Work history
Media and Communications Advisor
London, United KingdomInternship
• Built and maintained influence rapport with agencies, publisher and broadcasters, produced an industry map of the leading global television advertising companies on both sell and buy side.
• Responsible for event management within the organisation; gauging interest for the event online (created a social media campaign using various platforms and techniques) and over the phone, responsible for the administration work for New Video Frontiers.
• Transcribed interviews, attended meetings and took notes on key points of discussions and follow up actions, dealt with incoming correspondences and commissioning briefings.
• Handled long-term high profile clients and bringing new clients to the company.
• Gained a wider understanding of digital planning and buying across all platforms (Inc. programmatic),
• Contributing to the development of business excellence strategy in support of business objectives I.e. creating a directory for companies in the following categories: Agency groups, Publishers, Media Agencies, Adtech, Sales houses and Broadcaster etc.
Writer
- London, United KingdomInternship
• Wrote articles covering a range of areas and regions in the Middle East (e.g., news, sports, business, education, healthcare, lifestyle, travel) as a part-time general assignment reporter (and photographer).
• Carried out and transcribed field interviews.
• Attended editorial meetings and taking notes on key points of discussions and follow up actions.
• Received frequent commendations for distinction of captivating articles, photojournalism and infographics.
• Time management through effective planning methods and scheduling, further enriched communication in taking instructions from editors in approaching stories
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Skills
- Freelance Writing
- Photography
- Microsoft Office
- Event Planning
- PR
- TV Advertising
- Sales
- Customer Communications
- Arabic
- Emerging Technology
Education
BSc 2:1 Media Communications and Sociology
- London, United Kingdom