Rana Freifer, Features editor

Rana Freifer

Features editor

Hospitality Services

Location
Lebanon
Education
Bachelor's degree, Political and administrative sciences
Experience
16 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 2 Months

Features editor at Hospitality Services
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since October 2015

Responsible for the content and quality of Hospitality News ME website and magazine
• Source, write, and publish online features and ensure that they are engaging and informative
• Generate ideas for features
• Commission articles from freelancers and specialized contributors
• Edit and re-writing articles
• Select feature articles for each issue
• In charge of the social media community of the magazine: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram
• Increased the online community on Facebook by two folds

Senior editor at Wamda
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since May 2017

• Edit freelancers’ and internal journalists’ pieces to abide by the platform’s guidelines.
• Make sure articles are objective, precise, detail-oriented, and fact-checked.
• Make sure primary sources are used as references in the pieces published.
• Handle freelancers’ pitches, and make sure they develop genuine ideas which interest our public and serve our community.
• Manage the English content on the website, and handle scheduling stories ahead of time to secure the content flow on the platform.
• Edit reports, studies, and researches submitted by the company’s research team.
• Write various articles about tech, ICT, startups, and entrepreneurs.
• Attend to events and network.

Journalist at infopro
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2010 to October 2015

- writing stories and reports for the magazine and online
-superior knowledge in sectors such as retail, ICT, technology, franchise, cars, and fashion
-developed writing skills for the printed and online journalism styles

Administration support at Union Bancaire Privée
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • July 2010 to September 2011

-responsible of all administration related tasks in the private bank.
-relations between the bank's representative office in Lebanon and its head office in geneva.
-setting and preparing office forms
- preparing all travel and business trips for managers: visas, hotel reservations and bookings, along with essential clients portfolios and meeting schedules.
-media relations and office management

Journalist / website editor at Al Kalimaonline Website
  • Other
  • February 2010 to August 2010
Customer Service Representative at AWI Group
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • March 2008 to February 2010

• Assisting clients' needs and recommendation
• Represent Al Balad Newspaper in some media fairs
• Targetting new customers while purchasing the media campaign
• Copywirting and editing Al Waseet Classifieds (Newspaper and e-Waseet)

Education

Bachelor's degree, Political and administrative sciences
  • at Lebanese University
  • July 2013
Bachelor's degree, Journalism and communication
  • at Lebanese University
  • June 2009

Graduated with honorable results

Specialties & Skills

Public Relations
Photography
Creative Writing
Media Relations
Online Writing
Microsoft office

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Expert

Training and Certifications

Communication skills (Training)
Training Institute:
Milestones
Date Attended:
June 2008

Hobbies

  • Tourism, Social media, dancing, music