Lama Aboushair, Writer/editor, Student Counselor and Social Media Executive

Lama Aboushair

Writer/editor, Student Counselor and Social Media Executive

Oasis International School

Location
Egypt - Cairo
Education
Bachelor's degree, Integrated Marketing Communication
Experience
13 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :13 years, 0 Months

Writer/editor, Student Counselor and Social Media Executive at Oasis International School
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since September 2013

 Edit/correct and update the school’s official website in terms of content in both
French and English
 Write the articles in the school’s paper in both French and English
 Deal with the writing aspect as well as participate in the brainstorming sessions of any
and all school events and activities
 Contact Alumni students to organize the annual Alumni’s reunion
 Communicate with Diploma and MYP students and be the link between the student
body and the administration
 Translate any and all documents needed for publishing or broadcasting purposes:
English/French, French/English, Arabic/English, Arabic/French
 Use social media tools to market the school on a local and International level
 Market the school through events of different types
 Come up with creative ideas for both professors and personnel to ensure high quality
level of service for students
 Participate in the brainstorming of the Big Unifying Idea of the school’s upcoming
infomercial and its 2014 new brochure and catalog, as well as write and edit the latter
 Conduct online surveys and write results analysis reports

Art Instructor, Art Teacher at Adly Rizkallah Art for Children
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • February 2013 to June 2013

As a trainee:

• Participated in a two-months training in which an instructor provided acquaintance of the job’s requirement in terms of dealing with a class full of youngsters

As an employee:

• Take part in a monthly training at the end of every month to be familiar with the materials to be used and activities to be done during class time
• Take a classroom full of kids through the steps of becoming creative minds
• Learn the art of dealing and communicating with a child
• Develop leadership skills having to instruct and train others (assistants) who are yet to be instructors

Substitute Teacher and Exam Supervisor at British Council
  • Egypt
  • June 2011 to December 2012

• Supervised pre-teen, teen, and adult written and oral English examinations
• Substituted for teachers during their meetings with parents
• Learned the art of communicating with a child

Freelance Writer/Translator/Transcriber at Masterpiece
  • Egypt
  • January 2011 to December 2012

• Translated and transcribed many of the audio recordings of the focus groups held by different agencies like Vodafone, Mobinil, etc
• Reviewed and edited the transcriptions of other peers
• Evaluated the competence of the most recent applicants by testing their transcription skills

Employer (Tutor/Babysitter) at CairoSitters
  • Egypt
  • January 2011 to December 2012

• Participated in and arranged the marketing procedures of the event "Horses and Hopes, " in which the purpose was to acquaint young parents with the program of the recently launched company CairoSitters.
• Completed 20 hours as a family's French tutor and babysitter in a period of one month

Trainee, Olympic Group's Marketing Department at British Council
  • Egypt
  • June 2011 to August 2011

• Acquired experience in the Branding and Communication field in Marketing
• Evaluated the company's efficiency in terms of its trade activities
• Assigned company a position in the market by focusing and interpreting its competitors' trade activities

Education

Bachelor's degree, Integrated Marketing Communication
  • at The American University in Cairo
  • June 2013

Bachelor of Arts, The American University in Cairo (AUC) Date of graduation Spring 2013- First category student • Major: Integrated Marketing Communication • Minor: Rhetoric and Writing • GPA: 3.62/4.0. High Honors student Internship at the Marketing department of Olympic Group Instructor at Adly Rizkallah Art for Children

Bachelor's degree, Summer Courses
  • at University of California in Los Angeles
  • August 2012

I attended the summer session of 2012 in the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). During this period, I took two core courses in Sociology and Religion which met the requirements of the Core Curriculum at my home school the American University in Cairo (AUC).

High school or equivalent, Courses that allowed me to get into IMC at AUC
  • at Oasis International School
  • May 2010

High School Diploma, Oasis International School (OIS), Cairo, Egypt, 2010 International Baccalaureate (IB) holder Got a grade that allowed me to get a scholarship at the American University in Cairo: first Category Student.

Specialties & Skills

Copywriting
Creative Writing
Microsoft Office
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Languages

Arabic
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English
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French
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