English Teacher

• Apr 2019 - Present

Freelance Journalist, Translator, Editor

• Sep 2012 - Apr 2019

Various assignments including: ● Translation and editing from Arabic to English: La Voie Normale - Railway Men documentary for Zayna Films. ● Translation and editing from French to English: Douimis Basin documentary for GWP-MED (Global Water Partnership-Mediterranean). ● Documentary preparation and production: Kasserine: 3 Years After the Revolution for Janoubia TV. ● Writing and proofreading on various projects for Qariwiyyin Productions including "Fatima AlFihri" and Mechket for musical group L’Ensemble of Slim Baccouche. ● Script writing, editing and translation for Tunis-based marketing firm Les Videos Jaunes. Show less

Journalist, Jr. Editor, Proofreader

• Aug 2014 - Nov 2016

Launching team of The Arab Weekly newspaper; weekly newspaper covering a post-Arab Spring world to the Western reader. Duties: Writing, editing and proofreading articles, conducting interviews, covering regional and local economic, cultural, societal and political events, setting and updating paper’s style guide, extensive research, coordinating content with contributors, designers, senior and chief editors to facilitate weekly deadlines and overall output process of newspaper, photo and caption editing, managing layout and space budget as well as post-publishing content statistics, archiving and follow-ups. Show less

Office Manager

• Apr 2011 - Jul 2013

Office Management for a reputable Real Estate firm in the Greater Washington Metropolitan Area. Duties included but were not limited to: Office maintenance, writing proposals and contracts, house showings, creating and handling ads, file organization, financial dealings, database entry as well as all office administrative and management tasks. Office Management for a reputable Real Estate firm in the Greater Washington Metropolitan Area. Duties included but were not limited to: Office maintenance, writing proposals and contracts, house showings, creating and handling ads, file organization, financial dealings, database entry as well as all office administrative and management tasks.

Intern

• 2007 - 2008

Worked on “Min Washington”, a live Middle Eastern current affairs talk show broadcast weekly from Washington D.C to over 42 million viewers around the world. Duties included: assistant production tasks: extensive research, weekly topic preparation and development, interviews and transcribing, translating documents from Arabic to English and vice versa, graphics and memos, booking guests and logistics, handling honorarium checks, working in a fast ­paced environment and meeting crucial deadlines. Show less

Intern

• 2006 - 2006

Summer Internship focused on the "National Campaign to Stop Violence". Database entry for records and annual writing program. Maintained organization of files, mailings and conducted research. Assisted associates in program and project details in a nonprofit organization environment. Summer Internship focused on the "National Campaign to Stop Violence". Database entry for records and annual writing program. Maintained organization of files, mailings and conducted research. Assisted associates in program and project details in a nonprofit organization environment.