Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Languages
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Ahmed Abdelsamie

Abu Dhabi ,UAE
Ahmed Abdelsamie

Summary

Experienced communications specialist, and former journalist, with a demonstrated history of working in the public relations and news industry across diverse government and private entities and media outlets in the areas of facility management, construction, contract management, technology, health and education through Egypt and United Arab Emirates for more than 15 years.

Skilled in developing strategies to drafting high-quality media material and speeches for high-profile speakers, Reputation Management, Storytelling, News Writing, Editing, Feature Writing, and Journalism.

Overview

17
years of professional experience

Work history

Musanada
Abu Dhabi , UAE

Public Relations specialist and Reporter
05.2018 - Current

Job overview

  • Developed and implemented an organisational strategic marketing plan, social media management, community outreach, events management, content generation, copy writing, media partnerships and field work.
  • PR planning, media training, press briefings, perception audits, media relations, monitoring and evaluation.

Alroeya Newspaper
Dubai, UAE

Editorial manager
01.2015 - 04.2018

Job overview

  • Fact-checked content to prevent publication of false information.
  • Identified weak or non-compliant content and recommended improved wording.
  • Crafted compelling pieces for online publication, coordinating images and layout for optimised presentation.

Alkhaleej newspaper and "Kul Alusra" Magazine
Fujairah and Abu Dhabi , UAE

Journalist
10.2007 - 01.2015

Job overview

  • Covered events and breaking news stories, live events, providing real-time reporting and updates.
  • Interviewed individuals to compile and verify important information.

Education

Faculty of commerce - Mansoura university
Egypt

Bachelor degree of Management from Business

University overview

Al Jazeera Media institute
Doha, Qatar

Crisis Media Management Certificate from Media

University overview

Al Jazeera Media Institute
Qatar

Documentary Filmmaking & Covering refugees stories from Journalism

University overview

Skills

  • PR & Communications activities:


(Media Relation, creating weekly, monthly and yearly reports; preparing coverage books & status reports, Drafting Arabic PRLs and Social media posts, issuing PRLs with the media, creating media plans and strategic plans, evaluations)



  • Arabic content creation, News Writing and storytelling
  • English to Arabic transcreation
  • Editing & Proofreading
  • Creative Arabic copywriting
  • Digital Marketing and Researching

Languages

Arabic
Native
English
Upper intermediate
B2
French
Beginner
A1

Timeline

Public Relations specialist and Reporter
Musanada
05.2018 - Current
Editorial manager
Alroeya Newspaper
01.2015 - 04.2018
Journalist
Alkhaleej newspaper and "Kul Alusra" Magazine
10.2007 - 01.2015
Faculty of commerce - Mansoura university
Bachelor degree of Management from Business
/2005
Al Jazeera Media institute
Crisis Media Management Certificate from Media
/2023
Al Jazeera Media Institute
Documentary Filmmaking & Covering refugees stories from Journalism
/2023
Ahmed Abdelsamie