Dania Akkawi
Senior Communications Executive & Social Media Manager - Minister's Office at Ministry of International Cooperation- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Ministry of International Cooperation
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Government Relations Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Communications Executive & Social Media Manager - Minister's Office
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Jan 2023 - Present
• Manage personal branding and content creation for Minister's accounts. • Lead production on the yearly annual report project, including the concept, design, writing and distribution of work. • Strategize roll-out of digital content for events and campaigns. • Cooperate with the Ministry's development partners on jointly produced content, press releases and events. • Organize daily flow of English press releases.
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Communications Executive - Minister's Office
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Oct 2020 - Jan 2023
• Manage, execute & create social media content for the Minister’s accounts. • Write & disseminate press releases on a daily basis, including translations. • Write, edit & direct design of the Ministry’s Annual Reports. • Design backdrops, banners, invitations, etc.. • Create video content for social media & events. • Produce the Ministry’s Weekly Digest Newsletter. • Prepare briefing memos, speeches and write-ups for the Minister.
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The American University in Cairo
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Egypt
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Higher Education
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200 - 300 Employee
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Teaching Assistant & Department Support
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Jun 2020 - Present
• Assisted journalism professor in intro-level mass communication classes (Multimedia Writing & Newspaper Lab: The Caravan Student Newspaper). • Supervised attendance, assisted in grading and in preparing course materials. • Supported students in day to day assignments and projects. • Assist professors in any required day to day task. • Assisted journalism professor in intro-level mass communication classes (Multimedia Writing & Newspaper Lab: The Caravan Student Newspaper). • Supervised attendance, assisted in grading and in preparing course materials. • Supported students in day to day assignments and projects. • Assist professors in any required day to day task.
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The School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
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Egypt
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Education Administration Programs
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Social Media Director
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Dec 2022 - Apr 2023
• Create engaging social media posts for the School of GAPP's accounts. • Create content for the Dean's personal brand on LinkedIn. • Lead a small team to produce content on a day to day basis. • Develop the School of GAPP's brand. • Create engaging social media posts for the School of GAPP's accounts. • Create content for the Dean's personal brand on LinkedIn. • Lead a small team to produce content on a day to day basis. • Develop the School of GAPP's brand.
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The Cairo Review for Global Affairs
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Egypt
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Media Production
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1 - 100 Employee
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Assistant Editor
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Aug 2020 - May 2022
• Wrote and edited articles. • Designed social media posts on Instagram, Twitter & Facebook. • Using Wordpress to update the website regularly. • Wrote and edited articles. • Designed social media posts on Instagram, Twitter & Facebook. • Using Wordpress to update the website regularly.
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Retail Apparel and Fashion
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Writer
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Jan 2020 - Nov 2020
• Pitched article ideas and event coverage. • Wrote articles in different beats (including local news, lifestyle & entertainment). • Directed social media, caption & headline writing. • Conducted interviews. • Covered events for social media. • Managed internship program. • Pitched article ideas and event coverage. • Wrote articles in different beats (including local news, lifestyle & entertainment). • Directed social media, caption & headline writing. • Conducted interviews. • Covered events for social media. • Managed internship program.
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The Caravan AUC
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Media Production
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1 - 100 Employee
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Editor in Chief
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Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
• Coordinated editorial plan for the weekly print issue (English & Arabic). • Managed a team of over 35 people (reporters, editors, multimedia, video & upper management). • Managed the weekly story list with English and Arabic managing editors. • Approved and edited articles for print and online on a daily basis. • Directed weekly editorial meetings for pitching stories. • Increased and strengthened social media presence in coordination with the social media team. •… Show more • Coordinated editorial plan for the weekly print issue (English & Arabic). • Managed a team of over 35 people (reporters, editors, multimedia, video & upper management). • Managed the weekly story list with English and Arabic managing editors. • Approved and edited articles for print and online on a daily basis. • Directed weekly editorial meetings for pitching stories. • Increased and strengthened social media presence in coordination with the social media team. • Supervised the multimedia team (video, audio, photography) in event coverage. • Designed the layout for the weekly print version of the newspaper using InDesign. • Initiated a podcast project & a regular online plan for coverage.
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Deputy Editor-in-Chief
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Jun 2018 - Jan 2019
• Supported in the management of a team of over 30. • Collaborated with the team on the editorial calendar. • Organized tasks for team members on a daily basis.
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Reporter
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Jan 2018 - Jun 2018
• Pitched and reported on more than 3 stories every week. • Awarded Best Reporter in Spring 2018.
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Enigma Magazine
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Egypt
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Media Production
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1 - 100 Employee
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Staff Writer
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Jul 2019 - Aug 2019
• Reported on lifestyle stories for the website, such as the 3rd Gouna Film Festival press conference. • Assisted in the layout of magazine pages with pictures and captions. • Reported on lifestyle stories for the website, such as the 3rd Gouna Film Festival press conference. • Assisted in the layout of magazine pages with pictures and captions.
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Daily News Egypt
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Bahrain
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Copy Editor
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Jun 2019 - Jul 2019
• Edited articles from different genres (politics, business, foreign affairs and lifestyle) on a daily basis. • Selected and wrote captions for pictures, excerpts for quotes and headlines on Indesign. • Edited articles from different genres (politics, business, foreign affairs and lifestyle) on a daily basis. • Selected and wrote captions for pictures, excerpts for quotes and headlines on Indesign.
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Egypt Today Magazine
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Egypt
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Media Production
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1 - 100 Employee
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Reporter & Writer
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Jul 2018 - Aug 2018
• Wrote articles in a variety of beats such as politics, news, travel, lifestyle, arts & culture. • Translated articles from Arabic to English. • Wrote articles in a variety of beats such as politics, news, travel, lifestyle, arts & culture. • Translated articles from Arabic to English.
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The Insider AUC
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Egypt
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Newspaper Publishing
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President & Editor- in-Chief
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Sep 2017 - Jan 2018
• Managed and coordinated the planning and structure of different committees. • Planned and organized development of workshops within the committees for reporting, interviewing and writing. • Doubled activity on social media through campus coverage. • Reported and published regular work for the website & print. • Managed and coordinated the planning and structure of different committees. • Planned and organized development of workshops within the committees for reporting, interviewing and writing. • Doubled activity on social media through campus coverage. • Reported and published regular work for the website & print.
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Head of Journalism Committee
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Feb 2017 - Aug 2017
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ITP Media Group
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United Arab Emirates
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Media Production
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700 & Above Employee
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Junior Assistant
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Jan 2017 - Jan 2017
• Assisted writers and editors in data collection, research, and editing for articles. • Recommended suggestions for the fashion section called, “Get the Look” in the Hello Middle East Magazine. • Assisted writers and editors in data collection, research, and editing for articles. • Recommended suggestions for the fashion section called, “Get the Look” in the Hello Middle East Magazine.
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Education
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The American University in Cairo
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Multimedia Journalism -
The American University in Cairo
Master of Arts - MA, Journalism & Mass Communication -
Abu Dhabi International Private School
Secondary School Education, International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (Year 11 and 12)