Content Director · Art Director · Product Manager

Mohamad Abdulkarim

Nearly 20 years building games, children's learning content and creative teams across the Middle East and beyond. Founder of Atfaly Amazing and Asfar Games, co-founder of Spoilz and Tarboosh Games.

Mohamad Studio
~20yexperience
1,520+projects completed
500+games worked on
150+clients
4companies founded

About

I build teams and production pipelines from scratch, set a clear visual identity and keep fresh, high-quality content going out.

My work sits where art, content and management meet: games, children's education, stories, podcasts and digital platforms. Ideas never run out, and any idea on the table can be turned into something new and engaging.

Arabic and Syrian content is close to my heart. Today I run several projects in education and development for Syria, including Uncle Nasser's Tales, a podcast of Syrian heritage stories told as bedtime tales for children.

Strengths

Content directionArt directionProduct managementTeam buildingVisual identityProduction pipelinesUI/UXStorytellingChildren & educationGame artAI-assisted production

Experience

Founder & ManagerPresent
Atfaly Amazing & Asfar Games

An Arabic-first learning platform for children: games, stories, songs and educational videos, released continuously. I run it day to day, from content and art to quality and the full production pipeline.

Product Manager, Producer & Art DirectorFrom 2021
AlifBee & AlifBee Kids

Product manager on the AlifBee app, and product manager and producer on the AlifBee Kids app. One of the largest companies supporting Arabic language and curriculum worldwide, with deals in Malaysia, Djibouti, the USA, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye. Live-service games, songs, videos and printables, and the children's podcast Grandma's Tales.

Co-founder & Art Director2022 – May 2023
Spoilz · Saudi Arabia

One of the largest game studios in Saudi Arabia; set and led its art direction.

Senior Lead ArtistAug 2019 – Oct 2021
Narcade

Led the update of every game's art to modern, market-ready graphics.

Co-founder & Creative Art Director2015 – Apr 2019
Tarboosh Games

Owned the art direction of every game; the studio reached a global level and worked with US companies.

Game ArtistNov 2013 – 2015
Tamatem Games · Jordan

Main graphic designer and animator at one of Jordan's largest game publishers.

Game ArtistAug 2013 – Mar 2014
Girnaas
Art collaboration (freelance)
Blizzard Entertainment

What people say

“I was impressed by his ability to not only come up with innovative and original ideas but also to execute them flawlessly.”Mhd AyyashOrganizational Development Manager
“He provide a high level of professionalism and unique out of the box ideas in art and design to improve the game which makes the game dev process much smoother.”Danar KayfiGame Developer, Unity Tutor
«واحد من افضل الفنانين في الوطن العربي, مخيلته و افكاره بتخلق ابداع ما إله مثيل»Beşir (Besher) BankaslıInternational Sales & Marketing

Let's build something together.

mohamad.gu@gmail.com