RANIN AL SABBAGH, SENIOR MEDIA RELATIONS / SOCIAL MEDIA EXECUTIVE:

RANIN AL SABBAGH

SENIOR MEDIA RELATIONS / SOCIAL MEDIA EXECUTIVE:

AETOSWire

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Banking & Insurance
Experience
9 years, 8 Months

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Total years of experience :9 years, 8 Months

SENIOR MEDIA RELATIONS / SOCIAL MEDIA EXECUTIVE: at AETOSWire
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since June 2017

Main Responsibilities:

Media Relations:

• Pitching press releases to the targeted media
outlets and conducting follow-ups with the
journalists via different channels to ensure the
best media coverage.

• Monitoring the tier1-media reactions to each
kind of press releases and collecting their
feedback to build a guideline of their
preferences and editorial policies.

• Building and maintaining strong working
relationships with key media outlets of
different types (news agencies, newspapers,
magazines, online news portals, TV stations,
etc.)

• Planning, organizing and overseeing on-site
media coverage for press events, and assisting
the media representatives with their coverage-
related requirements.

• Updating the Media outlets data base on
regular basis.

• Preparing and submitting periodic reports as
required.

Social Media:

• Preparing social media plans, content and
calendars.

• Creating and managing different and multiple
(paid/organic) Social campaigns serving specific
goals (brand awareness, product launch, etc.).

• Keeping up with latest social media trends,
tools and policies and revising plans/actions
accordingly.

• Engaging with followers and responding to
queries and feedback in a timely manner.

• Analyzing campaigns performance and
preparing reports periodically.

property consultant at Sarot Property
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 2016 to May 2017

Main responsibility:

• Providing properties selling and leasing
services in UAE & Turkey to our MENA clients.

• Generating and maintaining leads database
through networking & cold calls to stimulate
sales.

• Providing real estate investment consultation
and advice to our clients.

• Acting as an intermediary in negotiations
between buyers and sellers on all the terms and
conditions of the deal.

• Preparing and submitting periodic reports as
required.

HEAD OF REGISTRATION DEPT. at Syrian Arab Red Crescent
  • Syria - Damascus
  • February 2016 to July 2016

Main Responsibilities:

• Preparing the major registration plan of the branch, and the monthly -targeted areas based- sub plans.
• Monitoring and keeping track of all registration procedures and progresses.
• Designing / amending the registration forms as necessary.
• Supervising the registration data entry in coordination with the Database officer (more than 16, 000 internally displaced families registered until Jul. 2016)
• Coordinating with all field partners with regards to field registration data and reports.
• Exporting specific data records and lists to other departments as required.
• Coordinating with the Assessment Department with regards to information exchanging and data cross-checking.
• Ensuring a swift information flow with all relief-related departments.
• Planning the registration process and leading the field team in all emergency relief operations.
• Providing professional training and assistance to all team members (10 volunteers)
• Supervising the team performance and work shifts.
• Preparing and submitting periodic reports as required.

LIVELIHOODS COORDINATOR at Syrian Arab Red Crescent
  • January 2016 to July 2016

Main Responsibilities:
• In charge of initiating and operating the Livelihood Department in Swaida branch (under direct supervision of the ICRC delegation)
• Setting up the livelihoods team while providing leadership, management, professional training and capacity building as per programmatic/ operational needs and requirements.
• Preparing and designing concept papers and sustainable livelihoods’ pilot proposals including all documentation methodology and defining implementation procedures.
• Directly supervising and leading field teams in all data collecting missions.
• Providing detailed project budgeting and financial management processes using best practice tools and approaches.
• Setting up guidelines and monitoring /developing measurable indicators for evaluation of project achievements against targets, which would be reflected in the design / amendments of current and future livelihoods projects.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with local governmental partners (Directorate of Agriculture), and acting as a focal point for coordination of food security & livelihoods’ matters as well.
• Ensuring that the beneficiary communities are participating as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of projects
• Preparing and submitting periodic reports as required.

RELIEF TEAM MEMBER at Syrian Arab Red Crescent
  • Syria
  • July 2014 to January 2016

- Participating in field relief operation (such as Registration, Assessment, and Distribution)
- Distribution team leader
- Registration team leader

Education

Bachelor's degree, Banking & Insurance
  • at Damascus University
  • November 2014

Specialties & Skills

Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office suite.
Digital Marketing
Client Service
Media Relations
Social Media
marketing strategy
web analytics
Digital Marketing
wordpress

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Google Ads Apps Certification (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2020
Valid Until:
July 2021
SMM Fundamentals - Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2020
Valid Until:
July 2021
SEMrush Social Media Toolkit - Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2020
Valid Until:
July 2021
Google Ads Video Certification (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2020
Valid Until:
May 2020
Google Shopping ads Certification (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2020
Valid Until:
May 2020
Google Ads Display Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2020
Valid Until:
May 2020
Google Ads Search Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2020
Valid Until:
May 2020
Fundamentals of Digital Marketing (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2020
DIGITAL SKILLS SOCIAL MEDIA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2020
Digital Skills: Digital Marketing (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2020
Basic Child Protection and Psychosocial Support (Training)
Training Institute:
IMC
Date Attended:
August 2014
Duration:
40 hours
Principles of Psychological Support Based on Local Community (Training)
Training Institute:
SARC
Date Attended:
July 2014
Duration:
40 hours
Registration, Assessment, and Distribution workshop (Training)
Training Institute:
SARC
Date Attended:
August 2015
Duration:
32 hours
Cash Transfer Programming (CTP) (Training)
Training Institute:
British Red Cross
Date Attended:
March 2016
Duration:
32 hours
Basics of Gender Based Violence for Front Line Workers (Training)
Training Institute:
IMC
Date Attended:
August 2014
Duration:
32 hours
Disaster Management Fundamentals (Training)
Training Institute:
SARC
Date Attended:
December 2014
Duration:
48 hours
First Aid Fundamentals (Training)
Training Institute:
SARC
Date Attended:
May 2015
Duration:
64 hours
Livelihoods Project Management (Training)
Training Institute:
IFRC & British Red Cross
Date Attended:
January 2016
Duration:
48 hours