Serene Elawaad, Media Projects Manager

Serene Elawaad

Media Projects Manager

NAHJ Arabia

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Bachelor's degree, Communication And Media Studies
Experience
5 years, 0 Months

Share My Profile

Block User


Work Experience

Total years of experience :5 years, 0 Months

Media Projects Manager at NAHJ Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since January 2022

As a project manager with a media specialization, my job responsibilities were as follows:

1. Supervising and leading several media and communication projects; both internally and externally.

2. Managing the project's team and delegating tasks according to project's needs.

3. Ensuring project milestones are met according to the scope of work and RFP.

4. Conducting team and planning meetings.

5. Liaising with executives and other departments and providing reports on project progress as required.

6. Ensuring project timeline and budget are adhered to.

7. Managing project documentation.

8. Optimising processes and conducting team-building activities.

9. Leading and guiding a scrum team of 5 members of cross-sectional departments of the organization for media projects.

10. Coaching the scrum team of media production members to execute their work efficiently.

Content Creator at lifewithserene
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • January 2020 to June 2022

- Plan monthly content ideas and topics that fit with the goals of the blog.
- Execute all content using a variety of techniques and media.
- Posting on social media.
- Managing the community by responding, messaging, and answering different questions.
- Analyse monthly data and insights to modify future content plans.
- Coordinate business collaborations.

Graduate Teaching Assistant at Arab Academy For Science, Technology & Maritime Transport
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • September 2019 to August 2021

1. Worked as a graduate teaching assistant for different subjects across different fields of mass communications as digital communication, oral proficiency, studies in the theories of mass media, and studying the public as media audience.
2. Responsible for coordinating tasks for a group of professors for a certain semester.
3. Carrying out all administrative work related to the whole educational process and the ISO papers needed for verification.
4. Supervise graduating students during their practical graduation projects such as PR campaigns, Marketing campaigns, short documentaries, and filmmaking.
5. Participated in the formation of different curriclums.
6. Supervised over 10 academic researches and bachelor thesis.

Account Manager at Elephants Ink
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • June 2019 to December 2019

1. Work as a liasion between the agency and the client to help better understand the serve their needs.
2. Coordinate all communications on behalf of the agency in relation to the clients.
3. Responsible for 12 accounts at the same time.
4. Plan all productions and aspects of it.
5. Review all work before delivering to clients.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Communication And Media Studies
  • at Arab Academy For Science, Technology & Maritime Transport
  • July 2019

During my 4-years studies as a media and communications student majoring in media and minoring in media translation I was able to do the following: - Learn from top-notch academics and scholars in the field of media communications in both Egypt and abroad. - Learn in one of the top educational facilities with access to high quality resources. Hence; enhancing my educational and professional experience. - Not specialized in a certain field of media communications which gives me an added value to be a great asses to any team due to my experience and excellence in the variety of fields across the mass media. - Being a part of a top quality and diplomatic institution like the AAST has given me the chance to volunteer and work in different national and international events as a PR team member; led by the best calibars there is. - Ranked top of my class for 4 consecutive years and graduated with a 3.95 GPA and Excellence with Honors.

Specialties & Skills

Tenders
Event Management
Consulting
Media Production
Project Management
Marketing
Content Creation
Microsoft Word
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe Photoshop
Videography
Communication Teamwork
Crisis Management
Video Editing
Hosting and Presenting
Event Management

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert
Spanish
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Agile Project Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2023
TV ad productions (Training)
Training Institute:
Dreem Mashreq
Date Attended:
July 2018
Duration:
40 hours
Ad production (Training)
Training Institute:
Dreem Mashreq
Date Attended:
July 2018
Duration:
40 hours
Social media intern (Training)
Training Institute:
Dreem Mashreq
Date Attended:
July 2017
Duration:
40 hours
Digital Marketing Professional (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2020

Hobbies

  • Internet writing and content creation
    Worked as a content creator for the following: - CampR: a service offering science camps for kids. - Health Hustlers: an online health blog. - my personal blog
  • Blogging
    Had my own personal blog for over two years now where I blog about different topics that match my preferences and what I want to give to the world.