Mukhtar Omar Mukhlis

Assisted the visual coordination team of Woolf Magazine at King's College London. Sourced and contacted photographers for shots to accompany selected articles for the magazine's print edition. Pulled and categorised shots based on aesthetic strength and relevance to article themes. Worked to a strict deadline, keeping in touch with photographers to ensure swift completion of tasks and submission of final articles and photograph options.

Part of the creative direction team for the 'Henry' music video by Flo Wilkes, contributing largely as a stylist as well as working in collaboration with the rest of the creative team, and contributing to the marketing campaigns of the artist and her video. Responsible for creating garment and style moodboards that fit artist briefs, sourcing relevant pieces within a given budget and timeframe, overseeing and approving cast members' outfits on set, and capturing behind-the-scenes footage for marketing use.

I have been invited to contribute to MACFEST conferences, speaking on the personal and cultural significance I find in linguistics, furthering MACFEST's mission to celebrate languages as a proponent of culture. Previous conference participation has required me to produce original poetry on such topics, as well as discussing academic writing of my own on topics such as the philosophy of language and linguistic subcultures.

I performed in the musical 'Gypsy' at the Crescent Theatre, managing the work of two roles in the show, rehearsing three times a week over the course of four months, undertake alongside my studies for the International Baccalaureate.

Fulfilled the role of teaching assistant in a special educational needs school, offering both help to teachers and 1-to-1 student assistance in humanities, art, and history classes. I also individually led some language sessions with classes, teaching French, Ancient Greek, and more general linguistic skills. I oversaw the timely planning of lessons within strict deadlines, creation of engaging, student-focused presentations and lesson materials, and the delivery of sessions to pupils.

I was invited to deliver a talk at the WoLLOW (World of Languages, Languages of the World) conference, hosted in March 2023, discussing my experiences as a multilingual child in the Anglocentric school system. Transcripts of my talk were subsequently published in magazines such as The Linguist and Languages Today.

Key team member in multiple departments contributing to and running shows at the Ruddock Performing Arts Centre. Aside from assisting directorial teams, developed and fine-tuned skills in costuming, set construction/set dressing, props sourcing and construction, and show running.

Ran weekly sessions in local primary schools where I engaged the students in linguistic exercises, taught them basic vocabulary and grammar, and piqued their interest in the world of languages. My responsibilities, aside from the delivery of workshops, included the production of presentations and lesson materials, and the delegation of tasks among other members of the workshop team.

Part of the design and editorial team for 'The Edwardian Herald', a school magazine run completely by a team of students. Produced trendy visuals and oversaw aesthetic vision of the magazine. Wrote articles and poetry, working to a quick turnover for publication in the magazine.

Delivered a TED Talk at my school's TEDxKES event where I presented the concept of 'conlanging' (creating and original language) and discussed how it could be used as a tool to hypothesise the future of any language. Worked to a given brief and produced text on a topic of personal interest, with an engaging delivery to an audience, and tackled impromptu questions afterwards in detail.

Part of a family cast who hosted a 12-episode fun family game show that was broadcasted on British Muslim TV. Effervescent personality, communication skills, and demonstrated flexibility when working under directorial instruction.

Through mine and my family's social media platforms, I partnered with numerous brands, negotiating collaborations with brands and companies. Developed my precise communicative abilities over the phone and via email. Refined the craft and skill required in planning and producing relevant social media content, which both fitted the brief and took advantage of contemporary viral trends.