ISSAM LEBAILI

Address: **** ***** **** **, ******** MD 20814

Phone: 240-***-**** – Email: add4fl@r.postjobfree.com Summary and skills

Passionate, enthusiastic multilingual journalist with 12 years of experience and demonstrated track record of covering headline subjects within the newspaper industry in a wide range of topics. Expert in the Middle East North Africa regions’ politics, economy, and culture Skilled in research, news coverage, and copy editing Proficient communication skills, both written and verbal Strong time-management, organizational and problem-solving skills Capable of working under pressure and in faced-paced environment Exhibits great social and interpersonal skills

Able to deal with setbacks and rejections.

Spoken and written Languages:

Classical Arabic: proficient in speaking, reading and writing. Dialectal Arabic: North African (native speaker), and Middle Eastern. French: Proficient in speaking, reading and writing. English: Comfortable speaking, good command of reading, writing and translating from English to Arabic.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism Sep 2004 – Jun 2008 University of Constantine-Algeria

Major in Public Relations and Minor in Information and Communication Sciences Relevant Experience

Multiple National and Private Newspapers Feb 2012 – Apr 2019 Freelance journalist (editor and writer)

- Covered primarily economic and societal issues affecting small and medium size businesses to help the owners publish successes and challenges of their business on media outlets.

- Contributed in the coverage of national sports events at the national and international levels, as well as health issues and awareness, and social and economic affairs for two newspapers.

- Wrote and published over 50 pieces of list articles on several challenging topics such as: Developed a series of reports about the life of inmates in a regional prison, where about 30 people including the director of the prison, inmates, and guardians were interviewed. 2

Traveled to Sudan and wrote about the social, political and economic situation. Gathered documents and proofs of corruption in 4 different government agencies and helped law enforcement officers uncover the issue. Published series of stories about social life in Algeria where families living below poverty level with minimal income were interviewed, and their daily struggle to feed their families and children.

Covered 2 presidential campaigns and legislative votes. Al-Khabar Newspaper Jan 2010 – Feb 2012

National Algerian Daily Newspaper – Arabic and French publication Regional Chief Editor/ Aug 2010- Feb 2012

Morocco 2011: covered 2012 Africa cup of Nations qualifiers game, Algeria VS. Morocco. Sport News Reporter/ Jan 2010- Jul 2010

Angola 2010: covered 2010 semifinal Africa cup of Nations game, Algeria VS. Egypt. Ennahar Newspaper Jan 2007 – Jan 2010

National Algerian Daily Newspaper – Arabic publication Regional Chief Editor/ Jan 2009- Jan 2010

Sudan 2009: Covered 2010 world cup qualifiers game, Algeria VS. Egypt. Local News Reporter/ Jan 2007- Dec 2008

Eastern region of Algeria

Additional Experience

Alongside journalism freelancing, I applied my Public Relations, Communications and management skills to the following positions:

MAGPHARM Labs Feb 2012 – April 2019

Production and sales of herbal therapy (botanicals) products and therapeutic supplements Senior Account Manager and Team Leader Mar 2018 – Apr 2019 Manager of Wholesale Distributors and Sales Revenues – oversight of the wholesale’s orders; Responsible for stock management;

Built sales and marketing strategies;

Mediator during conflict resolutions between wholesale Distributors and MAGPHARM Labs. Sales Representative Mar 2012 – Feb 2018

Negotiated profitable business deals and improved the sales process to exceed the monthly target sales goals by 120%;

Developed and maintained excellent relationships with pharmacies and clients; Visited clients in multiple locations to gather and publicize relevant product line information; 3

Prospected new markets and managed existing ones to identify, build, pursue, and secure new business network and growth opportunities.;

Monitored market turf and competitors closely.

Technology

Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook), Adobe, Photo Filter App (Photoshop); Programming language: Ruby On Rails;

Social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram;

Teleconferencing Platforms: Skype, Zoom, WebEx;

About me

Enjoys volunteering

Volunteering at sunrise Bethesda senior housing.

Volunteering at WCIE MCPS Rocking Horse Road International Admissions and Enrollment Center.

Volunteering in senior centers in Constantine (Algeria) Organization of many fundraisers to help poor families and orphanage centers Lead member of the local community association to help people and families in need

Contact this candidate