Experience

AJ+

• United States
• Media Production
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Presenter/Senior Producer

  • jun. de 2018 - - actualidad

  • 8 years in script-writing; 7 years developing digital content for domestic and international audiences• Produced over 300 original digital videos with over 200 million views across social platforms; hosted several hundred videos in studio and field• Developed three shows over two years: pop culture history (Pop Americana), op- eds (AJ+ Commentary); currently producing media critique series (Backspace), which was an ONA finalist for Online Commentary• Adept at creating data-driven content and social media strategies• Oversee weekly and monthly production schedules• Manage production team of 9 producers, editors and animators• Experienced in writing creative and editorial briefs, building workflows, overseeing creative projects and assisting in channel strategic direction• Bring vast knowledge of the digital media ecosystem, specializing in younger audience interests and content consumption evolution• Fluent in user analytics and application of data in editorial decision-making• Expert in all things Twitter: creating a unique voice, identifying an audience and building trust, news aggregation; brand and audience growth.

• Producer/Host

  • jul. de 2014 - jun. de 2018

  • Part of the launch team for AJ+, led content experimentation with focus on creating a new and recognizable brand voice• Hosted and built format, workflow and brand for one of AJ+’s most successful weekly explainer verticals ‘Because Facts’• Launched first season of Emmy-award winning ‘Untold America’, on Appalachia• Wrote and storyboarded scripts accessible to American and international audiences• Developed budgets, hired international production teams and managed pre- and post-production on short and long-term projects• Adept at communicating, building vision and teams that feel invested in



Freelance

• Print Journalist

  • sept. de 2006 - jul. de 2014

  • Bylines in The New York Times, The Guardian, Quartz, Salon, Al Jazeera English, Alternatives Journal, Montreal Serai• Managed project on Islamic law and U.S media for the Harvard Berkman Center for Internet and Society; wrote daily articles and managed social media • Managed online magazine dedicated to American Muslim socio-political affairs; solicited pitches, created viral content and implemented editorial strategy to make the publication the most well-read online magazine on American Muslim affairs• Consulted on public relations and social media strategy for non-profit local and international organizations• Bi-weekly popular column, 'Aristotle's Lackey', in Canada's most widely-read college paper• Sat on the Board of Directors of the McGill Daily



Al Jazeera Media Network

• Qatar
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Media Consultant

  • nov. de 2013 - nov. de 2013

  Consulted and developed pilot scripts for the upcoming Al Jazeera Network online channel, AJ+ with a focus on humor and satire. Consulted and developed pilot scripts for the upcoming Al Jazeera Network online channel, AJ+ with a focus on humor and satire.