Shadi Rawashdeh, PR Consultant

Shadi Rawashdeh

PR Consultant

Wallis

Location
Jordan - Amman
Education
Bachelor's degree, English Language and Literature
Experience
17 years, 11 months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :17 years, 11 months

PR Consultant at Wallis
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since September 2015
Consultant/ Translator/ Editor/ Writer at Wallis Marketing Consultants
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since September 2015

• On-site development of marketing material in Arabic, including Web, social media, brochures, posters, etc.
• Receiving and managing writing briefs in English and Arabic for Wallis clients.
• Writing of news releases and similar communications material in Arabic.
• Providing Arabic material for key projects including annual reports and business case studies.
• Support for creation of pitching strategies and documents for business development.

Translator at Huffington Post
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since August 2016

Part time English-Arabic translator.

Content Developer at USAID
  • Jordan - Amman
  • February 2015 to September 2016

The Arabic Content Developer is responsible for writing, translating, editing and enhancing the Project’s Arabic written material regarding communications and external outreach activities.

• Creating original text and editing existing text for all Project publications and/or communications.
• Assist in developing a strong content strategy for the Project’s website and social media channels
• Ensuring consistent style in all publications and communications.
• Translating (English to Arabic) Project publications and presentations.
• Proofreading and editing text to correct spelling mistakes and grammatical or punctuation errors.
• Researching material necessary for writing of text.
• Assisting in designing grants opportunities (such as Request for Applications, Annual Program Statements) along with all associated forms and templates.

Quality Assurance Editor & Translator at News Group International- Social Eyez
  • Jordan - Amman
  • February 2013 to February 2016

• Editing the reports prepared by Social Media Analysts about the prevalent political themes discussed on social media platforms. Reports are conducted in English and the editing process looks into the language, format and the content.
• Translating daily reports from different countries about the prevalent political themes discussed on social media platforms.
• Conducting the necessary research to write the aforementioned documents.
• Ensuring language quality consistency on any product and any project.
• Assessing accuracy, terminology, country standards, language quality, style Guide/Project Guidelines, Formal correctness, and Customer-specific requirements
• Ensuring standardized quality control for translated content regardless of who provided the original translation.
• Helping in developing new, or analyze existing, language QA procedures that are most appropriate for client-specific needs
• Analyzing the root cause of quality issues identified in previously-released products and to suggest a customized QA process for clients

Translator at Obeikan Publishing
  • Jordan - Amman
  • March 2012 to March 2013

Translating books.
• Arlene Harders’s: Ask Yourself Questions and Change Your Life.
• Lori Andrews’s: I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did.
• Luca Caioli: Messi: The Inside Story of the Boy Who Became a Legend.
• William Kamkwamba: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.
• Mark Fisher: The Instant Millionaire.
• Paul Ekman: Telling lies (editing).
• Series Educational Books.

English Language Teacher at Mayar International Schools
  • Jordan - Amman
  • June 2011 to March 2012

• Teaching Pearson’s Language Leader pre- Intermediate and Intermediate
• Demonstrated evidence of professional growth and academic currency.
• Begin class on time in an orderly, organized fashion.
• Follow approved policies and procedures in the conduct of all instructional activities.
• Use effective motivation to help stimulate a personal desire to learn the subject.

English Language Teacher at Universal International Schools
  • Jordan - Amman
  • February 2011 to June 2011

• Teaching Challenges and Language Leader Intermediate.
• Demonstrate evidence of professional growth and academic currency.
• Begin class on time in an orderly, organized fashion.
• Follow approved policies and procedures in the conduct of all instructional activities.
• Use effective motivation to help stimulate a personal desire to learn the subject.

Translator at MICHAEL STAPLETON ASSOCIATES
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • September 2009 to May 2010

• Translating classroom materials for trainees from English to Arabic.
• Translating during class and field training from English to Arabic and vice versa.

Teacher /Translator at SABIS EDUCATIONAL SERVIECES
  • United Arab Emirates - Al Ain
  • November 2007 to August 2009

• Teaching sixth and seventh graders.
• Translating materials and interpreting meetings between employees from SABIS and employees from UAE Ministry of Education.

Senior Officer at Royal Jordanian Airlines
  • Jordan - Amman
  • April 2005 to May 2007

A senior officer for The Royal Jordanian Airlines since April 2005. Working as a check-in agent for Royal Jordanian (which is the handling agent for all other airline companies working in Jordan) has exposed me to different processes and procedures carried out by these companies according to their destination in the first place, along with their own policy which requires an agent to be ready to adjust to and adapt different procedures and points of view. This variety of companies and destinations result in encountering different kinds of people from all over the world, that means different mentalities, orientation, and above all; needs. And as a check you have to do your best to cope with any situation to get to the ultimate goal which is passengers satisfaction .

Education

Bachelor's degree, English Language and Literature
  • at Al Hussein Bin Talal University
  • March 2005

Participating in (short story writing competitions) Won the first prize in the BBC’s radio station program(AWRAQ). Won the first prize in a competition held by university. Participating in the (promising leader ship) at university. Honored twice for the academic achievement and once for extra curriculum activities. Member of the volley ball team all through years of study . Honored by the President of university for winning BBC short story prize , along with interviews in local papers and T.V .

Specialties & Skills

Public Relations
Communications
Content Writing
Translation
Introduction to M.S (WORD 2000) and M.S (EXCEL 2000) Dec.2001 Computech International Center.
Computer skills
Editing
Translation

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Native Speaker

Hobbies

  • Volleyball
    Won several tournaments for school and college
  • Football, playing and watching