Khaled Alkashef, Director and Social Media Editor

Khaled Alkashef

Director and Social Media Editor

The Body Shop

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Film Direction
Experience
15 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :15 years, 3 Months

Director and Social Media Editor at The Body Shop
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since September 2012

Responsibilities
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• Managing social media platforms and media activities including planning/ budgeting video expenses
• Collating/ editing photographs for products & store events
• Enhancing brand awareness of profiles on each social media platform (Facebook, Twitter & Instagram) using search engine optimization
• Involved in updating of specials, back linking blogs, creating staff pages including evaluation of social media marketing strategies to assess rate of return
• Coordinating activities related to spam filtering, reporting complaints and non-FAQs to appropriate department
• Focusing on filtering of spam, evaluation of received feedback
• Rendering Arabic and English support, developing content calendar for Facebook, Twitter & Instagram in Arabic and English
• Developing innovative means to plan, organize and implement a range of social media programs and/or events
• Resolving stakeholder inquiries/ comments on established channels in real time
• Monitoring competitors social media outlets: pages, sites, blogs on a daily basis and reporting to retail/ marketing managements
• Developing/ editing videos using makeup tutorials
• Setting up DOP, Script, Stylists, Models, Lighting based on production requirements
• Working on angles, decorations and background of the location for video editing and shooting

Achievements
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• Played key role in end to end management of video segments of THE BODY SHOP brand in UAE

TV Program & Documentary/ Director & Editor at PLs Mention
  • Other
  • September 2011 to October 2011

Responsibilities
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• Involved in planning/ management of project budgets and expenses
• Set up and managed crew (DOP, Script, Stylists, Models) based on production requirements
• Identified locations and places for Clip Treatment and Shooting
• Coordinated activities related to video editing

Achievements
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• Acquired exposure in working with Farah (2012) and Khadija The Mother of the Believers (2010)

Video Clip Director at Pls Mention
  • Other
  • September 2010 to October 2010

Responsibilities
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• Involved in preparation of video clip schedules and management of expense budget
• Coordinated with the singer on the proposed video clip treatment
• Interacted with the Clip Crew (DOP, AD, Stylists, Models, etc) with regards to video shoot
• Identified locations and places for shooting of video clip
• Worked on editing of Clips

Achievements
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• Acknowledged for developing qualitative videos for “SAWA” Band - Ewa Tegeeb (2008), “Mohamed Rohaym” Singer-Al Taeboon (2008), Mohamed Adel singer - Masr lina (2010)

Commercial Advertisement Director at ECCO Advertising Agency
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 2009 to October 2009

Responsibilities
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• Involved in preparation of commercial schedules and preparation of expense budgets
• Coordinated with the client with regards to Commercial Treatment and Storyboard
• Set up Commercial Crew (DOP, AD, Stylists, Models, etc) based on production requirements
• Identified/ developed locations based on shooting requirements
• Managed various aspects of Commercial Editing

Achievements
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• Developed TV Commercial for El Darayeb - Egypt (2008), Ariel - Egypt (2008) and commercial documentary about G.E.T groups - Dubai (2009)

Director of Film (AL-MALAK AL HARES) at Cairo Festival Film For short Films
  • Other
  • April 2008 to September 2008

Responsibilities
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• Involved visualization and definition of style/ structure of the film
• Focused on creating, script editing, shot composition, selection and editing
• Translated the film's written script into actual images and sounds on the screen
• Ensured compliance to film delivery schedule and budgetary allocations

Documentary Films First Assistant Director at Skyzone Agency
  • China
  • March 2005 to May 2007

Responsibilities
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• Involved in preparation of documentary timelines, finalization of documentary treatment with the producer
• Set up and managed the documentary crew based on production requirements
• Identified and developed location based on shooting requirements
• Coordinated activities related to editing of documentary

Achievements
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• Developed documentaries like Gulnur: Highlighting the cultural and traditional differences between Eastern and Western China; Alabu: Showing the Arabian Community in China

Films/ Series Assistant Director at Pls Mention
  • Other
  • August 2004 to October 2004

Responsibilities
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• Recorded movements of actors/ actresses in every shot in the front of the camera to ensure smooth transition to the next shot based on script and director orders
• Ensured availability of clothes/ make-up/ accessories for actors and actresses based on scenes sequences
• Prepared/ checked locations/ camera/ lenses/ people/ lighting based on director orders and shooting plans

Achievements
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• Played key role in production of al hasa al saba الحاسة السابعة- 2005, Director: Ahmed Meke; Shabab On-line, 2005, Director: Hala Khalil and Alexandria New York, 2004, Director: Youssif Shahin

Education

Bachelor's degree, Film Direction
  • at Hong Kong Film Academy
  • September 2004

Specialties & Skills

Television Production
Commercials
Video Shooting
Documentaries
Film output
Sony Vegas Editing Software
Adobe premiere CS4 , CS5
Film Making, Documentary Film Making
Video Shooting, Music
Television Series, Commercials
Program Management
Schedule Management
Budget Management
Resource Optimization
Cross Functional Team Coordination

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Training and Certifications

Galal’s Studios, Cairo- Egypt (Training)
Training Institute:
Certification in Film Directing
Date Attended:
January 2002