Bojan Preradovic, Freelance English Copywriter

Bojan Preradovic

Freelance English Copywriter

Almost Apricot Sarl

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, MA Political Studies
Experience
20 years, 8 months

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Total years of experience :20 years, 8 months

Freelance English Copywriter at Almost Apricot Sarl
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since June 2009

Creative copywriting services performed for real estate holding and development companies, and others from various business sectors.

Creative Copywriter at Momentum MENA
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since March 2012

Creative copywriting and conceptualization of integrated campaigns for a variety of global and regional clients, including Kempinski Hotels, Al Hilal Bank, Subway and Nivea.

Freelance English Copywriter at Blackink Visual Communication
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since January 2008

Portfolio details can be located at www.blackink.me

Producer at Taylor Hucom Design
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • August 2011 to March 2012

- Production and admin work (procuring supplier services, cost estimate creation, administrative and financial management), in addition to client servicing. Overseeing the build up, setup and day-to-day operation of the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi’s Bu Tinah Dome Experience, promoting and driving the bid to nominate the Bu Tinah Island as one of the New7Wonders of Nature.
- Assistance to Senior Production Manager in fabrication and installation of branding, interactive exhibition build-up and supervision of project managers at the international Eye On Earth Summit (Abu Dhabi, December 12-15).

English Copywriter/Content Manager/External Communications Manager/Production Assistant at Filmmaster Events FZ. LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2009 to August 2011

Creative conception, research, presentation and copywriting of content for various visual formats, storyboards (including TVCs) and pitch documents, and numerous forms of correspondence. Also responsible for the company’s social media presence and website content. Parallel role of Production Assistant, supporting Executive Producer in liaison with suppliers, cost estimate creation, and formulation of strategy in response to RFP’s procured from clients. Notable events handled: Exhibition and inauguration of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KSA (2009); Inauguration of Janadriyah Ministry of Education building, KSA (2010); Grand Opening of Ferrari World Abu Dhabi (2010), Dubai Shopping Festival Opening Ceremony (2011), International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Launch (2011).

Freelance Creative Copywriter at Leo Burnett MENA
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 2010 to March 2011

Creative copywriting of majority of written content, as well as complete set of SEO terms, for Always Diamonds promotional product website. Access at
http://myalwaysdiamond.com/en/index.php

Freelance Journalist/Reporter at Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN)
  • Serbia
  • February 2009 to December 2009

Contribution of articles pertaining to the current economic situation in the Balkans, and other related topics.

Correspondent/Reporter at France 24 (English language)
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • May 2008 to May 2009

Contribution of live standup reports and analysis, as well as telephone interviews on Lebanon’s breaking news and notable events.

Freelance Writer/Reporter/Editor/Copywriter at Writers Inc. Middle East
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2008 to May 2009

Conducting interviews, contributing written pieces to various publications, including newspapers, magazines and websites, and copywriting a vast array of written material from all business sectors.

Editor/Writer at Wikeez (Kuv Capital)
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • October 2008 to January 2009

Daily composition of articles and editing for an entertainment website (www.wikeez.com/en) covering subjects such as music, television and cinema, sports, and celebrity news. Average monthly volume produced exceeded 30, 000 words.

Feature Writer at Timeout Beirut
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2008 to January 2009

Contribution of several articles on nightlife and the arts scene to the Beirut issue of Timeout magazine.

Graduate Academic/Research Assistant at American University of Beirut
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2006 to January 2008

Assistance to several Political Studies professors and performance of tasks of both a clerical as well as academic nature. Duties included research, surveying and summarizing material from academic journals and books; exam proctoring. I have also, on several occasions, given lectures to undergraduate students in intermediate Political Theory and introductory Political Science classes.

Reporter at The Daily Star
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • July 2007 to October 2007

Contribution of written pieces to The Daily Star’s ‘Arts and Culture’, ‘Lebanon News’, and ‘Business Star’ sections.

Editor in Chief of Online Written Content at American University of Beirut Music Club
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2005 to September 2006

Supervision of 6 student writers, and editing, as well as authoring, of features, news articles and concert/album reviews for the university’s Music Club website.

Administrative Assistant at Independent International Investigation Commission (IIIC) – United Nations
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • April 2005 to April 2006

Administrative and clerical tasks, including report writing, performed to accommodate the day-to-day needs of the members of the UN IIIC, laying the logistical groundwork for the investigation into former Lebanese Premier Rafik Hariri’s February 2005 assassination.

Finance and Logistics Assistant at Iradat SAL / BSV Trading
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2004 to September 2005

Administrative and financial duties in a steel trading establishment: securing marine transportation for goods and vessel tracking from point of cargo loading to delivery port; drafting Letters of Credit for pre-financing production of European steel mills and export of steel products to companies in the Lebanese and Syrian steel trade market.

Procurement & Travel Unit Intern, then Clerk at United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • August 2003 to May 2004

Preparation of ESCWA’s “How to do Business with the UN” Seminar, 8-9 September 2003. Training and direct involvement in all aspects of the procurement process and procedures. Market research and details of technical specifications, drafting all sorts of correspondence, preparation of solicitation documents (RFQ, RFP, ITB) for goods and services, and personal handling of case files and conduction of individual procurement cases, vendor site visits and meetings, contribution to meetings of Bid Opening Committee, Local Committee on Contracts, update of organization’s vendor roster. Study of UN rules and regulations, Financial Rules, the Procurement Manual, etc.

Education

Master's degree, MA Political Studies
  • at American University of Beirut
  • June 2010

I was graduate assistant to several Political Studies professors and performed tasks of both a clerical as well as academic nature. Duties included research, surveying and summarizing material from academic journals and books; exam proctoring. I have also, on several occasions, given lectures to undergraduate students in intermediate Political Theory and introductory Political Science classes.

Bachelor's degree, Business Studies
  • at London Guildhall University
  • June 2003

Specialties & Skills

Finance
Science
Production
MS Office
Feature Writing
Creative Conceptualization
Mac OS X and Various Accessories
Editing/Copywriting
Adobe Creative Suite Applications

Languages

English
Expert
Serbian
Expert
Italian
Intermediate
French
Beginner
Arabic
Beginner