Communication Manager at Leo Burnett | 2006-2009
Industry: Marketing Communications / Advertising
Agency background:
- Full service advertising agency.
- 96 offices in 84 countries and more than 8000 business cards.
- Part of Publicis Group.
- One of the top creative and most awarded agency networks in the world.
Client: Saudi Telecom – STC.
Roles:
- Providing communication services & consultancy for STC marketing team.
- Planning and executing STC’s advertising campaigns.
- Inspiring and supporting the creation of big ideas that truly move people.
- Functioning as a brand guardian and promoter of information and insights.
- Aquiring knowledge about STC‘s business and the telecom industry in general.
- Managing STC’s day-to-day business requirements.
- Maintaining account archives and contact database.
- Actively participating in team meetings.
- Bringing enthusiasm, passion, and curiosity for work.
Achievements:
- Initiated ideas and processes that achieved business results.
- Facilitated & improved internal processes that saved cost, time and improved efficiency.
- Attended and utilized various training opportunities.
- Managed an intense load of work with excellence and continiously met tight deadline.
- Acquired thorough knowledge on leadership.
- Built relationships within agency and clients.
- Developed excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Became the “Digital Guy” of the office, the man people refer to for advice.
- Was assigned to handle STC portal’s (m3com.com.sa) e-marketing activities.
- Was assigned to dedicate 25% of his time for planning due to his proven strategic expertise.
Personal Skills:
- Proactive and anticipates next steps.
- Thinks WIN-WIN.
- A good listener.
- An interpretive thinker.
- A team player.
- High attention to detail.
- Able to work well under pressure.
- PC/Mac software expert, specifically the MS Office Package and Adobe Creative Suite.
- Tech savvy, always ahead of technological advances and trends and incorporate them into clients work when appropriate.
Assistant Creative Director at Rouge Inc | 2005-2006
Industry: Marketing Communications / Advertising.
Agency background:
- Full service advertising agency.
- Part of Leavant Group.
- Handled important clients in lebanon in the banking & governmental sectors.
Role: Providing organizational and administrative support to the creative department and participated in brain storming and briefing sessions.
Graphic Design Intern at Zing Design | 2004
Industry: Graphic Design / Advertising.
Firm background: A Leading Graphic Design firm in Beirut.
Role:
- Getting oriented on Graphic Arts and the software & hardware involved in producing and releasing artwork files.
- Conducting market research for clients in the cosmetic business
