Social Media Assistant

Location:

Doha, Qatar

Salary:

Posted:

September 25, 2020

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KHADIZA BEGUM

Musheirab, Ezdan M*B*, Doha, Qatar

Mobile: +974********; E-mail: *******.****@*****.***

Constantly developing opportunities in the fields of Research and Content Development, employing my wealth of skills and experience to make a positive contribution to my organization, and constantly try and enhance my creative career.

Core Areas of Expertise

Experience Summary

Company: www.Iloveqatar.net

Position: Content writer (December 2017 to August 2020)

Key responsibilities:

»Developing, implementing and managing social media strategy.

»Measuring the success of every social media campaign.

»Using social media marketing tools such as Buffer.

»Monitoring SEO and user engagement and suggest content optimization.

»Producing high-quality, insightful and thoroughly researched content for online news portals.

»Writing clear marketing copy to promote products and services to serve requirements from clients.

»Writing creative video scripts.

»Working collaboratively with other departments to develop and execute creative ideas, plans and strategies.

»Attending press conferences, events, a variety of art and cultural exhibitions for reporting purposes.

»Working with designers and videographers to ensure the content is informative and appealing.

»Producing graphic posts for social media by using photo editing software to help deliver a message

Work samples: https://www.iloveqatar.net/profile/Khadiza8

https://www.iloveqatar.net/meet-the-team

Company: www.qatarliving.com

Position: Freelance Writer (October 2017 – November 2017)

Key responsibilities:

Producing engaging and creative content on different topics that include fashion, arts and culture, customs, as well as social life in Qatar.

Work samples: https://www.qatarliving.com/forum/fashion/posts/beating-heat-style

https://www.qatarliving.com/forum/qatari-culture/posts/karak-chai-sip-magical-flavor

https://www.qatarliving.com/travel-tourism/posts/awesome-array-activities-qatar-refuel-your-spirit

Company: Construction sites (QCS) Magazine (July 2016 - September 2017)

Position: Reporter & Content Marketing Specialist

(QCS is Qatar’s first construction monthly magazine in English)

Key responsibilities:

»Writing high-quality, insightful and thoroughly researched news, analysis, features and research reports for publication.

»Managing social media like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, Google+

»Identifying potential interviewees, briefing them, preparing interview questions and conducting both live and remote interviews.

»Providing insight to develop stories and effectively communicate to target audiences.

»Attending events and conferences to report purposes as assigned.

»Interacting with each and every client on the basis of one to one interaction.

»Writing articles on the basis of requirements gathered from clients.

»Identifying and implementing strategies to increase digital leads.

»Establishing and maintaining a professional relationship with public officials and business leaders.

»Ensuring that all content meets high-quality standards and corporate style, whilst staying informed of

trending topics, new developments in marketing and industry best practices.

Media tour: Germany

Alstom - one of the leading suppliers of railway technology in Germany hosted InnoTrans 2016 in Berlin and I was invited as a media representative from Qatar. The exhibition offered me the opportunity to discover exciting developments in transport technology and to create interview-based content related to this issue.

Company: BQ Magazine (February 2014 - June 2016)

Position: Staff correspondent

(BQ magazine is a business-to-business monthly publication that delivers a critical difference to business partnerships)

Key responsibilities:

»Developing ideas for stories by analyzing and interpreting news, current issues

and personal experiences.

»Carrying out research and writing content for publication in specialized fields such as

business, life style, science and technology, entertainment, leisure, arts, consumer affairs and education.

»Coming up with catchy headings for features.

»Identifying potential interviewees, briefing them, preparing interview questions and conducting both live and remote interviews.

»Establishing and maintaining a professional relationship with public officials and business leaders.

»Attending press launches, meetings and conferences etc.

»Keeping constant tabs on latest industry trends and current developments.

»Managing and updating information and engaging with users on social media channel

like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Work samples: https://issuu.com/khadizabegum88

Media tour: Azerbaijan

Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management solutions, hosted an international press tour in 2016 in Azerbaijan. As a media representative from Qatar, I attended the event and interviewed some of Kaspersky Lab's leading analysts to produce feature stories.

Company: Gulf Times Newspaper (November 2011 – February 2014)

Position: Contributor writer

Key responsibilities: Producing interview based stories for the Gulf Times’ monthly publication – the Society Magazine.

Work samples: http://www.society.qa/2016/11/05/the-whirling-of-the-wheelbarrows/

http://storybykhadiza.blogspot.com/

Center for Mass Education in Science (CMES) (July 2008 – August 2010)

Position: Program Officer

Key responsibilities:

»Conducting research and planning the program accordingly.

»Writing content for brochures, training manuals.

»Producing quarterly and yearly publication that feature stories of stakeholders.

»Translating stories from Bangla to English.

»Providing guidance and maintaining frequent communications with program partners.

»Developing best practices to improve overall program performance.

»Assisting in budget preparation and expense management activities for programs.

»Planning and executing program activities in a timely and accurate manner.

»Conducting program reviews and preparing reports for management.

»Preparing meeting agendas, organizing meetings and distributing minutes.

Domain Skills

A motivated and result oriented professional with excellent communication skills, adaptive range of writing styles, and considerable experience in web content writing, article and creative writing, corporate communications, online branding, and presentations.

Skilled at conducting research and at preparing detailed reports, providing a comprehensive insight on the performance and outlook of companies to create wide spread awareness. Excellent interpretation abilities and expressive by nature bringing out the correct thought or emotion, articulating into well-formed and meaningful words.

Adept in developing content for print and online media, create stories & articles and gather news to summarize them and make matter that impacts.

Excel in proofreading and making corrections wherever necessary to make the text precise as well as easy to read and understand.

Skilled with ability to analyze and interpret unique problems, with a combination of experience and logical thinking to find the right solutions to a range of problems. Easily gels into multi-cultural and multi-ethnic global environments and with a wide segment of people from all classes

Strong decision-making skills and expertise in categorizing, prioritizing, and planning; implementing continuous improvements in diverse environments to bring out the best. An honest and dedicated worker who strives to achieve the best in every sphere.

Education

PGD in Water and Flood Management, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, 2010

Specialty: Award of SAWA (South Asian Water) Fellowship

M. S. in Geography & Environment, University of Dhaka, 2009

Thesis: Wetland management and conservation-A case study of Ashulia

B. Sc. in Geography & Environment (Four Year honors), University of Dhaka, 2007

References

Name: Shereen D'Souza (Editor of Time Out Doha)

Relationship: Assistant editor, BQ Magazine (former place of employment)

Email: *******.******@***.***

Mobile: +974-********

Name: Priya D’Souza