MAYTHAM KASSIR
PERSONNAL INFORMATION
Based in Doha – Qatar
Date of birth : 9th of January 1991
Nationality : Lebanese
Marital status : Single
Phone number: 009**-******** / 009**********
Email : adul4v@r.postjobfree.com
https://www.facebook.com/maytham/
https://twitter.com/maytham11
https://www.linkedin.com/in/maythamkassir
OBJECTIVE
Looking to be a successful broadcaster, Producer or a part of a production team in a creative, energetic and discerning environment. Atmosphere favorable to exploring, researching, reporting and communicating news and researched information or entertainment in the best possible way utilizing acquired journalism skills and bring to light my media broadcasting skills for the benefit of the public and for the advancement of my career in a challenging environment. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
August 2019 – On going
Freelance Producer
Worked with Traveller Show on AL Jazeera Arabic, in preparing Research, Suggesting Locations to do stories about it, Working on Shooting Schedules, Following Up with Production Companies, Following Up and Line Producer.
Worked on Producing Bikasrtaa Show on Al Jazeera Arabic. Working on PreProduction, Production and Post Production, Budgeting, Interview Producer and Content producer, and digital strategy supervisor. Worked on more than 60 Episodes in different forms between, Documentary, Docu Drama and Online
Styles with 2 years on air.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJyrzEL-wvYLAyd-O6yl09bIaauXbeTfe https://www.facebook.com/bekasrtaa
https://www.aljazeera.net/program/women-voices
https://www.instagram.com/bekasrtaa/
April 2015 – August 2019
News Producer & Reporter at ALARABY TV:
Job consists of editing and reporting on local news, live reporting, producing reports on various social, political and economic issues, etc. I covered during this period The presidential elections, 2015 Garbage Protests, 2018 Elections, and many other events. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFLY-TQsUXI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdQAH2KIsOo
https://es-la.facebook.com/AlarabyTelevision/videos/2172742479677563/ https://www.facebook.com/AlarabyTelevision/videos/2240520775980655/ June 2012 – April 2015
Field Reporter at LBCI:
I covered during that period several terrorist attacks occurred in Lebanon in that period of time in addition to my work and stories I did about domestic violence, women rights, domestic workers rights in Lebanon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP8PDYYuyms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruZFp2R1oD8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRUVZQK5kyM
January 2011 – June 2012:
Journalist Writer with Assafir Newspaper
http://assafir.com/ViewAuthor.aspx?AuthorID=4444&ArticleID270637 January 2011 – June 2012:
Online Media Editor & Al Jadeed Online Website
- News editing;
- Reports & interviews
January 2010 – January 2011:
Sports Editor at ElNashra Website
- Daily editing news, special coverage, interviews. EDUCATION
Class of 2013
– BA in Radio and Television – Distinction “Very Good” Faculty of information and documentation –Lebanese University (LU), Unesco – Lebanon
2008–Lebanese Baccalaureate – General Science
Al Mustafa High School Beirut – Lebanon
SKILLS
- Report and produce from the field;
- Perform duties relevant to my job as requested;
- Knowledge in TV production and technology;
- Writing and communication skills
Activities & Workshops
Training with Thomson Foundation (www.thomsonfoundation.org ) about Investigative reporting skills – 2009
Participate in the Regional training course prepared by the Organization of Justice without Frontiers about the International Criminal Court, crimes committed on the basis of gender authentication methods – 2010
- Training with Maharat & Unesco & Nahar Training Center about “Media and Conflicts and the challenges of Media Coverage – 2010
- Training with the Journalism Training Program (American University of Beirut with the cooperation of Westmenster Consortium& Thompson Reuters in covering the Lebanese Parliament – 2011
- Training with United Nations Youth Association of Lebanon and Fredrich Ebert Stiftung about “Media Skills for Sustainable Civil Peace in Lebanon – 2011
- Interactive Media Workshop prior to Conference on “Development Challenges and Population Dynamics in a Changing Arab Region” – 2015
- Regional workshop in Jordan entitled "Mobile Journalism" during the 10th ARIJ Forum entitled "Investigative Journalism: Combating Fake News. 2017
-Production Essentials For Program Producers with AL Jazeera Media Institute – 2020 LANGUAGES
- Arabic: Mother tongue language;
-English: Fluent in Reading, Writing & Speaking;
- French: Beginner.
REFERENCES
Rawaa Auge, Host and EP of Bekasrtaa Show on Al Jazeera. Ibrahim Dsouki – Editor in Chief of Super Magazine in Lebanon & Qatar. Fouad Bahja – Duty Editor in Al Araby TV.