Freelance Photographer
Freelancer
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :20 years, 7 أشهر
Professional photographer (studio, outdoors and events including fashion, beauty, children, weddings, birthdays, landscape, product and shop openings.)
During my experience, I have acquired and mastered the following skills:
- Establishing and maintaining relationships with hiring managers/decision makers.
- Performing searches for qualified candidates according to the relevant job criteria.
- Contacting candidates to inform them of employment possibilities.
- Screening and assessing relevant candidates.
- Informing the candidates during the interview of the details of the job opportunity such as company name (if not confidential), size of the company, duties and responsibilities, compensation, benefits, schedules, working conditions, organizational structure and prospect promotions.
- Preparing a shortlist of the most qualified candidates..
- Discussing the profiles of the candidates with the Hiring Manager/Decision Maker.
- Continuously exciting the candidates about the opportunity while ensuring a commitment for a potential move throughout the process.
- Arranging and confirming interviews with both the candidates and the client.
- Instructing short-listed candidates in presenting a positive image to the employer.
- Following up after the interviews to get the feedback from both clients and candidates.
- Managing the salary expectations of the selected candidate and assisting both parties in the negotiation process and finalization of the offer.
- Performing reference and background checks on candidates if required from the client.
- Maintaining records of all interviewed/short-listed candidates as per Bayt.com Executive Search documentation process.
- Reporting to the Head of Bayt.com Executive Search Division on all the open positions and operational matters.
Achievements:
- Maintained excellent relations with clients which generated repeat business.
- Successfully placed candidates at different levels and fields e.g. senior management, general management and middle level managerial positions across industries.
A one month course provided by the Chamber of Commerce through New Horizons to educate and prepare unemployed women in Saudi Arabia of on the job greetings and dealings as well as job titles and their responsibilities, cultural norms and much more.
- Stock management.
- Placing orders (imports).
- Recycling items.
- Label, market and item study.
- Canvasses circulation.
- Structuring pricing and applying royalties and PPD's (published price to dealers).
- Sending list of latest releases and album photos to an external website.
- Submitting press releases to newspapers like Arab News and Saudi Gazette.
Major accomplishment:
I was the first to suggest and apply gathering customer information (emails and music preferences) and launching an e-newsletter of Music Master's latest releases, top sellers and discounted items.
- Writing press releases
- Market research
- Building internal and external relations
- Translating/proofreading
- Crafting advertising body text and generating design concepts
- Media buying and planning
- Organizing internal and external events
- Assisting in marketing & PR plan
- Providing information for creative briefs and presentations.
- Brainstorming, developing and implementing public relations programs with team members and focus groups.
- Assisting in organizing events, exhibitions, conferences, including product launches.
- Clipping press releases related to our clients and their competitors, translating the headlines then faxing/emailing them to the client.
- Writing press releases, pitching, client relations, and other general account support.
The Jeddah Economic Forum 2004
- Following press releases on JEF, translating headlines and reporting to Jeddah Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
- Writing short descriptions on participating speakers then translating them.
- Reviewing clients' briefs with account managers and creative team.
- Brainstorming and conceptualizing with team members.
- Producing compelling headlines in Arabic and English and crafting persuasive body copy tailored to capture the target audience's attention.
- Translating to English body copies written by Arabic copy writers.
- Proofreading.
A 6-days Project Management Professionals training course for Project Management conducted by Mr. Ayman El-Najjar, ME, MBA, PMP, CPP, CPSP, CC http://www.oryxconsulting.com/
Sponsored by the British Council in Saudi Arabia, the Leadership Development Programme for Women was conducted at Jeddah Chamber of Commerce & Industry by the well- respected and award-winning Springboard Consultant, Mrs Jenny Daisley who is the Chief Executive of the Company and has written and developed all of the training material. The aim of the training was to give a taster of a course that usually runs over a three month period in the UK dealing with personal and work development programmes for Women. It is for women who know there is more to life and are seeking to achieve it. The results are for Women to assess themselves, set goals and then develop practical skills, self confidence, motivation, and set and achieve clear goals, develop positive attitudes, communicate more effectively and assertively, present a more positive image and improve their work/life balance.
