Mohamad Houry, Head of Digital

Mohamad Houry

Head of Digital

Webedia Group (Diwanee)

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Master's degree, Marketing
Experience
12 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :12 years, 9 Months

Head of Digital at Webedia Group (Diwanee)
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since October 2015

Social Media
-Developing and overseeing the
implementation of comprehensive digital
strategies and media plans for in-house
publications and external clients
-Overseeing research and analysis on current benchmarks, trends and audience preferences
to ensure an optimal digital strategy for
clientele
-Creating pitches for new clients and performing quarterly assessments for current clients


Media Buying
-Managing the overall media buying activity for in-house publications and external clients
-Creating budgets and planning campaigns; overseeing campaign creation, optimization and reporting -Preparing annual reports on departmental performance for management
-Managing and delegating tasks to the existing media buying team; recruiting new team members as needed
-Delivering in-depth training sessions on media buying to ensure that the team is up to date with the latest tools

Editor in Chief at Webedia Group (diwanee)
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • March 2016 to March 2018

Editorial

-Managing a team which includes: editors, videographers and community managers
 -Setting website vision and strategy including a detailed editorial plan

-Building an up-to-date presence by making use of latest social media trends

-Supervising the development of the SEO strategy and Viral content plan
PR/Sales
-Establishing connections and creating pitches for potential clients

-Developing and overseeing the implementation of editorial concepts for existing clients

-Participating in press and events coverage as needed

Senior Media executive at Publicis Groupe
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • February 2013 to August 2015

-Managing digital marketing campaigns on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn
 -Creating budgets, planning and optimizing campaigns

-Preparing weekly/monthly excel reports on campaign performance

-Developing strategies for potential clients and Strategy quarterly/yearly review for current clients

Average spent per year on media buying $8M
Handled more than 40 accounts including all telcos in the region, Chrysler group, Ferrero group, Yas Marina...

Media Planner/Executive at PSO
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • June 2011 to February 2013

-Client meetings
-Content Creation
-Team management (Designers, CMs and developers)
-Content and distribution strategy creation

Education

Master's degree, Marketing
  • at Lebanese International University
  • May 2015
Bachelor's degree, Banking & finance
  • at Lebanese International University
  • August 2011

Specialties & Skills

Advertising
Publishing
Media Buying
Social Media
Digital Media
Teamwork
Computer Skills
Creativity

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Intermediate