About — Mariam Elias

“In my life, I had fun and this turned out to be advertising ”

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Illustrated Resume

Awards :

Graphis New Talent Annual, Spotify Sam, Platinum, 2018.
CA Awards of Excellence, Spotify Sam, Silver,2018.
ADC Young Ones, Merit, Spotify Sam 2018.
CLIO MUSIC-Bronze, Spotify Sam,2017.
WOONGDOODY Scholarship, Shortlisted,2017.
Summit Advertising Awards,"404 Home Not Found”, Silver,2017.
AAF Miami: American Advertising Awards, “404 Home Not Found”, Silver,2017.
One Club Bootcamp Pitch, “Verizon: Mind the Gap”, Bronze, 2017.
Creativity International Awards, 2017.

Graphis New Talent Awards, 2017

DIY Museum-Silver
Omar Soulyman Poster- Merit
Trans is In Nature-Merit
Shewepps-Merit

MAS TOP DOG-Golden Paw,2017

UNICEF-404 Home Not Found.
Time-FAKE News.
DIY Museum.
MAS Top Dog Awards, 2016
Hey Gramps- Paw
Vital Instinct Branding- Paw

Egyptian National Film Festival, 2015
Drawing on A Nude Body-Best Director Award

JWT Award of Excellence, 2007
Stop Street Bullying-Best Use of Research.

Selected Press :

A Creative With A Pen & Pencil:

“In My Life I had Fun & This turned to Be Advertisng”

My passion for adverting and design started a long time ago with Benetton’s Shocking ads and “Always Coca-Cola's " Jingle. I am an art director, writer, and educator in the field of art and design. I consider myself a creative with a pen and a pencil, as I spent my professional and academic career working on both writing and design leading various creative roles in advertising agencies. I believe working in the field of design and advertising, we are pop culture engineers and should be able to create anything from a tagline to a logo.

Since 2018, I have taught several courses for undergraduate degrees in various departments such as advertising and graphic design, as well as graduate studies such as a master of “Design and Media Management” and “Masters of Fine Arts” at Miami International University of Art and Design.

I never stopped learning, I even used the lockdown to take online courses such as “Script Writing for Short Films” at Sundance Film Collab, Typography design with Tarek Atrisi, and Film directing with Elia Suliman at Doha Film Institute.

In 2015, I directed a documentary entitled “Drawing on A Nude Body” that tackles the issue of banning nude modeling in the faculty of art in Egypt. The film was reviewed in Frieze art magazine, toured several film festivals in Miami, Jordan, and Cairo, and won the best directing award at Cairo's National Film Festival.

Previously, I worked as an art critic in several newspapers and wrote a bilingual book about the young generation of Egyptian artists entitled " Thawret El Loool: Chats with Young Egyptian Artists”. Currently, I am working on another book documenting memes and digital culture.

I have diverse educational backgrounds from several countries around the world. In 2017, I completed a degree in Art Direction from Miami Ad School and a Masters's in Global Strategic Communication from Florida International University. In 2011, I did my first master's in Cultural & Heritage Management from the University of Turin, Italy in collaboration with ITCILO and UNESCO and my thesis project was about turning the hunted palace" Baron" into a site-specific museum.

I have obtained a B.A in “Integrated Marketing Communication” from the American University of Cairo with a minor in arts and business and another Bachelor's degree in interior design and art direction from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Cairo.

Recent Work Experience :

Miami International University of Art & Design, Adjunct Faculty/ Professor, 2019-Present.
The Community, Creative ( Copywriter/ Art Director), 2017-2018.
Wunderman Thompson, Art Director, 2016.

Selected Courses Taught :

Graduate Studies

Brand Strategy,
Advertising Campaigns ( Advanced/ Intermediate),
Creative & Strategic Planning,
Media Planning,
Layout Design,
Design History,
Creative Problem Solving,
Principles of Communication.

Masters Degree

Capstone Thesis Writing,
Information Management and New Media in Business .

CLIENTS :

Verizon
Ad Council
kroger
Cleveland Clinic
Neulasta On Pro
+ more