Assistant Marketing

SARAH WAEL BEIROUTI

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Junior English Copywriter Apr. ’18

VMLY&R Amman, Jordan

• Worked closely with all MENACOM subsidiaries (e.g. WaveMaker, Wunderman and ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller) in a cross-functional cell.

• Oversaw all English-language content for Y&R's biggest account, Orange Jordan, the 62nd global brand.

• Worked moderately with a wide variety of other local, corporate clients across various industries (e.g. investment, automotive, FMCG, retail, insurance, banking).

• Translated and edited press releases, posters, and flyers from Arabic to English, and posters from English to French and vice versa, while keeping in mind corporate guidelines.

• Crafted talking points, letters, and tweets for the CEO and other upper management. Trainee Mar. ‘18

Jordan Times Amman, Jordan

• Reviewed newspaper guidelines and applied them to all personal writing submissions.

• Became more knowledgeable of the newspaper production process throughout all departments.

• Delivered feature articles, news reports, and editorials, and received constructive feedback from the Deputy Chief Editor/Front-Page Editor.

• Submitted a front-page news article to the DCE.

• Participated in daily content-gathering meetings with the DCE and other subeditors, to discuss and opt for local news highlights.

Director Mar. ‘17

LAU Student Play Production Jbeil, Lebanon

• Director of “Crave” by Sarah Kane (reenacted).

Freelance Writer Nov. ‘16

Now News Jbeil, Lebanon

• Published two feature articles covering an interview with a war survivor and mental illness. Filmmaking Intern Jun. ‘16

Radio Al-Balad/Amman Net Amman, Jordan

• Filmed/edited ”Restaurant of Mercy” documentary (uploaded on AmmannetTV, the company’s official YouTube channel, with more than 12,000 subscribers).

• Filmed “Confronting Extremism Between Security and Intellectual Dimension”, a panel discussion uploaded on their channel.

Part-Time Library Assistant (Riyadh-Nassar Library) Sept. ‘15 Lebanese American University Jbeil, Lebanon

• Corrected workshop tests for undergraduate students.

• Answered student inquiries and assisted library visitors accordingly.

• Guided undergraduates towards effective research, through the library’s online portal. Substitute Teacher Assistant Aug. ’15

American Community School Amman, Jordan

• Covered preset lesson plans.

• Maintained regular classroom procedures and rules.

• Covered all school subjects across all grade levels (prekindergarten, elementary, and middle and high school). Marketing Intern Jun. ‘15

PepsiCo Amman, Jordan

• Analyzed company booklets for its most successful products.

• Became aware of the company's promotional habits, consumer needs, and marketing techniques. EDUCATION

Lebanese American University – Jbeil, Lebanon

(B. Arts) Communication Arts (Radio/TV) Aug. ’14-Dec. ‘17 Elective Coursework in Digital Photography, News Writing and Reporting, Television II, Public Relations, Italian, and Spanish Vice President of The Photography Club, MOSAIC Photographer Aug. ’16 & ’17 Skills: Adobe Photoshop CC, Adobe Premiere Pro CC, Adobe After Effects CC, Final Cut Pro, Vegas Pro, Avid, Celtx, Vox Pop, ENG, and linear editing Fluent in English, Proficient in Arabic, French, and Competent in Spanish

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