Rawan Khatib

• Part of the integral launch team preparing for the channels launch in November 2020
• Leading the planning department in cooperation with the operational team to ensure that all logistical, editorial, and legal requirements for related coverages are met across regional and international bureaus to ensure a smooth operation
• Developing and Coordinating with all relevant departments including bureau reporters to execute investigative and planned stories that generate news headlines
• Preparing weekly planning meetings and liaising directly with secondary departments to execute agreed upon material
• Applying creative and innovative methods in daily production and uses different journalism genres to diversify the content
• Cultivating strategic relationships with news agencies, government agencies, financial institutions to further facilitate Asharq News's presence on a regional and global scale

• Creating the overall communication strategy for the project and implementing the activities related that strategy
• Responsible for planning and executing multiple large scale events throughout the duration of the event across the GCC
• Creating and disseminating daily and monthly newsletters that covers relevant news about EU-GCC partnerships and that highlight and represent the project’s activities
• Overseeing development of the project’s website and ensuring continuous update

Co-founded a communications consultancy firm that focuses on providing clients with assistance to create and set up client's digital marketing departments, strategies and allowing them to connect with their desired target audience through the creation of unique, creatively written and designed visual content

• Ensuring all marketing collaterals and material are up to date and prepared in advance
• Leading Mission UAE’s digital engagement, strategy, and creation
• Communicating mission policy priorities through photos, graphics, and video and multimedia products
• Developing innovative ways to package content for distribution through traditional media, digital media, and/or in person engagements
• Managing multiple brands across Public Diplomacy platforms, product lines, activities, projects, initiatives, and campaigns
• Exploring new platforms, packaging, techniques, tools and methods for engaging specific audience groups
• Liaising with all Mission elements and external partners to gather and distribute content on appropriate channels
• Ensuring all content is customized and packaged for the appropriate platform and audiences

• Managing and supervising postproduction process/aspects for various TVC’s
• Prepping and producing social content concepts/shoots
• Coordinate the activates of editors, audio engineers and other personnel throughout the postproduction process
• Preparing and working on pitches/presentations for different projects when needed

• Managing Television/photo-shoot productions for various brands/clients such as:
• Majid Al Fuittam, Emirates NBD, Atlantis and Chevrolet
• Communicate effectively and efficiently with production team to understand expectations and deliverables.
• Determining production size, content and budget.
• Building and developing a network of relevant contacts and multiple suppliers.
• Maintaining the pre-existing and new relationships with different suppliers and clients

• Team member in creative meetings, selecting and advising on programming content
• Managing Television/ photo-shoot productions for all of the following brands/clients:
• Reckitt Benckiser (Primarily Dettol, Harpic, Pif Paf, Airwick, and Gaviscon)
• Determining production size, content and budget
• Communicate effectively and efficiently with production team to understand expectations and deliverables
• Coordinate on daily basis between copywriters, directors, managers, and other personnel
• Build and develop a network of relevant contacts and different suppliers