areej alsalmi, Marketing and Event Specialist

areej alsalmi

Marketing and Event Specialist

Alamiya

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Master's degree, Mass Communication and Journalism
Experience
7 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :7 years, 5 Months

Marketing and Event Specialist at Alamiya
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since January 2019

• Construct, execute and monitor marketing campaigns.

• Coordinate internally and externally (Production, Operation, and
Creative) to ensure client satisfaction.

• Manage projects and events under GEA’s A-List Concerts.

• Creating and controlling the audience experience.

• Developing event concepts in parallel with the market need.

• Aligning the brand identity and theme throughout the event and
media elements.

• Leading and monitoring the performance of the creative team.

PR/Marketing Specialist at Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • July 2017 to December 2018

• Conduct market research to articulate the marketing campaigns in
accordance to consumers’ perspectives.

• Assist in inbound and outbound marketing activities ( content
development, events planning, social media handling, etc…)

• Brainstorm and develop engaging programs with the public that
follows under the initiatives’ umbrella.

• Build and execute marketing plans to direct the communication
methods transmitted through media and PR and reach ultimate
awareness and utmost satisfaction levels.

• Follow up and collaborate with external marketing professionals
to shape the brand awareness and align the marketing strategies.

• Interface, evaluate and assign the appropriate outsourced
professionals to promote events.

• Work closely with the supporting functions to execute campaign
and plans accordingly.

• Analyze campaigns to determine their efficiency and overcome
potential buildup obstacles.

• Prepare media briefs to align the look and feel of the brand.

• Reform yearly reports in regards to content, design and layout .

Finance Consultant at PWC
  • January 2015 to May 2015

Duties performed:
• Personally meeting the client COE (College of Excellence) and working
alongside.
• Meeting client’s prospects and assessing client’s financial situation.
• Processing payments by the 3-way matching.
• Calculating employees’ expense reimbursement.
• Bank Reconciliation.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Dynamics AX in General Ledger, Accounts
Payable, Payments and Purchase orders.
• Building transactional templates through excel sheets.
• Day-to-day data Entry and tracking invoices.

Internship as an editor at Destination Magazine
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • January 2015 to March 2015

Duties Performed:
• Writing and editing features.
• Conducting interviews with high profiled individuals to format a Q & A or a
paragraphed article.
• Working with PR department to come up with subjects for our next edition.

Assistant in the Finance department at Siemens
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • August 2009 to September 2009

Duties performed:
• Handling basics financial matters such as collecting income statements,
balance sheets and cash flow statements and organizing them.
• Processing the incoming payments received by mail, fax and email.

Education

Master's degree, Mass Communication and Journalism
  • at Birkbeck University of London
  • January 2017

1)Advanced Layout & Design: -A design and layout of a 16 paged magazine with three features and four full paged ads with a brand identity and a visual style. Programs used: InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. 2)Public Relations & Professional Communications: -Press releases in English & Arabic for the 5 year findings of AOAV's (Action on Armed Violence's) report on 'Patterns of Harm' on civilians. ( https://aoav.org.uk ) -Three-year strategic PR Plan with an infographic video. 3)Fast Track Practical Journalism: -News report. -Profile, review and human interest features. 4)Web Based Journalism & Online Media Production: -A website featuring 10 posts (edited audios and videos, photo gallery and written pieces) 5)Journalistic Dissertation (15,000 words): "The Cyber Rave of Saudi Females' Outlaws"

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration in Finance
  • at Al Yamamh University
  • June 2015

Courses Taken: 1.Corporate finance. 2.Derivative securities. 3.Investments. 4.Financial accounting. 5.Managerial accounting.

High school or equivalent, High school
  • at Najd International School
  • January 2010

Specialties & Skills

Entrepreneurship
Financial Management
Financial Administration
Fiscal Management
Managerial Finance
Journalism
Money Market
Accounting
Statistics and calculus
Advanced Layout and design
Public Relations
Cooperative and constructive team player
Fast learner
Multitasking ability
Time management
Fluent in English and Arabic
Articulate in written and verbal communication
Microsoft Word
Powerpoint
Microsoft Excel

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert

Hobbies

  • Volunteering in charity work
    • A volunteer citizen in Sanad Children's Cancer Support Association, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, SA (2008)
  • Exploring cultures
  • A passion for reading, creative writing and photography.
    • Publisher of a novel in Riyadh's Newspaper (March, 2008) • Involved in the school's magazine "Siba Najd" (2008-2009)
  • New learning experience
    • Participant in the Internet Business project “Hooked “in the Finance team and a representative in the opening as a public relation member, AlYamamah University, Riyadh, SA (2012)