Bassam Chahira, Senior PR Account Manager

Bassam Chahira

Senior PR Account Manager

Weber Shandwick

Location
Morocco - Casablanca
Education
Master's degree, COMMUNICATION OF ORGANIZATIONS
Experience
18 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :18 years, 2 Months

Senior PR Account Manager at Weber Shandwick
  • Morocco - Casablanca
  • My current job since January 2011

I am actually managing big budgets, such as: Coca-Cola, Samsung and Emirates Airline. I supervise a team of a Press Officer and a PR Account Executive. For some one shot projects, I deal with Weber Shandwick Worldwide and MENA

PR Account Manager at PR Media - Hill & Knowlton
  • Morocco - Casablanca
  • May 2009 to December 2010

After four years experience in the field of communication, I was able to join the first PR agency in Morocco. I had a challenge to manage, for the first time, a long list of clients such as: Air Arabia, Airbus, Ministry of Youth and sport... I realized some projects in partnership of Hill & Knowlton agencies from MENA and Europe.

Event Account Manager at Weber Shandwick - Momentum
  • Morocco - Casablanca
  • March 2008 to April 2009

At this moment of my professional life, I switched from Advertising to Events and PR. I realized some events for clients like: Coca-Cola, Emirates, International festival of Rai... During this period, I started preparing daily media monitoring, writing and translating some press releases, contacting some journalists. It was a very rich experience with a multinational PR agency that made me choose Events and PR as a long term career.

Advertising Manager at Avenir Conseil
  • Morocco - Casablanca
  • March 2006 to November 2007

During my presence in Avenir Conseil, I was able to deal directly with some clients (e.g.: ROCA) and to manage Advertising and Event campaigns. I learned more about media buying, press relations..

Advertising Manager at DOING
  • Morocco - Casablanca
  • September 2005 to February 2006

This was my first experience in the field of Communication, in which I learned so many issues regarding advertising, media buying and clients contact

Education

Master's degree, COMMUNICATION OF ORGANIZATIONS
  • at Hassan 2 University
  • June 2005
Bachelor's degree, English Litterature
  • at Hassan 2 University
  • June 2003
High school or equivalent,
  • at Oued Eddahab High School
  • June 1998

Specialties & Skills

Press Conferences
Press Releases
Communication Skills
Media Relations
Media Relations
Events Organisation
Translation

Languages

Arabic
Expert
French
Expert
English
Expert
Italian
Intermediate

Hobbies

  • Sustainable Development
  • Reading: English and American Literature - PR Specialised Magazines and websites
  • Sport: Football & Formula 1
  • Social Media