ola safi, Public Relation Account Executive

ola safi

Public Relation Account Executive

Hewar

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Bachelor's degree, Translation and education
Experience
16 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 10 Months

Public Relation Account Executive at Hewar
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since February 2013

•Meeting and corresponding with clients on a daily basis
•Building a contact list of clients and media organisations
•Keeping up to date with media, including newspapers and the internet
•Researching, writing, editing, proofreading, and dispensing press releases to media contacts
•Monitoring clients image and any crisis situations
•Giving presentations to potential and existing clients
•Hiring associates to conduct market research
•Promoting client events to the media, such as press conferences
•Helping with the production of client publications
•Maintaining and advancing a clients image

Translation & International Communications Head Office at Total Design Co for Trading & Investment
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since January 2012

■Coordinate programs to facilitate the needs and interests of the enterprise, the public and other affiliates and constituents.
■Concentrate all efforts on priority countries and/or regions.
■Compose and edit documents that facilitate communications between relevant entities, including press releases, radio and television reports, speeches, and newspaper/magazine articles.
■Field and address queries sent by various entities with respect to public relations.
■Conduct and compile media research for the purpose of effectively promoting company, organizational and/or communal interests and objectives.
■Develop and track all media lists and contracts.
■Collaborate with web staff regarding online media communications.
■Draft monthly and quarterly reports on all communication activities for both internal and external groups.
■Devise and initiate strategic coverage for media groups, both in national and international presses, and contribute feedback and assistance as necessary.
■Create and organize visual presentations for a plethora of purposes and contexts, such as school assemblies, corporate meetings and conventions.
■Draw up plans and policies regarding employer operations.
■Supervise and manage advertising and other company promotions with respect to marketing and public communications.
■Be aware of public attitudes, concerns and interests regarding relevant issues, then build on them to benefit employer, its constituents and the community at large

Administration, Translation & International Communications at TotalDesign
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • January 2011 to December 2012

• Researching legal & technical phraseology to ensure the correct translation is used.
• Liaising with clients to discuss any unclear points.
• Providing guidance & feedback & creating customer-specific style guides.
• Translation of documents/letters from a foreign language to English & vice versa.
• Reviewing and proofreading mother-tongue text.

Legal Translation Officer at AA Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • January 2011 to December 2011

 Free lance translator and multitask administrative (ISO) officer.

Legal Translation Officer at Sleem Translation
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2006 to July 2009

• Researching legal & technical phraseology to ensure the correct translation is used.
• Liaising with clients to discuss any unclear points.
• Providing guidance & feedback & creating customer-specific style guides.
• Translation of documents/letters from a foreign language to English & vice versa.
• Reviewing and proofreading mother-tongue text.
• Revising more junior translators' translations.
• Conducting face-to-face interpreting.
• Telephone interpreting.
• Working as a translator for Law firms, charities and local councils.
• Supporting the translation team with other projects when necessary.
• Excellent English speaking and writing skills.
• Retrieving articles from newspapers, magazines & the internet & translating them into English.

Teacher at Nour Institute
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2006 to August 2006

 English, Science, and French teacher for different levels.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Translation and education
  • at Islamic University Of Lebanon
  • June 2009

Specialties & Skills

Smart Clients
Administration
Outlook
Microsoft Office
Legal Translation
• Highly skilled in Word, Excel and Microsoft Outlook.
• Able to fluently speak Arabic, English & French.
File and retrieve corporate documents, records, and reports.
Prepare responses to correspondence containing routine inquiries
Perform general office duties such as ordering supplies, maintaining records management systems
performing basic bookkeeping work
Open, sort, and distribute incoming correspondence, including faxes and email.
Greet visitors and determine whether they should be given access to specific individuals.
Read and analyze incoming memos, submissions, and reports in order to determine their significance.

Languages

English
Expert
French
Intermediate
Arabic
Expert

Training and Certifications

traslation Cerifcate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2005
Valid Until:
December 2006