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MAYTHAM KASSIR

OBJECTIVE

Looking to be a successful broadcaster, announcer, interviewer or a part of a production TV 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.

PERSONNAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 9th of January 1991

Nationality: Lebanese

Phone number: 00-974-********

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

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

November 2021 – On Going

Producer with The Traveler Show at Al Jazeera Arabic Channel:

I work on Preparing the Research in Arabic, collecting all the information needed for the team when traveling to shoot in specific countries, work on creating tentative schedule of the shooting.

In the post production phase I work on delivering the episodes and preparing it to be aired when needed.

During this period, I worked on Qatar, Zanzibar, South Africa, Malaysia, Cuba, Sri Lanka Episodes.

https://youtu.be/3FbT0vqeoX8

https://youtu.be/VhWHELHVZXA

August 2019 – November 2021

Producer with Breaking the Chain Bekasrtaa Program at Al Jazeera Arabic Channel

I worked for 2 years on Producing more than 60 episodes of this Program mainly as a Content and Interview Producer and Field Producer, the episodes tackled lots of topics that is related to Human Rights, Women Rights within the Political, Social and Economic Aspects like Missing People, Refugees, the Impact of the Economic crisis on Women, Covid, and more..

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJyrzEL-wvYLAyd-O6yl09bIaauXbeTfe

April 2015 – August 2019

News Producer & Reporter at ALARABY TV- Beirut Lebanon:

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://fb.watch/j4ip3PVhWK/

June 2012 – April 2015

Field Reporter at LBCI – Beirut Lebanon

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

November 2012 – March 2015: Media Broadcasting Services (MBS) – Beirut, Lebanon

-Daily news reports producer for several TV channels

-Political Talk-shows producer

-Live TV shows producer

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

2011 – BA in Radio and Television – Distinction “Good”

Faculty of information and documentation –Lebanese University (LU), 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 Westminster 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

LANGUAGES

- Arabic: Mother tongue language;

-English: Fluent in Reading, Writing & Speaking;

OTHER SKILLS

Good knowledge of:

-Word, Excel, PowerPoint, digital media fundamentals, use of internet;

-Photo Editing with Adobe Photoshop;

-Sound editing with Sony Sound Forge;

REFERENCES

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