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EXPERIENCE IN THE PUBLISHING WORLD:
(Currently managing a wholesale jewellery division, details available via email above )

Jan 2002-Nov 2003 Gray Business Communications ( Dubai)
Assistant Editor

The position involved working on a group of magazines that included CityLife , Faisaliah , Annual Tennis Championship magazine,
Gulf Marketing Review , Golden Falcon for Gulf Air, Visa Mazaya , Mamalaka and Nawaem .
Writing various types of features ranging from lifestyle, beauty, heath, fashion, reportage, relationships, career, music, celebrity profiles, events, food, sports, humor, reviews to business and marketing.
Assisting and coordinating various photographic shoots, including fashion, food, products, etc.
Conducting a number of interviews pertaining to featured articles for the magazines.
Researching and coordinating the complete magazines' editorial process from planning, organizing, to final printing.
Editing articles on wide range of subjects, proof reading and contribution of feature ideas
Working with designers on the layout of the feature pages.

Apr 2002- Present Freelance Work ( Dubai)
Freelancer

Worked on various articles for a group of consumer magazines along with content writing for websites and brochures for retail and
real estate companies.

Aug 2001-Jan 2002 Headline Media ( Dubai)
In-House Media Writer

Copy writing, editing and writing articles for on-line newsletters
Designing and content writing for web sites
Writing for brochures and promotional flyers, including general media planning strategy.

EDUCATION

2006 Seminars attended at mediabistro, New York, USA:
January 10 - Pitching for Dollars: How to Write Irresistible Proposals
February 1- Breaking into the Glossies
August 8- Copywriting A to Z

2005 Courses completed at New York University, USA, in August
(in the ongoing pursuit to attain a Certificate in Journalism):
News Reporting
Writing for Magazines

1998-2001 Bachelors of Business Administration (With Honors) in Marketing, University of Lincolnshire and Humberside, UK

2000 Certificate of Internet Webmaster in foundations, site designer and E Commerce designer, Informatics, Dubai