Bayrakdar worked at National Syrian Radio and TV and in local Lebanese radio stations as a producer and presenter of cultural programs. Between 1980 and 1987 she edited and illustrated the Dar Assayad publishing house magazine Fairuz. She was editor-in-chief of the arts and interior design magazine Iwan, and also the editor-in-chief of the intellectual, cultural and artistic magazine Al-Jidar. In 2008 Bayrakdar wrote the television drama series Al-ta'er al-maksour (The broken bird) in which both her children have leading roles; the series garnered praise with a rating of 4.3/5 by elCinema website critics. In 2010 and 2013 respectively she wrote Noktet Hobb (A drop of love) and Kharej Az-Zaman (Beyond time) which featured both Ward and Youssef in leading roles.
