Rita Haddad, Freelancer Head of Casting Research

Rita Haddad

Freelancer Head of Casting Research

Blue Engine Studio

Lieu
Liban - Beyrouth
Éducation
Etudes secondaires ou équivalent, Business Studies
Expérience
7 years, 7 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :7 years, 7 Mois

Freelancer Head of Casting Research à Blue Engine Studio
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • janvier 2022 à mai 2024

During this journey, I was responsible to lead the team to find the unique characters for each show. On the other hand, I was handling the presentations and organizing all the data of the research. In addition, worked between the casting and the production department to fullfill all the needs for the success of the show. Worked on Arabs Got Talent, Million Dollar Land season 2 and a confidential project for Netflix.

Freelancer Casting Researcher à Talpa
  • Liban - Beyrouth
  • janvier 2019 à janvier 2021

The Voice, The Voice Kids, The Voice Senior, Iraq Idol, Secret Dinner Club, Arctic Challenge are few names to be mentioned in my journey of being a casting researcher. Myjob was to find unique characters and talents to join reality and talent shows. In this journey I learnt how to identify interesting characters considered as a full package for TV. My search was not limited to few countries but instead I had to cover all the Arab world, from the Middle East to Gulf to Arab African countries.

Freelancer Line Producer à Inama Arabia
  • Liban - Beyrouth
  • mai 2018 à décembre 2018

Started off my career as a production manager on the film Void by Georges Khabbaz. Shifted later to reality shows and worked on the first ever reality show in the Arab world, The Sisters. Continued my journey in production until I became a Line Producer with Inama Arabia on the show Basmati for Al Aan Tv. Through out the years, I was working as a production manager for several shows for Al Aan Tv, such as the series Amal & the talent show Nojoom Bila Hudood.
Production House & Platforms
The production houses I have worked for are, Imagic, Blue Engine Studios, Talpa, ITV Studio, Inama Arabia, Charisma Group and in house with MBC. Platforms I have worked with alongside the production house, Netflix, OSN, Al Aan Tv, MBC & Shahid.

Production Manager à Natural Star
  • Liban - Beyrouth
  • mars 2016 à février 2018

Worked on several projects, such as, Amal Season 1 and 2, Los Gonzalez Arabic Edition, Nojoom Bila Hodood Season 1.

Art Director à Charisma Group
  • Liban - Beyrouth
  • janvier 2015 à mai 2015

The art director of The Sisters reality show.

Editor and Assistant Director à Tv Charity
  • Liban - Beyrouth
  • février 2014 à juin 2014

Worked as an editor and assistant director for Browse.

Production Manager à NDU
  • Liban - Beyrouth
  • mai 2013 à juin 2013

Production manager on a segment in the movie Void by Georges Khabbaz, produced by Notre Dame University.

Éducation

Etudes secondaires ou équivalent, Business Studies
  • à Al Ma'arifa International School
  • juin 2024
Baccalauréat, BA in Communication Art Radio/TV
  • à Notre Dame University
  • juin 2014

Specialties & Skills

TV production
Budgeting
Microsoft Office
Adobe Software
CASTING
PRESENTATIONS
RESEARCH
ADOBE PREMIERE PRO
MICROSOFT OFFICE
PHOTOSHOP

Profils Sociaux

Langues

Arabe
Langue Maternelle
Anglais
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