NEDAL AHMED
experience
Uncommon Creative Studio | New York, NY, USA
Executive Creative Director 
Jan 2025 - Current
Mother | Brooklyn, NY, USA
Executive Creative Director 
Nov 2023 - July 2024
Google Creative Lab | New York, NY, USA
Creative Director (contract)
Jan 2023 - Oct 2023
Wieden+Kennedy | Tokyo, Japan
Creative Director // Creative Lead - Copy
May 2020 - Dec 2022
72andSunny | Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Senior Writer
Feb 2019 - Apr 2020
Droga5 | New York, NY, USA
Senior Copywriter
Jan 2018 - Feb 2019
BBDO | New York, NY, USA
Associate Creative Director // Senior Copywriter // Copywriter 
Jan 2014 - Jan 2018
TracyLocke | Dallas, TX, USA
Copywriter
July 2011 - Dec 2013
The Dallas Morning News | Dallas, TX, USA
Editorial Assistant and Community Columnist 
2008 - 2011
University of North Texas
BA in Journalism - Advertising
BBA in Marketing
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press
The Washington Post, BBC, Forbes, Fast Company, The New York Times, Al Jazeera, The Guardian, AP, CNN, The Today Show, CBS, NBC, ABC, Mashable, Bloomberg, PEOPLE, Lürzer's Archive, Communication Arts, NPR, The New Yorker + others.
recognition
Emmy x Outstanding Commercial
Cannes x Grand Prix for Film 
Creative of The Year x Ad Age Creativity 
Forbes x 30 Under 30 
Cannes Lions x See It Be It alum
Campaign Mag x Best Social Good Campaigns of the Century  
Cannes x Lions x 12 
One Show x Gold Pencil x 5
D&AD x Pencils x 10 
ADC x 5
London International x 8
Webby x 5
Clio x 6
AICP x 3
ANDY x 2
Effie x 4
Shoutout by Michelle Obama x 1
brands 
Nike, IKEA, Tinder, adidas, Audi e-tron, Klarna, P&G, M&Ms, Subway, CVS, Lay’s, Lowe’s, T-Mobile, Chase, Samsung, 3M, Sonic, 7-Eleven, Splenda, Pedigree, Maltesers, Stella Artois
