Dania Akkawi

Senior Communications Executive & Social Media Manager - Minister's Office at Ministry of International Cooperation
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Cairo, Egypt, EG
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Arabic Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French Limited working proficiency

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Experience

    • Government Relations Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Communications Executive & Social Media Manager - Minister's Office
      • 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.

    • Communications Executive - Minister's Office
      • 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.

    • Egypt
    • Higher Education
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Teaching Assistant & Department Support
      • 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.

    • Egypt
    • Education Administration Programs
    • Social Media Director
      • 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.

    • Egypt
    • Media Production
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Assistant Editor
      • 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.

    • Retail Apparel and Fashion
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Writer
      • 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.

    • Media Production
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Editor in Chief
      • 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.

    • Deputy Editor-in-Chief
      • 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.

    • Reporter
      • Jan 2018 - Jun 2018

      • Pitched and reported on more than 3 stories every week. • Awarded Best Reporter in Spring 2018.

    • Egypt
    • Media Production
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Staff Writer
      • 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.

    • Bahrain
    • Book and Periodical Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Copy Editor
      • 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.

    • Egypt
    • Media Production
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Reporter & Writer
      • 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.

    • Egypt
    • Newspaper Publishing
    • President & Editor- in-Chief
      • 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.

    • Head of Journalism Committee
      • Feb 2017 - Aug 2017
    • United Arab Emirates
    • Media Production
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Junior Assistant
      • 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.

Education

  • The American University in Cairo
    Bachelor of Arts - BA, Multimedia Journalism
    2016 - 2019
  • The American University in Cairo
    Master of Arts - MA, Journalism & Mass Communication
    2021 -
  • Abu Dhabi International Private School
    Secondary School Education, International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (Year 11 and 12)

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