A multidisciplinary person who studied mass communication, filmmaking and liberal arts and has been working with several mediums of expression, including text, video, photography, sound and paint. I like to work on projects that respect and provoke people’s minds.
Experience
Dec 2020 – present
Selection Committee, Program Coordinator and Translator
Between Women Filmmakers Caravan
filter the applications of annual workshops and coordinate the whole selection process
watch around 300 feature-length movies made by women yearly to come up with the screening program for the year
translate catalog material and movies into Arabic
Works:
Feb 2024 – Apr 2024
Head of Content
Studio Al Janoub
I worked with Studio Al Janoub as Head of Content for the first 3 establishing months where I:
formed the entire content team and interviewed other collaborators, including YouTube experts
produced 10 episodes of Al Laqtah show and 8 episodes of Azraq show
wrote or participated in writing at least 5 episodes of Al Laqtah show
worked on developing several other products, whether more podcasts or newsletters
oversaw all content-related matters including social media content, YouTube optimization and SEO
created content calendars for publishing episodes on YouTube and podcast platforms and posting to social media
created several templates and guidelines for writing, how to use outsourced visual material and more
organized internal masterclasses and workshops to help develop the writers’/researchers’ skills
Works:
Sep 2022 – Nov 2023
Arabic Editor
ScienceSoft
edited Arabic web pages, case studies, testimonials and all other Arabic materials published on ScnSoft.com
helped train the translation team at ScienceSoft to improve their work quality
wrote the translation guidelines for ScienceSoft
Feb 2019 – Dec 2020
Arabic Editor
The Dreamwork Collective
translated books, website content and other texts from English to Arabic.
Works:
Jul 2018 – May 2019
Arabic Editor
Migrant-Rights.org
translated articles and news stories from English to Arabic including urgent posts about migrants, especially workers, in Gulf countries.
Works:
Oct 2017 – Dec 2017
Content Services Manager
Open Media
gathered, led and edited the work of a team of English<>Arabic translators and proofreaders working with various clients including ministries, government institutions, multi-national companies and others, while ensuring top quality and timely deliveries.
Aug 2016 – Jul 2017
Co-Founder & Managing Editor
Manshoor
recruited, trained and supervised the work of the whole content team
helped map the website and named its categories, tags and more
wrote the editorial guidelines and planned the monthly editorial calendar
edited original and translated articles and reviewed all texts before publishing
supervised all content matters including SEO best practices and social media copies
managed Manshoor office in Cairo and coordinated third-party training for the team
worked with fellow co-founders on business plans and communicated goals to the team
Works:
Feb 2016 – Oct 2016
Content Creator & Project Manager
Spindle Studio
wrote articles for key Arabic webzines including SasaPost.co & HuffPost Arabi
prepared text & audiovisual material for social media videos for Tamam project
initiated and managed Manshoor.com project within Spindle Studio
Works:
Jan 2014 – Dec 2015
Arabic/MENA Editor
Pangea Today
Picked, translated, summarized and contextualized locally-sourced news about Arab countries for English-speaking readers.
Nov 2013 – Nov 2014
Journalist
Voice of Cairo University
Wrote news stories, articles, reports and features for the students’ mouthpiece: the newspaper issued by the English department at Faculty of Mass Communication, Cairo University.
Education
Languages
Arabic Native (mother tongue).
English Native or bilingual proficiency.
French Limited working proficiency.
Filmography
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