Murtadha

Designer

Product & Branding Designer · crafting digital experiences, brands, and stories people connect with.

9 years 40+ projects Baghdad, Iraq

About

I’m a Product & Branding Designer with years of experience building digital products, brands, and campaigns that people genuinely connect with. My work moves between product thinking and brand storytelling, shaping everything from interfaces and user flows to identities, visuals, and experiences. I care about clarity, emotion, and the tiny details people quietly remember: a smooth interaction, a balanced layout, the feeling a brand leaves behind after the screen fades.

Experience

Apr 2026 — Current

Product DesignerCurrent

Digital ZoneDigital Zone·Baghdad, Iraq

Enhancing the Ticketing platform experience through product design and user experience improvements.

Apr 2025 — Apr 2026

Marketing Operation Manager

Digital ZoneDigital Zone·Baghdad, Iraq

Managing marketing operations across Digital Zone’s brands and digital products, ensuring alignment between strategy, creative, product, and execution. Overseeing campaign workflows, partnerships, vendor coordination, reporting, and operational processes while supporting product launches, brand growth, and large-scale marketing initiatives.

Jan 2024 — Apr 2025

Creative Lead

Digital ZoneDigital Zone·Baghdad, Iraq

Led the company’s creative direction across branding, campaigns, and digital experiences. Built and managed the creative team, overseeing all creative outputs and ensuring consistency across the brand ecosystem. Contributed to the development of Digital Zone’s products by collaborating closely with the product team and supporting UI/UX and product design decisions. Also worked on building and shaping multiple sub-brands under the Digital Zone umbrella.

Aug 2022 — Dec 2023

In-App Content Designer

MiswagMiswag·Iraq

Designed the content and visual experience inside the application for one of Iraq's largest e-commerce platforms.

Jul 2021 — Oct 2021

Senior Graphic Designer

Sahi MediaSahi Media·Baghdad, Iraq

Senior design across media and marketing material.

Jul 2019 — Dec 2020

Art Director

Brodmann 10Brodmann 10·Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

Art direction across brand and campaign projects.

Feb 2019 — Jul 2019

Senior Graphic Designer

Holiday BaghdadHoliday Baghdad·Baghdad, Iraq

Senior graphic design for hospitality branding and marketing material.

Apr 2018 — Feb 2019

Graphic Designer

Becorp inc.Becorp inc.·Baghdad, Iraq

Worked across different brands and learned to manage projects and build meaningful relationships — a very productive start.

Jul 2017 — Apr 2018

Graphic Designer

Project X2·Baghdad, Iraq

Junior logo designer handling small projects, plus social media and print design for the company.

Skills

Product designBrand identityDesign systemsUX researchType & logoArt directionPackaging

Find me

Let's make something good.

Branding, product, or a small thing that just needs care I'd love to hear about it.

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