-Founder
Mar 2020 – Present  ·  Self-employed
Founded during a career break in 2020. What started as a COVID-era side venture has grown into one of Pakistan's most well-reviewed corporate retreat operators, managing trips with budgets of up to PKR 1 crore each.
  • Developed the brand identity: name, visual language, tone, and positioning as part retreat planner, part cultural guide.
  • Shaped itineraries for 50–70+ person corporate groups from tech teams and businesses across Pakistan's most extraordinary destinations.
  • Managed end-to-end event logistics for corporate retreats — vendor coordination, ground transportation, accommodation, activity programming, and on-site execution for groups of 50–70+ people.
  • Sharpened skills directly relevant to marketing work: consumer research, positioning, operational planning, and experience design.
Brand Identity Experience Design GTM Strategy Consumer Research Photography Social Content
Aug 2017 – Jun 2019
Agarbatti Productions
Pakistan · Self-employed
1 yr 11 mos View Project →
Founder
Aug 2017 – Jun 2019  ·  Self-employed
Founded and launched a media startup focused on showcasing Pakistani art, music, and literature across YouTube and Facebook, owning strategy from concept to distribution.
  • Built a repeatable content framework and produced the video series Meray Log, spotlighting emerging talent with a consistent publishing cadence.
  • Developed and executed go-to-market and growth experiments, reaching 3,000 organic followers in one week through content strategy, community hooks, and influencer collaborations.
  • Pitched at Startup Weekend Lahore 2019, won the Best Idea Award, and generated early investor interest by articulating a clear vision, audience, and growth plan.
  • Managed end-to-end production including creative direction, scripting, filming coordination, editing, and launch distribution.
3K+
Organic Followers, Week 1
🏆
Best Idea
Startup Weekend Lahore 2019
Entrepreneurship Video Production GTM Strategy Creative Direction Scriptwriting Cultural Storytelling Premiere Pro
May 2018 – May 2019
LUMS Photographic Society
Lahore · Student Society
1 yr 1 mo
President
May 2018 – May 2019  ·  1 year 1 month
Led Pakistan's largest student-run photography society at LUMS, managing a 200+ member community across marketing, finance, external promotions, and logistics — while simultaneously running Agarbatti Productions.
  • Managed 200+ members and an annual event budget exceeding PKR 5 million.
  • Secured PKR 3M+ in sponsorships from McDonald's Pakistan and Camtronx–Nikon Pakistan.
  • Founded and led a Film & Video Production sub-department, producing programmes that improved the welfare of 80+ households in Lahore's underserved communities.
  • Launched an online Photography Journal raising awareness about Pakistan's water crisis and documenting Lahore's cultural heritage.
  • Represented LUMS at national and international conferences, strengthening the society's visibility and partnerships.
200+
Members Led
PKR 5M+
Budget Managed
PKR 3M+
Sponsorships Secured
Leadership Event Management Sponsorship Photography Community Building Documentary
Jul 2018 – Aug 2018
ACTIVATED C
Lahore, Pakistan · On-site
2 mos
Marketing Intern
Jul 2018 – Aug 2018  ·  Full-time
Spearheaded the launch of the company's first product, designing branding and marketing strategies to establish its online presence.
  • Designed branding and marketing strategies to establish the product's online presence from scratch.
  • Conducted market analysis and implemented targeted campaigns across social platforms, boosting engagement through Facebook Ads and influencer outreach.
Facebook Ads Brand Launch Social Media Market Research
Jun 2016 – Aug 2016
Dunya News
Lahore, Pakistan · On-site
3 mos
Summer Intern
Jun 2016 – Aug 2016  ·  Internship
Worked with Dunya Foundation on CSR communications — producing visual storytelling content across six NGOs and two educational institutes to document and promote the foundation's social impact work.
  • Designed a compelling CSR portfolio for Dunya Foundation, documenting funding of over PKR 19 billion to various NGOs and educational institutes on dunyafoundation.org.pk.
  • Led a team of creatives to produce photography and documentary-style videos through qualitative research across three cities.
  • Conducted personal interviews and created narratives showcasing the foundation's impact, leveraged for stakeholder awareness campaigns.
  • Compiled a comprehensive database of financial records for the foundation's education sector funding.
Visual Storytelling Documentary Photography CSR Communications Adobe Premiere Pro

Education

LUMS
Lahore University of
Management Sciences
2015 – 2019
BSc (Hons) Economics & Politics
Lahore University of Management Sciences  ·  Graduated 2019
  • President, LUMS Photographic Society (2018–2019) — led 200+ members, managed PKR 5M+ budget, secured PKR 3M+ in sponsorships from McDonald's and Nikon Pakistan
  • Founded the Film & Video Production sub-department within the Photographic Society
  • Ran Agarbatti Productions concurrently — founded and operated a digital cultural studio during studies
  • Directed Meray Log, a documentary video series profiling young artists at LUMS
  • Published Rang Sazi — research paper on the introduction and evolution of color film technology in Pakistani cinema, through LUMS' Reel Pakistan initiative
  • Relevant courses: Business Communication, Organisational Behaviour, Principles of Marketing, Econometrics, Statistics & Data Analysis, Research Seminar in Cinema Studies, Contemporary Pakistani Cinema
Jinnah Highs
Jinnah Highs School System
2013 – 2015
A-Levels
Mathematics & Computer Science
  • President, Friends of Nature Council (2014–2015) — led environmental initiatives, organised awareness campaigns, and managed a team promoting sustainability and conservation
La Salle
La Salle Higher Secondary School
2000 – 2013
O-Levels
Mathematics & Computer Science

Recognition

Awards & Milestones

2019
Best Idea & Runners Up
Startup Weekend Lahore, Agarbatti Productions
2020
100K YouTube Subscribers
PosterMyWall, achieved in Year 1 of the channel
2021
Brand Repositioning
PosterMyWall, repositioned from design tool to all-in-one marketing platform, sustaining 12% annual revenue growth
2022
$320K+ Marketing Budget
PosterMyWall, managed performance budget driving $12M+ in annual revenue
2023
PosterMyWall AI Launch
GTM lead: 50+ landing pages, demo videos, user education assets
Published
Rang Sazi Research Paper
Reel Pakistan, LUMS, on color film technology in Pakistani cinema