Work history
Publishing Coordinator
I work with both Bloomsbury Publishing Plc in London and Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing (BQFP), a division of Bloomsbury Publishing based in Doha, Qatar. My role is to assist in the planning, editing and publishing of English, Arabic and children's books globally. I manage complex live databases; translate content from Arabic to English and vice versa; work with contracted freelancers; project manage multiple complex titles at once; run financial report and manage author relationships.
Marketing Executive
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A corporate communications firm, its services include consultancy and research, messaging, branding, editorial content, film content, online and social. Clients I have worked with included Goldman Sachs, M&S, BVCA, BNP Paribas, TAQA, Abu Dhabi Council for Economic Development and Doughty Hanson.
My duties were divided between marketing and editorial. To summarise:
Marketing:
- Developing marketing campaigns, plans and strategies
- Evaluating and reporting via Analytics and AdWords
- Managing, sending and evaluating numerous monthly newsletters
- Developing appropriate social media presence
- Contributing to new business proposals
- Writing and distributing press releases (Arabic and English) and award entries
Editorial:
- Translation
= Liaising with the in-house team of writers, designers and account managers
- Liaising with clients and account managers for amendments, approval and sign off stages
= Proofreading and copyediting for Arabic content
- Undertaking Arabic typesetting
Skills
- Events
- Marketing PR
- Editorial
- Project Management
- Adobe Suite
- Proofreading and Copy Editing
- Translating
- Arabic
- Writing Communication
- Copy Writing and Editing
Education
BA Comparative Literature
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