Arabic Content Expert

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Maisa M. Al-Khudair

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EXPERIENCE

**** – Present – Shoman Foundation, Amman, Jordan, Amman, Jordan AHSF Content Website development Project Manager

Hiring content development team members, managing and directing content production operations in both: Arabic & English.

2015 –Present –Albawaba Middle East, Amman, Jordan, Arabic Content Consultant

Suggesting directions for the Arabic portal and running Arabic Content Quality Control operations.

2014 - Present - Project Pen LLC, Amman, Jordan, Co-Founder In May 2014 projectpen.com received seed funding from oasis500: the first investment of their new creative industries fund.

Project Pen combines technology with agile publishing techniques to create a digital platform for writers in English and Arabic everywhere; we connect those writers to the best illustrators and multimedia specialists, publishing their work in eBook, Print, and working with Studios and Game companies to explore new frontiers and stories. As Co-founder, I am responsible for leading the business development of the Arabic department; including web, print, app and intellectual property licensing. 2014 - SAYIDATY Magazine, Amman, Jordan, Online Editor and Media Monitoring Responsibilities

● The premier Pan-Arabian online and print magazine in Arab world

● Content enhancement and provision for Mother & Baby section

● Media monitoring of the top news in UAE and Saudi Arabia

● Content strategy and planning.

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2010–2014 - Al-Bawaba Middle East, Amman, Jordan, Chief Arabic Online Editor Responsibilities

● One of Arab World’s first online news gateways, pre-dating Al-Jazeera and Huffington Post, and one of Jordan’s most prestigious digital content platforms.

● Writing and Editing Stories in Arabic

● Researching, writing, translating and editing stories for Al-Bawaba News portal

● Offering ideas for stories and creative content (i.e. Slideshows)

● Handling and updating Al-Bawaba Social Media accounts (i.e. Facebook and Twitter)

● Driving traffic to the website by optimizing content for SEO through: a. Picking the right wording, URLs and catchy titles b. Selecting the proper linking and image naming

April, 2012 – Present Co-Founder and Arabic Content Manager at projectpen.com Sept, 2010 -May, 2011 - Translator and Editor at Arabic Wikipedia Portal

(English-Arabic)

2009 – Present Translator for NGOs and UN Entities 2009 – Present Translator and Author at Global Voices 2009 – 2010 Translator and Editor at QasWLazq website 2010 – 2013 Web Developer, Responsibilities

● Developing websites using Content Management Systems (CMS)

● Website mapping

● Information Design

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2009-2010 Eagles Web, Irbid, Jordan, PHP-MySQL Web Developer Responsibilities

● Developing websites using Content Management Systems (CMS) Samples (http://www.bblaporta.com)

2008-2009 Visio Sight, Amman, Jordan, PHP-MySQL Web Developer Responsibilities

● Developing websites using Content Management Systems (CMS) Speaking Engagements & Forums

Speaker at New Think Festival, Amman, Jordan, 2014 Participant in USUNESCO Conflict-Sensitive Reporting Journalist Exchange Program, USA, 2014

Participant in 4M Conference, Montpellier, France, 2013 Participant in Danish-Arab Women Bloggers Network Meeting, Marrakech, Morocco, 2013

Participant and Speaker at 4M Cairo Conference, Cairo, Egypt, 2013 Participant in SafirLAB Program, Paris, France, 2012

● The program focused on Media & Human Right Projects

● Business modules and development

Participant in Danish-Arab Women Bloggers Network Meeting, Beirut, Lebanon, 2012

● The Program focused on Gender issues

● Woman Bloggers Network in MENA

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Participant in ARIJ Workshop for Bloggers, Amman, Jordan, 2011

● Journalism and investigative reporting

Participant in Conference Cyber Activism, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2011

● Arab spring and women role in Arab revolutions

Participant in Arab Techies Women Forum, Beirut, Lebanon, 2010

● Workshops and sessions on women empowerment in technology and media Participant in Jordan Media Strengthening Program (JMSP) Workshop, Amman, Jordan, 2009

● Workshops on Media tools and journalism principles Participant in KVINFO Workshop on Gender, Amman, Jordan, 2009

● The Program focused Gender issues

● Woman bloggers network in MENA

Participant in Amman Net (Video Blogging) Project, Amman, Jordan, 2009 EDUCATION

2006 – 2009

M.Sc. Computer Engineering: Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan

2000 – 2005

BSc. Computer Engineering: Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan LANGUAGES

Native Arabic, Excellent English, Basic French.

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