Campaign’s Digital to Watch 2023 – Julien El Khawaja, Senior Manager – Programmatic, Jellyfish
Age: 30
Nominated by Shanil Jagatia, Managing Director, MENA:
Julian has quickly proven high levels of expertise within programmatic advertising, along with wider digital knowledge. He has already been involved in key global e-commerce accounts within Jellyfish, supporting multiple regions with varying levels of complexity. Most recently worked closely with the digital leadership in the UK in a key partnership where he was commended for his enthusiasm, drive and role in making it a success. We are really fortunate to have Julian as part of the team in Dubai to drive appropriate solutions, and business outcomes for clients.
Career highlights
I am Civil Engineer who shifted to digital marketing 5 years ago. Been fortunate enough to lead programmatic activities on Global accounts such as Deckers, Suzuki and Expo 2020 as well as Regional accounts such as Disney+, VIVO, Bel Group, BMW and few more across different verticals. Supporter of full channel marketing, and a data driven approach for customer journey to lower funnel success.
Guiding principles
Consistency, Consistency, Consistency. I believe motivation comes and goes, but being consistent is the way to growth and ultimately success. These principles have helped me in the past to go through many obstacles and challenges in both life and career goals.
Side hustle
I am an ex professional basketball player, but suffered many knee injuries in the past 3 years and currently recovering my way back to competition. Hoping that soon my all-time passion will be recognized as more than a side hustle.
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