director manager
در ألفا للإنتاج الإعلامي
Total years of experience :21 years, 7 Months
Website development sites and social networking accounts and media publication and marketing of the company and bring in customers.
Production manager and versions
The leadership of the visual and production team of directors and video photography and video photographers, designers and production of documentary films and news
Drawing regulatory and administrative plans and follow up the implementation of administrative and specialized business.
Media follow-up development and the search for everything that contributes to provide quality information service.
Editorial Department
Opennekar topics journalist and television industry, television satellite channels
The preparation of programs and reporting program, news, industry event.
And ensure all requests for satellite channels and provide support services to the broadcast and injection materials and cover events and press conferences, media and management team.
Highlights:
• Successfully developed the one page division into a three page division within the daily issue of the newspaper.
• Currently working on developing a weekly economic and real estate newsletter to be issued by the beginning of 2009.
• Currently working as a Coordinator for Saudi related issues for France 24, which is a television channel for the French government.
• Participated in the coverage of the Arab Summit in Riyadh for France 24.
• Took part in numerous news ventures with the BBC, as well as various radio interventions.
• Featured as a special guest on a number of shows, including the prominent show "Hadith Alsa'a" to talk about the real estate mortgage issue and its effects on world economics and the Gulf region.
• Actively participated in establishing and launching Khetabat Agency for Media and Advertising.
• Organized a press conference for Dr. Mansoor Al-Khaizaran, the official representative of Mu'jab Al-Farhan, at the Holiday Inn Hotel in Riyadh, to outline the negative influence of the investments of Mu'jab Al-Farhan in Asir.
• Took part in several press initiatives, specifically, in the e-newspaper, "Sabaq", where the issue of high rates of rice prices in the KSA in comparison with global prices was raised. The issue was a prominent one and resulted in an invitation by CNBC Arabia to discuss the subject, being the first journalist to bring up the matter.
Responsibilities:
• Providing stories and reports on business issues relevant to the division's economical nature. Conducting interviews with personalities in the advertising, media, banking and logistics sectors.
• Formulating editorial policies and directing the operation of the economic division of the newspaper. Possessing the ability to conduct in-depth research and pursue economic and real estate related stories effectively as well as excellent news writing and editing for all platforms.
• Identifying necessary resources, generating ideas for stories and features and following leads from news agencies, the public, press conferences and various sources.
• Gathering and verifying factual information regarding story through interview, observation, and research. Organizing material, determining slant or emphasis, and writing story according to prescribed editorial style and format standards.
• Working alongside other editorial managers to ensure effective list planning and scheduling to affect editorial standards and processes that support the newspaper's production.
• Undertaking and conducting probing, in-depth and engaging interviews and reporting duties, while keeping abreast of important news events, trends, and reporters’ work, through constant tracking of the latest developments and monitoring media coverage and various news items.
Held various cooperative positions during this period, with a number of newspapers as follows:
• Apr '08 - Aug '08: Technical & Economical Editor (Cooperative) - Al-Eqtisadiyah Newspaper, KSA.
• Oct '07 - Dec '07: Technical & Economical Editor (Cooperative) - Al-Riyadh Newspaper, KSA.
• Oct '07 - Dec '07: Technical & Economical Editor (Cooperative) - Al-Eqtisadiyah Newspaper, KSA.
- Participated in establishing the IT division and provided numerous pieces on economical topics in the newspaper's Saturday issue (Al- Eqtisadiyah 2).
• Sep '06 - Sep '07: News Editor (Cooperative) & Head of the Economic Division - Shams Newspaper, KSA.
- Worked as Editor in the economical section as well as successfully developing and launching the "Baiti" newsletter, which includes a wide range of economical and real estate issues, along with interviews with professionals in the real estate business.
- Monitored all the economical issues written within the economical newsletter. Analyzed Saudi stock activities within the stock exchange and provided colleagues with information relevant to foreign exchange, commodities and oil prices.
Highlights:
• Assigned as coordinator for the Engineer's Activity Unit.
• Monitored job applications and recruitment procedures while administrating the Recruitment & Job Supervision Unit.
Responsibilities:
• Acted as the organization's official media contact and handled all media related interests. Responded to media enquiries, wrote press releases and conducted preliminary screening of files covering the organization's activities.
• Played a vital role in the development of the organization's communications strategy and supported the activities of all departments as required through the development of appropriate and creative media support.
• Established and maintained excellent relationships with venue, Government press offices and external publicists and held responsibility for the implementation of certain identified PR campaigns and events.
• Participated in organizing and promoting events, news briefings and interviews, as well as other press and media requests. Efficiently handled publication requests and inquiries and researched various regional markets to keep up to date with current issues and public opinions.
Initially joined the organization as PR Officer. Charted an impressive growth curve and was eventually promoted to the position of PR Manager.
Responsibilities:
• Coordinated advertising activities, liaised and assisted the marketing department in advertising, events, presentations, promotions, visual merchandising, PR, etc to ensure the organization's brand visibility and clear brand communication.
• Identified potential and affective advertising and marketing agencies and secured regular contracts with them to ensure superior branding across all advertising initiatives.
• Developed and maintained healthy working relations with the media, including local and national newspapers, magazines, radio and television and responded to their enquiries and requests.
• Established and maintained a significant database for all of the PR department's key economic connections and their representatives, including various financial institutions and currency trading companies.
Responsibilities:
• Orchestrated studio activity to ensure the delivery of the channel's news content in a time sensitive environment.
• Prepared time schedules for certain programs, coordinated live broadcasts in cooperation with technical staff, program producers and mixers to generate the final air mix.
• Maintained order among studio guests and staff, including editors and post editorial teams to ensure overall program completion while meeting the channel's broadcast time slots.
Joined newspaper as Editor of the Al-Qaryah e-page. Plotted an exponential career graph and was promoted to the position of Page Supervisor. Held several positions including Magazine Supervisor, Local News Journalist and Economic Journalist.
Overall Responsibilities:
• Formulated editorial policies and outlined the direction of news operations. Sourced, researched and wrote stories for publication in press and newspaper websites.
• Built contacts to maintain a flow of news, in both local and economical aspects. Interviewed people in a range of different circumstances and attended press conferences, council meetings and other events.
• Worked closely with news teams, photographers and editors to efficiently create and upload news content onto the newspaper's website or its e-pages.
Other Designations Held:
• Jul '98 - Jan '00: Program Surveillance Supervisor - Ara Cable Services, KSA.
• Developed a traffic ticketing program, as well as constructing and maintaining the electronic network at the Riyadh Traffic Administration.
Other Relevant Certifications: • Aug '97: Studio Administration & Local Production Course – The Global Advertising Company. • Mar '97: Editing & Production Training – Shamil Artistic Production and Distribution Company. • Apr '96: Data Entry & Script Processing Course. • Sep '95: Television Production Training – Ara International. • Dec '94: PR Course – The Society & Continuous Education Center (Al-Imam University), KSA. • English Language Course (Stage 4) – British Cultural Institute, KSA.
Graduated with GPA of 3.25 out of 5.
