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HAYAT AZMI
PERSONAL DETAILS
NATIONALITY: LEBANESE/ USA – PERMANENT RESIDENT
Seattle, WA
OBJECTIVE
Having developed a reasonable experience in Sales & Event Planning, Public Relations, and Graphic Design, I seek to further develop my career in these domains by increasing my proficiency and enriching my experience. For this, I wish to be part of a leading enterprise that respects and appreciates its staff, supports their ideas, and encourages developments that leads to achieving objectivities defined by the corporation successfully. EDUCATION
1995 – 2007 Lebanese Baccalaureate
Sainte Famille Maronite Beirut, Lebanon
2008 – 2011 Bachelors in Graphic Design
AUL University Beirut, Lebanon
WORK EXPERIENCE
JUN 2016-MAR 2017 PUBLIC RELATION & SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR
(CLIENT MANAGEMENT) SONTLIVE (FREELANCING)
SEATTLE, WA
Developed, implemented, and managed social media strategy.
Defined social media KPIs.
Work with copywriters and designers to ensure content is informative and appealing.
Managed and supervised social media content.
Measured the success of every social media campaign.
Kept abreast of the latest social media best practices and technologies.
Communicated with industry professionals and influencers via social media to create a strong network.
Hired and trained others on the team.
Provided constructive feedback.
OCT 2011-OCT2014 SALES ECECUTIVE & EVENT PLANNER
AL FARDAN GROUP DOHA, QATAR
Meeting with clients virtually or during sales visits.
Demonstrating and presenting wide range of products & services.
Attending trade exhibitions, conferences, and meetings.
Reviewing sales performance.
Working towards monthly or annual targets.
Conducted daily handover process with incoming shift managers, ensuring all outstanding/incomplete tasks are accurately accounted for.
Coordinate with internal staff, clients, vendors, and others to establish needs for events, and serve as liaison to senior level executives, government officials, and industry leaders throughout the planning process.
Research resources, make site visits, and lead pre-event meetings when necessary to help staff make decisions about event design.
Plan and facilitate logistics for all events, including contract negotiations, guest lists, venue preparation, presentation materials, security, catering, entertainment, transportation, equipment, decor, and marketing materials.
Oversee client experiences from conception through post-event, managing on-site preparations, production, and event breakdown, ensuring consistent, high-level service throughout all phases.
Maintain and build a comprehensive database of industry contacts, vendors, and venues.
Troubleshoot and handle any issues that arise on the event day. FEB 2011-SEP 2011 PROPERTY ADVISOR AT AL EMAAR MISR CAIRO, EGYPT
Assisting clients to make sound property-purchasing decisions.
Finding clients in need of consultancy services through cold-calling, advertising, and business presentations.
Consulting with clients to identify their needs, preferences, and financial concerns.
Maintaining an extensive database of all properties for sale.
Developing strategies to increase the value of properties for clients looking to sell.
Conducting negotiations with real estate agents on behalf of clients.
Communicating with legal counsel to prepare sale and lease documents. DEC2009-DEC 2010 GRAPHIC DESIGNER (PART TIME) AT
INTELLIGILE BEIRUT, LEBANON
Liaising with clients to determine their requirements and budget.
Managing client proposals from typesetting through to design, print and production.
Working with clients, briefing, and advising them regarding design style, format, print production and timescales.
Developing concepts, graphics and layouts for product illustrations, company logos and websites.
Determining size and arrangement of copy and illustrative material, as well as font style and size.
Preparing rough drafts of material based on an agreed brief.
Reviewing final layouts and suggesting improvements if required.
Liaising with external printers on a regular basis to ensure deadlines are met and material is printed to the highest quality.
JUN 2009-NOV 2009 PR REPRESENTATIVE (PART TIME) AT TIME OUT BEIRUT, LEBANON
Planning publicity strategies and campaigns.
Writing and producing presentations and press releases.
Dealing with enquiries from the public, the press, and related organizations.
Organizing and attending promotional events such as press conferences, open days, exhibitions, tours, and visits.
Providing clients with information about new promotional opportunities and current PR campaigns progress.
Analyzing media coverage.
Liaising with clients, managerial and journalistic staff about budgets, timescales, and objectives
SKILLS PROFILE
Modeling and Rendering
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Premiere Video Editing
Portrait and Landscape Drawing
Color Sense
Photography
Printing
Microsoft Office
Budgeting Report
LANGUAGES
Fluent in English, Arabic & French
Basic Turkish