Experience

New Women Space
• United States
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Business Owner

  • Jan 2020 - Present


Citi Health Home Care

• Event Coordinator

  • Sep 2017 - Jan 2020

  Plan events for Citi Health Home Care and its subsidiary companies (Xpress Pharmacy and Citi Senior Center). Create budgets for events and oversee team of 3 event assistants. Purchase and organize inventory of event supplies. Foster relationships with key event partners. Supervise setup and breakdown of event space. Schedule pop-up events and pitch new and unique ideas. Plan events for Citi Health Home Care and its subsidiary companies (Xpress Pharmacy and Citi Senior Center). Create budgets for events and oversee team of 3 event assistants. Purchase and organize inventory of event supplies. Foster relationships with key event partners. Supervise setup and breakdown of event space. Schedule pop-up events and pitch new and unique ideas.



The Eulenspiegel Society

• Logistics Director

  • Apr 2017 - Aug 2017

  Worked directly with the Chair and Vice Chair to coordinate all facets of the annual conference held in New Jersey. Supervised all departments, solving issues and making critical decisions. Overhauled registration system and increased early-bird registrations by 30%. Controlled inventory needed for room setups are organized and on hand. Managed volunteers and scheduled volunteer meetings. Designed seating and presenter setup (on-site) for workshops, classes, and special events based on music, props, and room spacing. Show less



CineKink

• Morocco
• Fine Art
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer Coordinator

  • Sep 2016 - Apr 2017

  Hired volunteers for necessary positions. Created volunteer schedule and maintained database of volunteer arrivals and departures. Problem-solved on-site issues as needed. Handled final inspection/walk-through of event space. Hired volunteers for necessary positions. Created volunteer schedule and maintained database of volunteer arrivals and departures. Problem-solved on-site issues as needed. Handled final inspection/walk-through of event space.



3L Films

• Production Manager

  • Oct 2015 - Dec 2016

  Co-authored short film script. Coordinated audition spaces and auditioned actors. Allocated necessary time and resources to actor rehearsals. Scouted shoot locations and managed contracts with site managers/owners. Co-authored short film script. Coordinated audition spaces and auditioned actors. Allocated necessary time and resources to actor rehearsals. Scouted shoot locations and managed contracts with site managers/owners.



Freelance

• Egypt
• Human Resources
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Writer and Editor

  • Jan 2012 - May 2016

  Wrote 10-12 stories per month covering a variety of subject areas including business, entertainment, arts and culture, and fine dining for magazines such as Madame Noire, The Haitian Times, Cuisine Noir, Brooklyn Exposed, and Short and Sweet NYC. Accepted pitches, copy edited, and generated SEO for 12–16 weekend submissions a month from 4 to 6 writers for Madame Noire, a lifestyle and entertainment magazine for women of color with over 60 thousand Twitter followers and more than 1 million unique hits per month. Interviewed business owners, restauranteurs, and artists. Edited Literary Fiction, Mystery, Women’s Fiction, and Romance for Kensington Publishing, Entangled Publishing, and The Wild Rose Press. Identified and queried plot holes, character inconsistencies, and timeline issues. Corrected grammar, syntax, and usage. Crafted a style sheet for each book to ensure consistency between projects. Utilized Chicago Manual of Style and in-house style guides. Show less



Lewmag

• Online Audio and Video Media

• Social Media Editor

  • Apr 2013 - Jun 2015

  • Wrote and edited ongoing original content across Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. • Created a schedule for campaigns to optimize posts. • Worked interdepartmentally to source editorial and video content. • Tracked campaign performance to craft future media strategies. • Managed a small team of social media coordinators to ensure consistent messaging across campaigns. • Wrote and edited ongoing original content across Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. • Created a schedule for campaigns to optimize posts. • Worked interdepartmentally to source editorial and video content. • Tracked campaign performance to craft future media strategies. • Managed a small team of social media coordinators to ensure consistent messaging across campaigns.



Metroproof

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Proofreader & Copy Editor

  • Jun 2009 - Dec 2012

  • Copy Edited and proofed for a variety of clients including: The Cooper Group, R.R. Donnelley, Prime Access, and The Moderns utilizing hard copy or Adobe Pro. • Ensured layout, pages, and spacing was correct and consistent. • Worked with A.P. Style guide to establish correct formatting. • Functioned in a team alongside other proofreaders and editors. • Copy Edited and proofed for a variety of clients including: The Cooper Group, R.R. Donnelley, Prime Access, and The Moderns utilizing hard copy or Adobe Pro. • Ensured layout, pages, and spacing was correct and consistent. • Worked with A.P. Style guide to establish correct formatting. • Functioned in a team alongside other proofreaders and editors.