Career Objective
Seeking a challenging opportunity where my professional, academic,
communication and analytical skills can be utilized to the utmost and where
there is opportunity for professional and personal growth.
Education
Bachelor of Economics & Political Sciences with dual major ( Politics and
Communications) Cairo University - Egypt
Key Job Experience
. Awarded Hilton Extra Mile Award.
. Prepare invoices, reports, memos, letters, financial statements.
. planning and scheduling meetings, conferences, and travel.
. Handle Expense report.
. Handle mailing lists.
. Event Planning
Computer and Language Skills
. Excellent knowledge of Microsoft office, internet and Adobe Acrobat.
. Fluent in Arabic and English with fair ability to communicate in Spanish.
Professional Experience
Executive Administrative Assistant - TV2MORO (Pasadena- CA)
April 2011 - Present
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. Prepare invoices, reports, memos, letters, financial statements and other
documents, using word processing, spreadsheet, database, or presentation
software
. Provide historical reference by developing and utilizing filing and
retrieval systems; recording meeting discussions.
. Maintain CEO's and President's appointment schedule by planning and
scheduling meetings, conferences, and travel.
. Handle business travel schedules, Flights, accommodations and meetings
for CEO and President.
. Handle expense reports for CEO and President
. Update and maintain contacts and mailing lists.
. Perform general office duties such as ordering supplies, maintaining
records management systems, and performing basic bookkeeping work.
. Assist in preparation of marketing materials and promotional items used
in various events.
Regional Corporate Communications Coordinator - Hilton Worldwide (Egypt &
Levant)
January 2009 - January 2011
. Writing and distributing monthly and weekly press releases, for all the
15 Hilton hotels in Egypt.
. Organizing all Corporate Communications activities and events that take
place in any of our 15 hotels.
. Assisting the Corporate Communication Director in organizing the press
trips, accompanying journalists in their trips and following up with them
to assure the accuracy of the articles published about our hotels.
. Arranging all Company's Q & As for all media and press requests.
. Arranging interviews for the Company's executives and the GMs for
Media/Press requests.
. Updating our website (ONQ) with all PR and Corporate Communications
activities, like new hiring, new Openings any PR events, ...etc
. Arranging all the CSR activities of the Company, and communicating them
internally and externally.
MARCOM and PR Coordinator - Conrad Cairo Hotel
November 2007 - December 2008
Marketing Responsibilities:
. Assist Marketing Director in setting the annual Budget for both Marketing
and Public Relations.
. Participate in setting and implementing the monthly media plan, to ensure
maximum targeted publicity and coverage of the hotel's positioning,
promotional programs, corporate image building and other activities.
. Participate in setting the designs and content of all printed advertising
materials like Posters, Flyers, and Brochures according to the hotel's
Standards.
. Responsible for the design, Content and distribution of the bimonthly
Hotel's Printed News Letter (Connoisseur) which contains hotel's most
recent activities and promotions during 2 months.
. Communicating and following up with the agencies, to ensure the accuracy
of all designs and printed materials and meeting up with the deadlines.
. Initiates media opportunities including on-air interviews and feature
stories
. Assist the Marketing director in development, implementation and
monitoring of all marketing communications related to the hotel's
communication objectives and standards.
. Assist Marketing director in implementation of effective day-to-day
communications both internally and externally.
. Monitoring and analyzing the activities and trends of competitive hotels.
. Organizing activities and events that take place in the hotel such as
conferences, seminars, receptions and exhibitions.
. Assist the Marketing and PR Director in organizing the press trips,
accompanying journalists in their trips and following up with them to
assure the accuracy of the articles published about our hotels.
Marketing Assistant - PIRAEUS Bank
October 2005 - October 2007
. Assist the Marketing Manager in Preparation & delivering of marketing
plan and annual marketing budget.
. Assist the Marketing Manager, in developing new attractive marketing
promotions that attracts more customers to the different products of the
bank.
. Assure the Brand image of the business.
. Communicate internally and externally for designs of Cards, Brochures,
flyers, Posters, and all collaterals in Branches.
. Contact agencies for choosing appropriate advertising spaces for street
bill boards and Radio and Television Advertisements.
. Assist Marketing Manager during the photo shoots of Advertisements.
. Keep website up to date with all recent promotions and new products of
the Bank.