Associate Producer
Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc
Total years of experience :9 years, 6 Months
Assisted with the production of two 50-minutes documentary series and a weekly show on current affairs in the Maghreb region
• Conducted research on topics related to U.S history (the Constitution, Civil War and history of the city of New Orleans)
• Contacted and coordinated filming with institutions, researchers and university professors
• Contributed to story angles, suggested guests and filming locations to producers
• Wrote scripts, teases and synopses in Arabic and English, as well as VO’s and anchor copy
• Prepared questions for interviews with guests in English and Arabic
• Reviewed and corrected subtitles translations from English into Arabic
• Translated video content from Arabic into English
• Supervised editing of filmed material, edited videos and created lower-third
• Wrote compelling stories in English about Morocco referenced in academic papers
• Reported on local, North African and international current events
• Conducted interviews in Arabic and French and translated them into English
• Translated quotes, news wires and communiques from Arabic and French into English
• Posted digital articles on social media
• Supervised, monitored, edited, and supported interns in news writing, assigned tasks to them and edited their stories
• Contributed to an increase in Arabsmma’s Arabic edition traffic through regular news and feature articles about Mixed Martial Arts and other combat sports in the Middle East and worldwide
• Translated quotes and interviews from English and French into Arabic
• Researched and conducted interviews with Mixed Martial Arts athletes and personalities
Wrote news and in-depth articles about Moroccan, Maghreb and international current events
• Translated articles and quotes from French and English into Arabic
• Conducted targeted interviews with politicians, political analysts and sports personalities
• Collaborated with video editor to generate ideas for content and create videos posted on the website and on social media
• Posted digital stories on social media
• Supervised, monitored, and supported interns in news writing and edited their stories
- Writer and translator in Arabic, English and French at Marrakech Film Festival in 2015 and 2016
English subtitles for a documentary film "Le danceuse", by Abdelilah Jouhari (July 2012)
English subtitles for a feature film "Lferdi" (the Gun), by Raouf Sebbahi (June 2012)
Giving interviews to BBC Africa, BBC Arabic and Press TV on a variety of issues. http://vimeo.com/32549240
English translation and voice over for an institutional film about l'Agence de l'Oriental (December 2011)
Soundbites voice over for a BBC Radio report by Paul Moss on Moroccan migrants' coming back because of Economic crisis in Europe.
Fixer for Peter Kenyon, Middle East correspondent of National Public Radio (NPR) (03-09 Mai 2009) on the issue of Shi'ism in Morocco. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104237288
Voice over in English for an institutional film about Moroccan oil refinery Samir, produced by Arab News Agency. (January 2009)
English subtitles for the filmmaker Mohamed Asli's feature film "Mains Rudes". (November 2010)
• Worked as reporter for the video service of French-language Senegalese press agency Agence Presse Africaine (APA)
• Produced TV packages for different news organizations and assisted correspondents of several news channels (Al Hurra TV; MBC; Russia Today; Press TV and others) in producing TV reports
• Covered a wide range of stories about local politics, culture, entertainment and sports in Morocco
• Wrote scripts of stories in Arabic, French and English
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• Writing and translating news articles from English and French to Arabic for the company's news websites: ww.magharib.com/www.saharamedias.net
• Researched and produced digital videos and short programs in Arabic on current society issues
l'Institut Supérieur de l'Information et de la Communication (ISIC), Arabophone class, Rabat, Morocco (October 2005 - July 2009), B.A in Journalism
University Mohamed V, Rabat, Morocco (October 2007-April 20009) English Language and Literature.
University Caddi Ayyad, Marrakech, Morocco (October 2004-June 2005) English Language and Literature.