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Ghouna Jaber, Production Manager

Ghouna Jaber

Production Manager·Doha Film Institute

Qatar

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration, Hotel Management.

Work experience

Total years of experience: 26 years, 8 months

Production Manager

February 2015 - Present

Doha Film Institute

Doha, Qatar

February 2015 - Present

The Qatari Film Fund Program, it offers support for the furtherance of the skills and accomplishments of Qatari filmmakers. The fund is committed to the development, production and post-production of up to eight short films annually.

Company industry:
Media Production
Job role:
Management

Event Project Manager - Freelancer

August 2014 - January 2015

Al Rayyan Productions

Doha, Qatar

August 2014 - January 2015

Colleagues initiative Event and Mass Movement Show as part of the Qatar National Day Celebrations December 2014

Company industry:
Media Production
Job role:
Management

Production Manager - Freelancer

July 2014 - July 2014

Al Rayyan Productions

Doha, Qatar

July 2014 - July 2014

TV Commercial for Qatar Summer Festival 2014.

Company industry:
Media Production
Job role:
Management

Event Production Manager - Freelancer

March 2014 - June 2014

Al Rayyan Productions

Doha, Qatar

March 2014 - June 2014

Colleagues initiative Event and Mass Movement Show Pilot

Company industry:
Media Production
Job role:
Management

Production Manager

April 2010 - January 2014

Doha Film Institute

Doha, Qatar

April 2010 - January 2014

•Manage budgets of $50, 000 up to $1, 000, 000 for different projects and prepare costs report for each project for pre-production, production and postproduction phases. •Supervise crew of more than 40 members. •Negotiate salaries and make deals, coordinate scheduling, and resolve complex production problems. •Function as a liaison to community representatives and local authorities to ensure trouble-free shooting and compliance with contract and permitting requirements. •Work on different projects at the same time with high efficiency. •Oversee wardrobe, property department and casting department. •Train internship students and junior staff in all aspects of production •Manage legal release, media rights and licensing. •Manage all travel, accommodation booking and facilitate crew trips to different international film festival (Cannes, Giffoni, Toronto, Venice, Tribeca Film Festivals, etc…). •Work with third party international film production houses, review budgets, schedules and crew. •Work as a fixer for international film production houses to facilitate locations, visas, travel arrangements and other necessary requirements for their shoots in Doha.

Company industry:
Media Production
Job role:
Management

HR / PR Consultant - Freelancer

January 2010 - March 2010

Damaan Islamic Insurance "Beema"

Doha, Qatar

January 2010 - March 2010

•Manage budget of $ 3, 000, 000 for Marketing and Launching Campaign for a new established company.
•Setup HR polices guidelines and procedures for a new established copmany.
•Setup launching and branding campaign within limited budget and prepare three years marketing plan.

Company industry:
Insurance & TPA
Job role:
Consulting

Production Services & Planning Coordinator

July 2008 - November 2009

Al Jazeera Children Channel

Doha, Qatar

July 2008 - November 2009

•Schedule and tracking of on-going production, from pre-production through postproduction for external clients.
•Work closely with operations department managers to coordinate the daily shifting flow of production, with in-house teams and external clients.
•Set project budget and maintain tracking against budgets; locate cost overage/underage constantly in all phases of production.
•Support Sales throughout the project cycle as needed and Provide price estimates for work not covered by the rate card
•Responsible for developing, reviewing and reworking project specifications to ensure a quality and timely deliverable
•Monitor order entry system and ensure projects are provided to Production in a timely manner.
•Implement weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting structure.
•Work as a backup of Operations Planner if necessary

Company industry:
Media Production
Job role:
Support Services

Operations Planner

July 2005 - June 2008

Al Jazeera Children Channel

Doha, Qatar

July 2005 - June 2008

•Schedule all Operations Crew in 3 studios, 2 OB-Vans and 8 ENG Kits in addition to Video & Audio Editors according to the In-House Production Plan.
•Prepare weekly, quarterly & yearly operational, training and leaves planning
•Complete and analyze KPI monthly reports related to the actual utilization.
•Prepare Operations Division Budgeting and JCC Rate Card
•Provide evaluative inputs on new projects, manpower recruitment and any business development issues.

Company industry:
Media Production
Job role:
Support Services

Quality Control Coordinator/ Classification Executive

September 2003 - June 2005

Qatar Touism Authority

Doha, Qatar

September 2003 - June 2005

•Work on setting up the Classification and Licensing Systems Project of hotels, tour operators and different tourist activities in Qatar.
•Create the blue print of the curriculums of the tour guiding training course program.
•Carry out inspections and visits to all relevant tourist service, and write evaluation reports.
•Prepare the Training plan for all the inspectors.
•Prepare the Monthly Calendar of Events in Qatar for the year 04/05
•Update the organization website on monthly basis.

Company industry:
Non-profit Organization
Job role:
Quality Control

Events Coordinator

March 2003 - August 2004

Qatar Tourism Authorit

Doha, Qatar

March 2003 - August 2004

•In charge of planning, organizing, coordinating and following up major activities for entertaining festivals.
•Review quotations and make agreements with international entertainment organizations (i.e. Holiday on Ice, Johannesburg Wax Museum, etc…) and folklore groups (Russia, Romania, Oman, Egypt, etc...).
•Work in coordination with the Legal Advisor in preparing all the contracts related to the Festivals.
•In charge of all the participating procedures of the retailers during the festivals.

Company industry:
Non-profit Organization
Job role:
Marketing and PR

Licensing Assistant

December 2001 - April 2003

Qatar Tourism Authority

Doha, Qatar

December 2001 - April 2003

•Prepare the proposed hotels & tour operator licensing forms & classification criteria.
•Arrange accommodations and book airline tickets for the groups participated in the festivals of 2001, 2002, 2003.
•In charge of all the participating procedures of the retailers during the festivals of 2001, 2002, 2003.

Company industry:
Non-profit Organization
Job role:
Administration

Human Resources Assistant

March 2000 - November 2001

Doha Marriott Gulf Hotel

Doha, Qatar

March 2000 - November 2001

-Help in preparing the payroll for 750 employees
-Update the bulliten board for the employees
-Assist on the Annual Year Party ideas and prepartions
-Responsible for the employees filing and other HR departmental documents files.

Company industry:
Hospitality & Accomodation
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Department Administration Assistant

August 1999 - February 2000

Al Jaber Engineering

Doha, Qatar

August 1999 - February 2000

Filling and Keeping Records for all the projects and the departmental documents

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Administration

Education

CHN University

July 2005

July 2005

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration, Hotel Management.

Qatar

GPA (point): 2.9 out of 4

GPA (point): 2.9 out of 4

I have Copmleted the till the 3rd year

CHN University

December 2004

December 2004

Diploma, Internatonal Hospitality Managemt

Qatar

GPA (point): 3 out of 4

GPA (point): 3 out of 4

I have completed 12 courses of International Hospitality

Skills

Organisation Change
Expert
Organisation Change
Expert
Problem Analysis
Expert
Problem Analysis
Expert
Management Practices
Expert
Management Practices
Expert
Launching Of New Products
Expert
Launching Of New Products
Expert
Budgeting
Expert
Budgeting
Expert
Business Management Skills
Expert
Business Management Skills
Expert
Finance Skills
Expert
Finance Skills
Expert
Project Management Skills
Expert
Project Management Skills
Expert
Communication Skills
Expert
Communication Skills
Expert
Leadership and People Management
Expert
Leadership and People Management
Expert
Collaboration Skills
Expert
Collaboration Skills
Expert
Organisation Change
Expert
Organisation Change
Expert
Problem Analysis
Expert
Problem Analysis
Expert
Management Practices
Expert
Management Practices
Expert
Launching Of New Products
Expert
Launching Of New Products
Expert
Budgeting
Expert
Budgeting
Expert

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Recommendations

David Marks

Mar 2014

Mar 2014

ProducerManager

In a country with limited production resources, Ghouna is a godsend. Her experience and expertise at all things production: crew, logistics, equipment, location management, scheduling, and interaction with people, makes her a valuable team member on any film project.

Stephen Phelps

Mar 2014

Mar 2014

Consultant EditorColleague

During my time at DFI I worked closely with Ghouna where she supported many of the video shoots that I was commissioning. i found her knowledgeable, hard-working and competent. She is a self-starter, willing to take on a challenge and a delight to work with.

Hobbies

  • Travel and see new places
  • Photogrphy
  • Watching Movies
  • Swimming