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Creative Strategy & ProductionDubai · Est. 2019

Where Cultural DepthMeets CommercialStrategy.

A Dubai creative strategy & production studio for premium brands

Jan Creative
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01 / About

Strategy before production. Always.

We build brand worlds, not just content. Every project starts with positioning, audience mapping and visual direction, and only then do we produce.

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A decade of building brands in the hardest markets, now in Dubai.

Jan Creative Factory delivers end-to-end brand marketing for premium brands across MENA, from positioning and narrative through campaigns, content, influencer management, events and digital presence.

"Real brand-building requires more than content. It requires strategy, cultural intelligence, and the courage to think differently."

Yasaman Sarpoulaki, Founder. A creative strategist who spent a decade building brands across one of the world's most competitive, restriction-heavy markets before bringing that craft to Dubai.Yasaman

Jewelry editorialLuxury
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Brand partnerships
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Campaign reach
2019
Founded · Dubai
Fine watchesMacro
Jewelry editorialLuxury

Work That Speaks Louder Than Words.

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02 / Advantage

Why MENA brands work with us

A background across complex, competitive markets has trained us to build brands with sharper strategy, stronger storytelling and more resourceful execution.

01

Strategy-First Creative

We do not start with content. We start with brand positioning, audience mapping and business objective, then design the campaign around those foundations.

02

Premium Visual Production

Campaigns, editorials, events and content produced to match the visual expectations of luxury and lifestyle markets across the Gulf.

03

Regional Cultural Intelligence

Deep understanding of Middle Eastern consumer psychology, taste and community behaviour, built from over a decade inside the market.

04

Commercial Execution

Content and campaigns built for measurable outcomes: awareness, audience growth, footfall, sales performance and market perception.

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03 / Services

Full-spectrum creative, positioning to execution

01

Brand Strategy & Positioning

  • Brand audit & diagnosis
  • Audience mapping
  • Narrative framework
  • Visual direction
02

Campaign Production

  • Concept & creative direction
  • Styling & art direction
  • Photography
  • Post-production
03

Editorial & Fashion Photography

  • Editorial & campaign
  • Lookbook
  • E-commerce
  • Lifestyle
04

Influencer & PR Strategy

  • Creator selection
  • Custom briefs
  • PR outreach
  • Media relations
05

Social Media & Content

  • Content strategy
  • Content calendar
  • Reels direction
  • Community management
06

Event Concept & Activation

  • Event concept
  • Launch activation
  • Influencer gatherings
  • On-site production
04
04 / Method

From brief to growth, in five moves

01
Discover

Brand audit, competitor mapping, audience research.

02
Define

Positioning, narrative framework, visual direction.

03
Create

Concept, production, photography, content.

04
Launch

Content rollout, influencer & PR activation.

05
Optimise

Analytics review, iteration, next cycle.

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05 / Selected Work

Strategy in action

From brand diagnosis to measurable commercial outcomes. Tap any project to read the Challenge, Strategy and Results.

BrandIndustryYear
Pinky Winky & Porch HoldingFashion · Luxury Holding2021
Case 01 · FashionPinky Winky editorial100K+ from zero

Build national awareness for a restricted women's fashion brand, then expand it into a full luxury holding company.

Strategy
  • Pivoted to relatable, audience-led storytelling.
  • Custom influencer briefs per creator.
  • Built identities for five Porch verticals.
Results
  • 100K+ followers from near zero.
  • 40K new followers in a single event day.
  • Grew into a full luxury holding company.
DanSabiFood & Seasoning2022
Case 02 · FoodDanSabi launchDual-peak

Launch a seasoning brand co-founded by two celebrity chefs, without a standard celebrity announcement.

Strategy
  • Phase 1: chefs used the product organically.
  • Phase 2: ownership revealed once awareness plateaued.
Results
  • Two distinct awareness and sales peaks.
  • Audience connected before any commercial message.
  • Reveal beat a standard paid launch.
Jo CafeFood & Beverage · Repositioning2023
Case 03 · F&BJo Cafe repositionGen Z

A healthy cafe sharing a name with an existing four-branch restaurant, causing brand confusion and low footfall.

Strategy
  • Diagnosed the issue as identity, not content.
  • Repositioned as a Gen Z lifestyle destination.
  • Built community via run-club activations.
Results
  • Attracted a defined Gen Z audience.
  • Increased daily footfall.
  • Shifted perception to lifestyle destination.
Newborn by NatureSkincare · Premium2022
Case 04 · SkincareNewborn ritualAbove Chanel

Position a nature-based local skincare brand above mass-market competitors, for consumers used to Lancôme, Chanel and Estée Lauder.

Strategy
  • Created a clean, international-looking aesthetic.
  • Lifestyle system: routines, yoga, herbal rituals.
  • Refined targeting around women in their early 50s.
Results
  • Strong pharmacy sales growth.
  • Positioned alongside international luxury skincare.
  • Reached elite and aspirational segments.
Hayat SabzRetail Mall · 2-Year Retainer2023
Case 05 · RetailShab-e Yalda activation2-year retainer

Transform a premium furniture and interior mall into a recurring lifestyle event destination, from grand opening onward.

Strategy
  • Grand opening with 60 to 70 influencers.
  • Shab-e Yalda: full cultural transformation with live concert.
  • Two years of ongoing content and events.
Results
  • High influencer attendance and repeated spikes.
  • Sustained awareness across the partnership.
  • One of the region's most visited destinations.
Body SpinnerFashion · International Production2024
Case 06 · FashionDubai campaign shootIntl models

Produce internationally viable campaign imagery in Dubai for a leading fashion brand, with international models.

Strategy
  • Full campaign shoot with international models.
  • Museum of the Future, waterfront, Burj Khalifa.
  • Complete library at international standards.
Results
  • Library delivered on time and within brief.
  • Placed in an aspirational Dubai context.
  • Viable for international platform use.
Farhadi JewelryJewelry · Luxury Editorial2024
Case 07 · JewelryGold & sapphire editorialDual-mood

Produce a dual-mood luxury editorial: a warm gold collection and a cool sapphire collection, each its own visual world.

Strategy
  • Two art directions shot in a single production.
  • High-contrast lighting and macro detail.
  • Set built for hero imagery and e-commerce.
Results
  • Cohesive identity across two moods.
  • Elevated fine-jewelry positioning.
  • One shoot supplied all asset types.

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06 / Own Label

Minus C, our own proof of method

Boqche Collection.

An international fashion label founded by Jan Creative Factory and shot in Dubai, fusing Persian textile motifs with the raw landscape of the desert.

From concept and styling to location and post-production, Minus C is a brand we built end to end, strategy and craft applied to our own name.

DirectionCreative & productionLocationDubai desertMotifPersian textile
CampaignDesert hero frame16:9
Textile detail1:1
Look 021:1
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07 / Voices

What partners say

They understood our brand faster than we did. The strategy came first, and the production that followed simply made sense.
Hadi Savva Hessam
Hospitality Group
Every influencer brief felt tailored, never templated. That attention is why the numbers moved.
Hamed
Brand Partner
They repositioned us above competitors we never thought we could stand next to. The shift was real and measurable.
Fashion Brand Owner
Anonymized · MENA
Building Davo by Kian meant finding a voice that felt personal and precise — Jan shaped the brand world from strategy through every frame.
Kian Davo
Davo by Kian
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08 / Clients

85+ partnerships, and counting

Fashion
  • Pinky Winky
  • Porch Holding
  • Body Spinner
  • Minus C
  • Hater Co
  • Tehran Supply Co
Jewelry
  • Farhadi Jewelry
  • Fine jewelry partners
  • Atelier editorial
Beauty & Skincare
  • Newborn by Nature
  • Anahita Beauty
  • Skincare retainers
Food & Hospitality
  • DanSabi
  • Jo Cafe
  • Savva · Al Wasl
Furniture · Events
  • Hayat Sabz
  • Sanaz Rostampour
  • Activation partners