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Muscat, Oman

Shihab Mebarez in a grey dishdasha and a patterned massar

Creative Marketer

I help brands get seen: online, on the ground, and on stage.

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What I do

Marketing services for brands in Muscat, across Oman and the Gulf.

  • Video content

    Idea, shooting, editing, on camera.

    • Shawarma 88
    • UFC Gym
    • Ajwaad Palace
    • Oman Tourism College

  • Social media

    • Talabat
    • Shell
    • Omantel
    • Oman Arab Bank
    • Khimji Ramdas
    • SPAR
    • Radisson Blu
    • Al Sawadi Beach Resort
    • Infigo
    • American Clinics

  • Campaigns & activations

    Product placements in Oman Airports.

    • Shawarma 88
    • Bag.qa
    • Talabat
    • Shell
    • Omantel
    • Oman Arab Bank
    • Hawana Salalah
    • Al Hassan LLC
    • Captain Oats
    • Starbucks

  • Event marketing

    • Muscat Eat
    • World Cup 2022
    • Oman Arab Bank

  • Stage hosting

    • COMEX Global Technology Show
    • Omran Group
    • MG

About

I'm a freelance marketer and video creator in Muscat. I plan, shoot, edit and sometimes front the content myself, for brands like UFC Gym, Ajwaad Palace and Oman Tourism College.

Before going independent I worked at Bullseye DDB, Titan Events, Digital Ink and Artogroup, on accounts including Talabat, Shell, Omantel, Oman Arab Bank and Radisson Blu. I also host on stage, including COMEX Global Technology Show in 2023 and 2024.

I started working at 13 behind a shop counter, and at 17 the Oman Observer named me the youngest in Oman to earn six IT and digital-marketing certifications. Arabic and English.

Brands I've worked on

Freelance

  • Shawarma 88
  • UFC Gym
  • Ajwaad Palace
  • Oman Tourism College
  • Bag.qa
  • Vodafone

Bullseye DDB

  • Talabat
  • Shell
  • Omantel
  • Oman Arab Bank
  • Khimji Ramdas
  • SPAR
  • Mountain Dew
  • Kinza
  • Puck
  • Barbican
  • Muscat Eat
  • Experience Oman
  • Hawana Salalah
  • Jebel Sifah
  • Cheetos
  • Gatorade
  • Topfruit
  • Al Hassan LLC
  • Captain Oats
  • Starbucks

Digital Ink

  • Radisson Blu
  • Al Sawadi Beach Resort
  • Infigo

Lead Gen

  • American Clinics

Stage hosting

  • COMEX Global Technology Show
  • Omran Group
  • MG

Selected work

  • 256K likes
  • 8,756 comments
  • 35K shares
Shihab Mebarez running the Muscat Marathon 5 km with 100 helium balloons carrying the Shawarma 88 logo

Shawarma 88

From one viral video to 100 balloons

My role: campaign idea and strategy, filming and editing, on camera, and the balloon run.

Views on one video, Instagram and TikTok
1M+
New followers in 3 days
6K
Average daily sales for 2 months
OMR 250
Spent boosting the video on Instagram
< OMR 3

Then I ran the 5 km at the Muscat Marathon carrying 100 helium balloons with the Shawarma 88 logo, in a T-shirt with the logo and a QR code. A world first, as far as I can find.

At the finish line I gave the balloons away, and the logo was everywhere.

Oman Tourism College

2025-2026 graduation film

My role: concept to final cut.

UFC Gym

2-video mini campaign

My role: content strategy, filming, editing, and on camera.

Ajwaad Palace

Social media posts, billboard videos and in-store screen videos

My role: content and video production.

Stage, events & press

Shihab Mebarez at the podium of the COMEX Excellence in Technology Awards, 2024
COMEX 2024, Excellence in Technology Awards

COMEX Global Technology Show

Emcee

2023
Startup Stage
2024
Main Stage and Startup Stage

Omran Group National Day

Emcee

MG Fleet & Government Annual Awards 2024

Emcee

Oman Observer, 3 August 2020, page 5: “Omani Boy Sets an Example for His Peers”

“Omani Boy Sets an Example for His Peers.”

Oman Observer, 3 Aug 2020, p.5

Named the youngest in the Sultanate to earn six IT and digital-marketing certifications, from companies including Google.

On the ground

Shihab Mebarez on the stage of a Vodafone event, in a black dishdasha and red massar
Vodafone event, volunteer
Shihab Mebarez with two guests on stage at the MG Fleet and Government Annual Awards 2024, which he hosted
MG Fleet & Government Awards 2024, emcee
Shihab Mebarez on stage with Oman Arab Bank's CEO and team at the bank's 50 years together event
Oman Arab Bank 50 years, event management
Shihab Mebarez holding Bullseye DDB's award for Excellence in Experiential Marketing at The Arabian Stories Awards 2023
TAS Awards 2023, Excellence in Experiential Marketing
Shihab Mebarez with the Al Hassan LLC team at their factory
Al Hassan team, marketing campaign

Experience

2022-2025 roles were held alongside college.

Nov 2025 - Present

Freelance Marketing Specialist

Self-employed

  • Video and social content end to end: strategy, filming, editing, and on camera when needed.
  • Shawarma 88 (campaign: one video passed 1M views; balloon run at the Muscat Marathon), UFC Gym (2-video campaign), Ajwaad Palace (social, billboard and in-store videos), Oman Tourism College (2025-2026 graduation film), Bag.qa (keyword research and the campaign structure).

Jun 2025 - Oct 2025

Sales Executive

Artogroup, full-time

  • Built hybrid online/offline marketing strategies linking digital lead generation to physical sales.
  • Negotiated and managed premium product placements in Oman Airports.
  • Created promotional collateral supporting the international distribution network.

Dec 2024 - Jun 2025

Marketing Specialist

Digital Ink, freelance, remote

  • Marketing communications for Radisson Blu, Al Sawadi Beach Resort and Infigo.
  • Led client projects from concept to delivery, across digital and physical channels.

May 2024 - Oct 2024

Marketing Executive

Titan Events & Entertainment, full-time

  • Rehired after my 2023 internship. Event marketing, promotional campaigns and partner relations.

May 2023 - Feb 2024

Marketing Executive

Bullseye DDB, full-time

  • Social media, campaigns and on-ground activations for Talabat, Shell, Omantel, Oman Arab Bank, Khimji Ramdas, SPAR, Al Hassan LLC and more.
  • Helped plan the Experience Oman video shoot.
  • Event management for Oman Arab Bank's 50 years together event.
  • Accepted the agency's award for Excellence in Experiential Marketing at The Arabian Stories (TAS) Awards, 2023.

Early roles 2022 - 2023

  • Digital Marketing Intern, Titan Events & Entertainment (Jan-May 2023)
  • Sales & Marketing Intern, Albatel CPA (Jul-Aug 2022)
  • Digital Marketing Intern, Lead Gen: social media for clients incl. American Clinics (Apr-Jul 2022)

Before marketing 2016 - 2021

Sales at Accurateness Trading from age 13 and KENA Trading. Kids' science instructor at Nutty Scientists.

Education

Diploma in Business Innovation

Oman Tourism College, 2025

Marketing club; volunteered at college events with Muscat Gas and Tourism Day; helped run the Oman Chef competition.

General Education Diploma

United Private School, 2021 (IGCSE 2019)

Certifications

  • Mastering Procurement: Essential Skills and Competencies SCMDOJO, 2026
  • Diploma in Modern Applied Psychology Udemy, 2022
  • Fundamentals of Digital Marketing Google, 2020
  • Online Marketing Foundations LinkedIn, 2020
  • Content Marketing Toolkit SEMrush, 2020
  • Basics of Adobe After Effects Udemy, 2020
  • Adobe Basics of Photoshop Udemy, 2018

Work with me

Send me the brand, the goal and the timeline.