Shakar LatifExperience Strategist

Open to new projects
Social Media StrategyDigital MarketingCX & UX Design

Strategy first, content second. Social media and marketing for brands across Kurdistan and Iraq.

ScrollErbil, Iraq

Hi, I’m Shakar
Shakar LatifErbil, IQ

I build social media and digital marketing strategies where every post has a reason.

I lead digital strategy at ThatOne Agency and manage marketing for Karrada Group in Erbil and Sulaymaniyah. I also run the CX department I founded at Metrik Studios.

Social media & digital marketingStrategy, content calendars, scripts, Meta ads, reports.
CX & UX designResearch, journeys, product UI.

0+Companies
0+Brands
0TV commercials
0CX department, built from zero

ThatOne Agency

Digital marketing strategy

Campaigns, content calendars and ads for retainer clients.

Karrada Group

Marketing, Erbil & Sulaymaniyah

Managing the brand’s marketing across both cities.

Metrik Studios

CX department

Research, journeys and strategy for clients across Iraq.

Digital Marketing Strategist

ThatOne Agency

Full-time

Customer Experience Design Manager

Metrik Studios

Part-time, remote

Digital Marketing Specialist

grei Agency

Project based

Content Creator & Script Writer

FKR Agency

Project based

Content Creator

Diwaxan

Freelance

Graphic Designer

Saaba Communications

Part-time, remote

UX/UI Designer

ZUU Delivery

Full-time

Summer Intern

Job Studio

Internship

Social media strategy

Brand auditsCompetitor researchContent pillarsContent calendars

Digital marketing

Meta adsCampaign planningClient managementMonthly reports

Content

ScriptsTVC conceptsReelsKurdish & English copy

CX & UX design

ResearchPersonasJourney mapsDesign systems

Marketing

Meta Ads ManagerSheets & Excel

Design

FigmaPhotoshopIllustratorCanva

Languages

KurdishEnglishTurkish

Hausbrandt
Huawei
Barn's
VANILLY
Coffella
Do Ghazal Tea
Mahmood Coffee
Mahmood Tea
VIP
AmanPay
Isnad
Moodon
Bab Alagha
Confy
rtb
Adela
Catuccino
Karrada Group

Metrik Studios
ThatOne Agency
grei Agency
FKR Agency
ZUU
Job Studio
Company
Click
Company
Company
The Foundation Hub
American Corner Sulaimaniyah
Center for China Studies
Diwaxan

I don’t jump onto Pinterest.
First, I study the brand.
Then, its competitors.
Then, I set the strategy.
Once it’s approved, it becomes the content calendar.
Nothing is random.
01

Discovery

Brand, audience, competitors.

02

Strategy

Pillars, tone, channels. Approved before anything is made.

03

Execution

Content calendar, production, ads, reports.

Social mediaContent

01Hausbrandt

An Italian coffee brand, speaking Kurdish. Content ideas, copy and scripts for posts and reels.

Read the case study
Hausbrandt
Social mediaScripts

02Barn’s

Summer drinks, new branches and a drive-thru launch. Short, sharp content with a reason to stop by.

Read the case study
Barn’s
CXMetrik Studios

05Customer experience, from zero

Founded the CX department and ran one of the first B2B CX projects in Iraq. Plus marketing strategy for Bab Alagha, Moodon and Isnad.

CXCustomer Experience
VANILLYBab AlaghaMoodonIsnad
UX/UIDesign system

06ZUU Delivery

Research, tokens and a full Figma design system. AI screens, dashboards, invoices and wallet.

UX/UIZUU Delivery
Design tokensDashboardsWalletInvoices

Go on, drag things around.
Coffella TVC

Coffella TVC

Nothing is random.

VIP TVC

VIP TVC

Strategy first, content second.

On set

On set

Karrada Group

Marketing for Erbil and Sulaymaniyah

Marketing

Cattuchino & Adela

Brand strategy, visuals and social media

Brand management

Bab Alagha

A month of nostalgia content in Iraqi dialect

Content plan

Tecno POVA 8 Pro 5G

Launch video concepts and storyboards

Campaign

AmanPay

Bilingual marketing strategy for a digital wallet

Strategy

Grand Millennium

VVIP dining menu and service direction

CX

1Servant leadership
2Room to grow
3Employee voice