Nada Qaraeen, English Author/Editor

Nada Qaraeen

English Author/Editor

Preiss Murphy A&A Education Group

Location
Jordan - Amman
Education
Bachelor's degree, Bachelors of Arts in English Literature
Experience
13 years, 11 months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :13 years, 11 months

English Author/Editor at Preiss Murphy A&A Education Group
  • Jordan - Amman
  • January 2020 to December 2020

• Rephrasing written text to ensure document structure and content are consistent.
• Creating compelling, innovative, entertaining, and educational written content.
• Revising work based on feedback and line notes received from other editors and authors
• Comparing typeset proofs against original copy to identify errors and omission.
• Evaluating the dimensions of page elements such as images, text spacing and positioning specifications.
• Directing creation of new content, creates highly shareable content and modifies written content from writers.
• Using word processors and other specialized software to make changes on typeset documents.
• Reading and evaluating written text for grammatical and typographical error.
• Delivering compelling work that enhances the company message.
• Collaborating closely with other team members, including editors, authors and designers.
• Assisting other team members in distribution of completed work in a timely manner.
• Presenting drafts for editing in a timely manner.
• Proofreading and editing educational material.
• Editing pieces from other writers.
• Meeting established deadlines.

• Author of "#Get Art Series" Grades 1-6.
• Audio transcribe, review drafts prepared by speech recognition software, ensuring that it’s correct and complete, and making any edits for accuracy and consistency in style.

Writer at Wysada.com
  • Jordan - Amman
  • August 2014 to May 2016

• Conceiving, developing and producing effective advertising campaigns.
• Working with media planners/buyers and the Production Department to fully develop and advertise campaigns.
• Developing creative ideas and concepts.
• Writing clear, persuasive, original copies for the campaigns.
• Proofreading copies to check spelling and grammar errors.
• Amending, revising and redeveloping adverts or campaigns in response to feedback from the creative director, account team or clients.
• Overseeing campaigns through the production stage to completion.
• Working on several campaigns at once, sometimes under pressure and often under tight deadlines.
• Keeping up- to-date with popular culture and trends.
• Monitoring the effectiveness of advertising campaigns
• Determining what makes products appealing to consumers.
• Performing Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques.
• Exploring different ideas and concepts for both the visual and verbal elements in tandem with the creative team.
• Writing blogs about various topics.
• Coordinating Wysada’s English blog and website.

https://web.archive.org/web/20160608224845/http://blog.wysada.com/author/n-qaraeen

Recruitment Coordinator /H.R. Administrative Assistant at BCI Samsung
  • Jordan
  • September 2013 to August 2014

•Inputting recruitment and staffing data into Recruit Workforce.
•Creating and running various recruitment, retention and staffing queries for District staff and Human Resources Department.
• Responsible for all aspects of recruitment.
•Head-hunting for suitable candidates.
•Developing, coordinating and implementing online marketing, recruitment, retention and human resources public relations programs and strategies to ensure availability of qualified applicants.
• Researching the Internet for recruitment advertisement sites, job fairs and organization membership for educational-related recruitment.
•Researching, coordinating and participating in all recruiting job fairs, including all activities related to the implementation of the Recruitment Receptions.
•Coordinating recruitment needs with appropriate hiring managers.
•Analyzing, responding to and resolving recruitment issues.
•Developing job posts and descriptions, including conducting background research for internal postings and creating concise job summaries of all advertised positions, keeping in mind budget guidelines and limitations.
•Monitoring the advertising and recruiting line items in the Human Resources budget to ensure expenses are within budgeted amounts.
•Facilitating all Personnel Requisitions and new hires.
•Verifying reference check on final candidates.
•Verifying licensure/certification.
•Reviewing final hiring paperwork for accuracy and completeness.
•Preparing and process purchase orders and documents in accordance with company policies and procedures.

H.R. Admin./Purchasing /Reconstruction Project Assistant at Provimi Jordan
  • Jordan - Amman
  • September 2012 to August 2013

• Authoring English columns in U.K. "One Magazine".
• Updating employees via e-mail and newsletter on the progress of the reconstruction project of the company.
• Taking meeting minutes, communicating with team members and maintaining data for the company project.
• Preparing and updating communication and action plan of projects, collecting price offers from various suppliers for interior office furniture.
• Maintaining the goals, standards and objectives of the department.
• Formulating, obtaining and maintaining policies and procedures for authorization by the administrative director.
• Preparing and processing purchase orders and documents in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Undergoing any other duties required by the manager.

English Editorial Assistant (Temporary) at Albawaba Middle East
  • Jordan - Amman
  • April 2012 to August 2012

• Researching and trawling the web for stories and juicy regional news updates.
• Uploading content onto our web server at regular intervals in the day.
• Suggesting picture ideas.
• Writing short captions and headlines.
• Supporting English Editors as a team-player, including translating articles or captions.
• Prioritizing, organizing and uploading news and probe behind the headlines for the quirky, bizarre and relevant news.
• Updating news across selected channels (Editor’s Choice, Blog Roundup, and Slideshows) and regionally (Lebanon, Egypt, Qatar etc.) at regular intervals.
• Screening and sifting the best stories and content from Al-Bawaba internal resources.
• Linking external websites, moderating user comments, interacting with bloggers and tracking trends
• Working with the social media team to build and get to know our tribe- readers, bloggers and fans.
• Contributing to promoting site as local and regional information resource
• Attracting target demographics to site.
• Interfacing. between English and Arabic portal content by monitoring both sites and seeing when suitable to mirror between the two.

I.I.S. Newsletter Editor/ Designer/H.R. Administrative Assistant at International Independent School
  • Jordan - Amman
  • October 2009 to September 2011

• Maintaining files, updating employee records, managing various HR documents and internal databases.
• Providing administrative support to HR executives.
• Organizing, compiling, and updating company personnel records and documentation.
• Managing and updating HR databases with different information such as new hires, terminations, sick leaves, warnings, vacation and days off.
• Preparing, managing and filing paperwork for HR policies and procedures.
• Answering employees’ questions and providing requested information via e-mails.
• Assisting recruiters in posting job ads on careers pages and processing received resumes.
• Answering needed information via e-mails.
• Translating various types of documents from Arabic to English only.
• Preparing the schools newsletter from A-Z online and hardcopy.
• Translating and preparing various types of documents.
• Taking meeting minutes in English.
• Assisting the administration manager in administrative duties.
• Coordinating of I.I.S. yearbook.
• Responsible for I.I.S. Facebook fan page and school website.
• I.I.S. events photographer.

https://www.iis.edu.jo/activities_news/PDF/Newsletter/Volume1Issue3.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1IRj6WANX4xhELCQEX4HGbsuQOkkVfLuepaaTJbclxh2_KtiBtSj-R6NI

Library Assistant (Volunteer) at British Council - Jordan
  • Jordan - Amman
  • February 2009 to April 2009

• Assisting in the day-to-day library operations and running the library in an effective manner.
• Assisting the British Council library visitors and disabled children.
• Helping customers with general inquiries such as self-help, checking out books, etc.
• Assisting in the management of events for special needs children.
• Assisting the librarian in general operations such as back office administration, shelving, stock handling, etc.
• Coordinating the British Council E-Buzz Blog.
• Assisting trainers in workshops, events, etc.

Fashion Editor (Part-Time) at Luxury magazine
  • Jordan - Amman
  • September 2007 to September 2008

• Overseeing the creation, developing and presenting of fashion-related content of the magazine.
• Deciding on the creative matter of the publication.
• Planning and executing fashion shoots, choosing photos, approving the layout and narrative of the planned theme.
• Promoting fashion trends through the magazines publication.
• Creating catch articles.
• Continuously searching for latest fashion trends to stay ahead of competitors.
• Suggesting new fashion products, such as outfits, accessories, makeup and beauty supplies to the readers.
• Liaising with photographers, models, makeup artists and costume designers and choosing photo-shoot locations.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Bachelors of Arts in English Literature
  • at Al-ahliyya Amman University
  • June 2006

Specialties & Skills

Data Entry
ADVERTISING
CONTENT MANAGEMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES
PRESENTATION SKILLS
RECRUITING
ASSETS RECOVERY
COUNCIL
DATA ENTRY
DOCUMENTATION
DRAFTING

Languages

Arabic
Intermediate
English
Expert
Turkish
Beginner

Hobbies

  • Creative Writing
    Author of "#Get Art Series" Grades 1-6. Poem published in "Anthology of Young Americans". Member of Students Honor Society.