Freelance Journalist, Arabic Proofreader & Translator
Freelancer
Total des années d'expérience :22 years, 3 Mois
• Writing/Proofreading press releases for PR agencies on several topics.
• Writing speeches and political articles.
• Translated a large part of Hillary Clinton’s latest book “Hard Choices” from English into Arabic.
• Translating TV documentaries & TV commercials.
• Worked for Alfa Telecom, delivering daily political reports and analyses for 3 consecutive months, further to the spies’ crisis the company experienced in summer 2010.
Launching Media LB services in content writing and publishing.
-Managing all projects.
-Content Writing.
-Publishing Planning.
-Supervising all written content.
Launching of the communication department at Best Assistance, being the only person in charge of the department’s integration and development. The work involves 3 countries in the MENA region.
-Holding the external and internal communication i.e. the creation of a yearly gazette.
-Revamping the image of the company and updating all the communications tools, technical presentations and promoting products and services in 3 languages to become lively and engage the clients.
-Conceptualizing and editing a new version of the website and following-up with the developers in preparation for the launch.
-Starting and managing the social media channels and pages.
-Conceptualizing and designing the weekly ads and health tips posted on social media.
-Monitoring the local competitors’ standing and other TPA’s worldwide.
-Writing articles and interviews on behalf of the CEO.
-Overviewing the mobile application enhancement with the IT department and texts corrections.
-Evaluating sponsorship opportunities and preparing material for the purpose.
-Designing the Above the Line and Below the Line strategies to be incorporated in the next months.
The IAA Lebanon Chapter is one of 56 IAA chapters around the world. This NGO is headquartered in New York and deals with all sectors related to the Advertising field. www.iaaglobal.org
• Handling the communication with IAA world of service, IAA Chapters & IAA members.
• Reporting directly to the President of the board.
• Contributing in the organization of all local events such as 38th IAA World Congress for 1200 delegates in 2002 in Beirut, Phénix de la Pub Awards 2004, Mikhaïl Gorbatchev Conference in Lebanon 2010, and working on regional events such as MENA Cristal Awards both in France and Lebanon.
• Organizing all lunches, gala dinners, parties, press conferences, ceremonies, receptions, general assemblies & board elections from concept to delivery (IAA digital conference - 180 for attendees) - (IAA 50th ceremony anniversary - 400 attendees) - (IAA Gala ceremony 250 attendees) - IAA Beach Parties - 160 attendees) to name a few.
• Organizing seminars & workshops including the communication with the international speakers, Flights and hotel reservations, selling tickets…
• Coordinating with Photographers, decoration, Hostesses, Menu, Venue within the given budget.
• Preparing the IAA Branding and invitations in coordination with the creative department.
• Creating the sponsorship kits, and dealing with the sponsors regarding the branding and their benefits.
• Preparing & writing the speeches related to the events.
• Writing press releases in 3 languages, communicating them to the media and ensuring the coverage.
• Preparing Video news release (Texts, Editing, Recording Voice over).
• Mistress of Ceremony.¬
• Managing the IAA social media and website.
• Participating in the preparation of the IAA History book “Lebanon Communicating - 50 years of history and Achievements”.
• Handling all administrative duties including the accounting.
• Handling all researches related to projects, and preparing the presentations.
• Translating the lines into Arabic to be published in the Middle East by the IAA Chapters for the Hopenhagen campaign handled by the UN and the IAA worldwide.
• Responsible for the Fashion and Beauty sections at the luxury magazine distributed in the Gulf.
• Come up with a yearly schedule for topics.
• Research and write articles (summing up to 50 to 60 pages for every issue).
• Proofread the whole magazine before printing.
• Assist the editor-in-chief/ host in finding new themes for the weekly TV show about the history of Lebanon.
• Coordinate with the guests.
• Prepare the episodes’ reports in writing & recording the voice over.
• Conduct the interviews and supervise the editing.
• Conceptualize and write the event organizer’s speeches and the introductions to present the speakers and politicians on stage.
• Write the press kits and press releases and dispatch them to the media.
• Mistress of Ceremony for a live entertainment show within the exhibition.
• Write articles related to Business and Economy.
• Search for new topics.
• Conduct interviews with the entrepreneurs.
• In charge of the PR to launch the magazine.
• Search for the latest news around the world.
• News anchor (live news and improvise if changes occur).
• Edit from some given information or from live speeches or press conferences.
• Put news titles, coordinate the bulletin and write introductions when needed.
5th of my promotion with honor