Ghiya Rushidat, Film-Scorer and Composer

Ghiya Rushidat

Film-Scorer and Composer

Various

Location
Jordan - Amman
Education
Bachelor's degree, Musicology/ Piano Performance
Experience
22 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :22 years, 10 Months

Film-Scorer and Composer at Various
  • Jordan - Amman
  • My current job since June 2008

Composing original soundtracks for short films, long documentaries, photography exhibitions, plays and TV promos. Works, awards, and projects are listed on www.ghiyarushidat.com.

Scriptwriter and Mentor at Royal Film Commission & Center for Defending Freedom of Journalists
  • Jordan - Amman
  • My current job since April 2008

Writing play scripts and short film scripts to serve various causes tackled by the institute. Directing scriptwriters and mentoring them, in addition to creating new ideas and concepts.

Freelance Translator at Nielsen
  • Jordan - Amman
  • My current job since April 2013

Translating from and into English and Arabic, copywriting surveys and statistics.

Online Production Manager at Wysada.com
  • Jordan - Amman
  • November 2012 to January 2013

Responsible for visual and editorial content, pricing of products, ensuring that all live material is accurate and meets standards, leading a team of creative writers and designers in Jordan and UK, organizing daily campaigns and liaising with sourcing, finance, marketing, and logistics department.

Editor-In-Chief at Review Amman Magazine
  • Jordan - Amman
  • December 2011 to September 2012

Responsible for visual and editorial content of the Arabic half of the Magazine, hiring writers, frellance contributors, deciding content for magazine and leading a team of writers and designers to implement. Ensuring that all magazine's content and images meet standards. Monitoring the print market and planning an effective marketing strategy to increase the magazine's sales.

Music Teacher at Asamiah International Schools
  • Jordan - Amman
  • August 2010 to June 2012

• Teaching music to grades Pre-School to 6, creating music curriculum, ordering instruments and purchasing required tools to furnish the music room with, planning the school's events and training children to perform at celebrations.

Music Teacher at Asamiah International Schools
  • Jordan - Amman
  • August 2010 to June 2012

Teaching music to grades Pre-School to 6, creating music curriculum, ordering instruments and purchasing required tools to furnish the music room with, planning the school's events and training children to perform at celebrations.

Program Manager at Al Balad Theater
  • Jordan - Amman
  • September 2010 to November 2011

Responsible for holding and organizing events, bringing in artists and supporting local talents, planning festivals and directing a team of 40 employees and volunteers, setting budget for the theater's income and expenses, requesting funds and sponsorship for events, supervising, monitoring, and evaluating events and performances. Creating content for the website, promotional material, and marketing events on various media portals.

Media and Communications Manager at Amandla Communications
  • Jordan - Amman
  • November 2009 to June 2010

Responsible for media exposure of the company and its clients, writing press releases and publishing them at several online and offline media portals, holding press conferences, maintaining good relationships with media figures, media monitoring, and leading a team of creative writers and designers.

Chief Writer at FrontRow Publications
  • Jordan - Amman
  • May 2008 to December 2009

Responsible for writing content for Arabic "Anty" magazine and English "HOME" magazine, editing articles, translating material, providing pictures, interviewing figures, and generating monthly content and archiving ahead.

Part-Time Music Teacher at International School of Choueifat
  • Jordan - Amman
  • September 2003 to August 2009

Teaching piano and music for grade 1 to 6 students.

Free-lance Copywriter at Asda'a PR Agency, TRACCS PR Agency
  • Jordan - Amman
  • January 2006 to January 2009

Writing press releases in both English and Arabic, writing articles and magazines features, copywriting brochure material and generating website content, branding and identity creating for each client and account. Editing and translating material.
Film-Scorer and Composer, Worldwide

Writer-At-Large at Jordan Property Magazine
  • Jordan - Amman
  • October 2007 to May 2008

Responsible for creating content, writing and editing articles and features, listing key interviews for important figures, editing articles by contributors, assisting the Editor-In-Chief in monitoring and maintaining the magazine's identity and visual and editorial content.

Volunteer at Various
  • Jordan
  • August 2001 to April 2008

• King Hussein Centre for Cancer.
• Jordan River Foundation.
• Dar Al Aman.
• Greater Amman Municipality- Child-Friendly City Department
• Al Razi Center for Disablities.
• Al Malath Hospice.
• Dar Al Wifaq

Teacher and Administrative Assistant at Little Team Academy
  • Jordan - Amman
  • September 2006 to August 2007

On the founding team. Teaching music to Pre-school to KG2 children, creating curriculum to meet standards of the school. Planning celebrations and training students to perform musicals and play instruments. Homeroom teacher of KG1, administrative work in terms of planning events, budgeting and problem-solving with parents, writing content for brochures and website.

Music Teacher at Amman Academy
  • Jordan - Amman
  • September 2005 to August 2006

Teaching Pre-School to Grade 6 music, creating music curriculum to meet standards of the school. Planning celebrations and training students to perform musicals and play instruments.

Part-Time Music Teacher at Al Ahliyya School for Girls
  • Jordan - Amman
  • September 2003 to August 2005

Teaching piano and music for grade 1 to 6 students.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Musicology/ Piano Performance
  • at Al Yarmouk University- National Music Conservatory
  • July 2005

Piano performance, composition, conducting, music history.

Diploma, Piano Performance and Musicology
  • at Conservatoire National de Région de Musique et de Danse de Lyon, France
  • June 2004

Piano performance, musicology, music history.

Diploma, Piano Performance and Musicology
  • at The Royal College of Music
  • May 2004

Piano performance, composition, conducting, music history.

High school or equivalent, IGCSE
  • at Rawdat Al Ma'aref Schools
  • June 2001

Economics, English Literature, Music, Arabic, English Language, Chemistry and Math

Specialties & Skills

Curriculum Planning
Management
Events Organizing
Coordination
Teaching
Magento Enterprise
Sibelius 7
Microsoft Office
Protools
Writing Proposals
Copywriting
Music Composition
Script Writing
Translating and Editing
Writing

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Journalism 101 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2009
Valid Until:
June 2009
Storytelling and scriptwriting (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2008
Valid Until:
October 2010
Branding Strategies (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2009
Valid Until:
June 2009
Business Writing (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2009
Valid Until:
June 2009
Filmmaking and Storytelling (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2009
Valid Until:
June 2009
International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2013
Valid Until:
September 2013

Hobbies

  • Social Media
  • Travelling
  • Volunteering
  • Reading