Account Manager
Brown Lloyd James
Total des années d'expérience :22 years, 11 Mois
Member of the BLJ embedded team at Qatar Foundation Communication Directorate
• Develop content for QF publications and corporate communications materials, including brochures, reports, presentations, website and other products.
• Produce high-quality and innovative text with consistent tone, style and terminology for publications and website as required by QF and by the Publications department.
• Publish press releases, features, and quotes for domestic and international media.
• Translate English writing to Arabic for publication.
• Write media briefs, messaging documents for QF spokespeople.
• Assist with content for large-scale events, high profile visits, and tier one media interviews.
• Develop and document content development/publications processes to ensure coordination and efficiency with content contributors, translation and copy-editing staff, and internal clients.
• Ensure that all outputs are accurate, grammatically correct and error-free, and that all copy meets the highest standards.
•Write, edit and post stories to the Arabic website of AlArabiya News Channel
•Ensure all content on the website is interesting, up-to-date and accurate
•Responsible for the interactive library section and pictures database
•Write and design photo slideshows and other multimedia content
•Organize and lead editorial meetings for the Arabic team
•Continuously develop, improve and document editorial guidelines and processes
•Oversee the Jawal al-Arabiya mobile team
•Responsible for the overall quality of Al Arabiya's SMS breaking news service
•Helped to launch and expand the service (125, 000 subscribers in eight Arab countries)
•Edit and approve headlines submitted by the team, which consists of seven members
•Monitor various wires, TV stations and websites to find and deliver news as it breaks
•Continuously develop, improve and document editorial guidelines and processes
•Make weekly appearances on Al Arabiya TV to discuss the most interesting stories
•Develop the team's work schedule and oversee shift changes
Variety Section
•Generate and pitch unique, interesting and relevant story ideas to editors
•Cover a range of local entertainment events under tight deadlines
•Editorial management of an 84-page monthly magazine, first in Beirut then Dubai
•Responsible for the overall content of Sala student magazine
•Oversee a team of eight reporters and photographers
•Design cover pages, do internal layouts and write headlines and captions
•Write stories on all aspects of student life under tight deadlines
•Received awards from Zayed University and Sky Line College Sharjah for outstanding coverage
•Generate and pitch unique, interesting and relevant story ideas to editors
•Write news, features and investigative reports on local economic issues in Lebanon
•Generate and pitch unique, interesting and relevant story ideas to editors
•Write news, features and investigative reports on legal cases and issues in Lebanon