the team
Every part of ankeza starts with people. Meet the team working across the studio, magazine, events, partnerships and community to help bring the collective together.
Founder & Creative Director · studio
Zafora founded ankeza and leads its overall creative direction, business development and strategy. Her responsibilities span creative concepts, photography, project oversight, client relationships, budgets and the wider direction of the collective. She is responsible for maintaining the creative vision and ensuring the studio, magazine and community develop under one shared identity.
Partnerships Director · partnerships
Sophia leads partnership development and external relationships for ankeza. Her role focuses on researching potential collaborators, reaching out to independent brands and organisations, developing partnership opportunities and supporting relationships that contribute to the collective's growth.
Events Lead · events
Cloud coordinates the planning and development of ankeza's events and creative experiences. The role includes exploring venues, coordinating event logistics, developing schedules and working with the team and collaborators to organise community gatherings, workshops and future activations.
Community Lead · community
Noor supports the development of ankeza's creative community. The role focuses on member engagement, connecting contributors, communicating community opportunities and helping coordinate participation in open calls, projects and creative activities.
Editorial Lead · editorial
Dilara coordinates the editorial development of ankeza magazine. The role involves supporting editorial planning, organising contributions, reviewing submissions, coordinating written and visual content and helping maintain the publication's creative and editorial direction.
Social Media Lead · social
Siobhan coordinates ankeza's social media presence and content planning. The role involves developing social content, supporting promotional campaigns, communicating updates from the studio, magazine and community, and maintaining a consistent brand voice across social platforms.
