Walaa El Kadi, Media and Communications Freelance Projects

Walaa El Kadi

Media and Communications Freelance Projects

Self-employed

Lieu
Qatar
Éducation
Master, Public Health, Health Behavior and Education
Expérience
25 years, 3 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :25 years, 3 Mois

Media and Communications Freelance Projects à Self-employed
  • Qatar - Doha
  • Je travaille ici depuis septembre 2012

 Translation and transcription services
Clients: Al Jazeera Media Network; Doha Film Institute; Ministry of Culture, Arts, and Heritage in Qatar; Qatar International Beauty Academy-Tajmeel, Philips Healthcare, Ultramarine Films, Virgin Health Bank QSTP-LLC
 Website and information sources
Clients: Qatar International Beauty Academy- Tajmeel, Supreme Council of Health
 Live interviews for events
Clients: MENA Youth Capacity Building in Humanitarian Action (MYCHA) Education Above All - Reach Out to Asia
 Focus groups
Clients: Philips Healthcare - for Naufar sanctuary for wellness and treatment of behavioral disorders
 Public Speaking
Client: Qatar International Beauty Academy - Tajmeel
o Delivered lectures on health and beauty: Breast Cancer, Sugar and Aging
o MC for Graduation ceremonies 2016 and 2017

Educator à Various
  • Qatar - Doha
  • Je travaille ici depuis février 1999

Part-time Tutor September 2012 - Current
Qatar International Beauty Academy- Tajmeel
Teaching international and in-house makeup classes*
(a separate CV detailing Makeup jobs available upon request)

Project Manager, Trainer, and Co-Author
August- September 2001 and July 2005
Save the Children US and Inma (a Lebanese local NGO)
- Focus Groups on Responsibility and Accountability for Youth in Akkar
- Workshop on Responsibility and Accountability for Integrity for children aged 8 -12 in 4 villages in the North of Lebanon

Teacher 1999-2001
West Hill College in Lebanon
Elementary Level English Language
Secondary Level English Language and Translation

Communications Manager à Virgin Health Bank QSTP LLC
  • Qatar
  • juillet 2010 à septembre 2012

 Planned and implemented outreach activities
 Secured media support for the company’s activities and events
 Served as focal point for Arabic local and regional press
 Established a style guide including an Arabic glossary
 Media monitoring and preparation of coverage reports
 Conducted marketing research and intelligence
 Provided translation and interpretation support for the company
 Provided cultural adaptation advice and local perspective to the higher management
 Wrote and translated printed and electronic public information material (website, briefs, brochure, editorials, press releases, social media posts)
 Prepared presentations and dashboard reporting
 Managed the design and ordering of branded merchandise
 Coordinated with communications teams of partners
 Scheduled photo shoots and managed photo library

PR and Marketing Specialist à Qatar Foundation
  • Qatar - Doha
  • juillet 2009 à juillet 2010

 Providing administrative and editorial support for the Director
 Coordinating internal communication between the Director’s Office, Events, Marketing, Media Relations and Publications teams
 Managing a cultural project

Assistant Director of Media and Communications à Georgetown University – School of Foreign Service in Qatar
  • Qatar - Doha
  • février 2007 à mai 2009

 Secured media support for the school's events and activities
 Managed the design and ordering of branded merchandise
 Prepared printed and electronic public information material
 Developed a tour manual and conducted tours for visitors
 Produced style guides in Arabic and English
 Planned and implemented university-wide events
 Provided interpretation and translation services

Coordinator for the Commercial Division à Al Jazeera English Channel
  • Qatar - Doha
  • août 2006 à janvier 2007

 Issued press releases in Arabic during the launching of the channel
 Translated press kits into Arabic
 Coordinated press conferences
 Conducted tours for visitors
 Managed financial bookkeeping

Project Officer, School Health Education and Media Programs à World Health Organization Beirut - Lebanon
  • Liban - Beyrouth
  • février 2004 à octobre 2005

 Provided media support for WHO activities in Lebanon
 Developed and updated the Office’s public information material
 Coordinated World Health Day 2004 Activities
 Organized the Media Health Award 2004
 Organized and Moderated WHO’s Meeting with the Media
 Edited the Office Newsletter “Health for All”
 Acted as WHO Focal Point at the UN Information and Communication Team
 Managed the Global School Based Student Health Survey
 Oversaw capacity building activities for the staff of the Ministry of Education in School Health Education
 Administered public lectures and health education activities
 Provided support in health education for other programs (Injury Prevention, Tobacco Control, and Non-Communicable Disease)
 Formulated core concepts for educational material on school mental health, and physical activity
 Acted as WHO Focal Point at the UN Task Force on Youth

Éducation

Master, Public Health, Health Behavior and Education
  • à American University of Beirut
  • juin 2003
Baccalauréat, Elementary Education - Teaching Art and Music
  • à American University of Beirut
  • juin 1999

Specialties & Skills

Community Engagement
Events Organizer
Translation
Media Relations
Public Relations
Adobe (Photoshop, Indesign)
MS Office Applications (Word, Powerpoint, Excel)

Langues

Arabe
Expert
Anglais
Expert
Français
Débutant
Espagnol
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