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Curriculum Vitae
Name: Rania El Husseini
Date of Birth: December 21st
1983
Mobile: +974 66226218
Email: relhusseini@hotmail.com
Education
2002-2006 Lebanese American University, Bachelor degree in English
Literature and a minor in Education.
1996-2002 Rawdah High School (Grade 9 till Grade 12) Lebanese
Baccalaureate (Philosophy).
Career Details
Social Investment Advisor/Consultant at Qatar Shell (September 2015 till
December 2015)
 Responsible for managing Qatar Shell‟s Social Investment/Corporate
Social Responsibility initiatives/portfolio
 Responsible for developing communications plan and public relations
strategy for Qatar Shell‟s Social Investment/Corporate Social
Responsibility initiatives/portfolio
 Responsible for the delivery of the CSR portfolio
Account Director at BLJ Worldwide (previously known as Brown Lloyd
James) (Jan 2011 –July 2015)
 Worked and lead on different projects including: Qatar Motor Show
2011, Doha Trade Fair 2011-2012, Qatar Foundation‟s Education City
Road Show 2011, The Fifth International Shafallah Forum 2012, Qatar
Solar Technologies (QSTEC) bringing the MS Tûranor – the world‟s
largest solar-powered boat to Doha, and the 8th
World Chambers
Congress 2013.
 Account lead (team leader) on different accounts/clients including: Qatar
Shell, Enterprise Qatar, Ministry of Economy and Commerce, Carnegie
Mellon University in Qatar, q.media, Qatar Chamber and Qatar Green
Building Council.
Job Responsibilities:
 Planning, developing and implementing PR and communication
strategies.

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 Media relations: liaising with and answering inquiries from the media ,
pitching stories to the right media outlets, newspapers, TV, radio and
magazines (locally, regionally and internationally).
 Market research, writing corporate proposals and pitching them to
clients, preparing corporate presentations.
 Analyzing media coverage and reports to highlight industry-related
stories in order to alert the client on how to respond to these stories if
necessary.
 Writing and editing client‟s in-house magazines, case studies,
speeches, articles, Q&As, newsletters and annual reports, as well as
reviewing Arabic and English content.
 Preparing and supervising the production of publicity brochures, hand-
outs, promotional videos, photographs, films, scripts and multimedia
programmes.
 Devising and coordinating photo opportunities.
 Organizing events including: press conferences, exhibitions, open days
and press tours.
 Writing, maintaining and updating content for the organisation‟s
website.
 Social media: generating content for social media outlets, such as
twitter, Facebook etc…
 Sourcing and managing speaking and sponsorship opportunities.
 Coming up with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives,
fostering community relations through events such as open days and
through involvement in community initiatives.
 Managing the PR aspect of a potential crisis situation, writing crisis
communication strategies.
 Media training: how to speak to the media, tell the right story about the
organisation especially to the international media, how to speak about
Qatar and the vision of its Leader His Highness the Father Emir Sheikh
Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani , how to relate to Qatar‟s National Vision
2030.
 Public relations consulting services.
Worked as a freelance journalist for Gulf News Newspaper (Dubai based
newspaper) since February 2009 till 2014. Covered different stories and
events in Qatar including: Doha Debates, Qatar-Darfur peace talks that
took place in Doha.

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Worked as a part-time translator at the Turkish embassy in Qatar.
Gulf News - Dubai (April 2006 – Feb 2009)
 2007: Editor of Notes section and is responsible for bringing out the
publication from picking the cover, briefing the reporters, generating
story ideas, liaising with other sections, including the local desk,
features section and the web section.
 Lead a team of four, including three reporters and one sub editor along
with freelance writers and interns.
 Recreated and helped change the whole product‟s outlook and look,
turned it into a more vibrant, trendy and into a more student-oriented
platform that focuses on higher education and students‟ interests,
which received excellent feedback from readers. (To check Notes
log on to www.gulfnews/notes )
 Was responsible for evaluating the advertising and promotion
programs that are related to the publication while liaising with the
marketing team.
 Facilitated consumer relations between the readers and the
publication, to achieve maximum satisfaction.
 Was responsible for identifying main readership targets and
determining the best way to communicate information to them.
 Developed and maintained the publication‟s image and identity,
which includes the use of logos and signage.
 Managed special events and other activities that are related to the
publication, in order to gain the attention of our target readership.
 Attended the daily editorial morning meetings, and reviewed the
papers on a daily basis.
 Chaired clients‟ and employees‟ related meetings.
 Implemented employee relations policies.
 Did regular performance appraisals, proposals, objectives,
assessments and feedback, to ensure growth for both the
organization and staff.
 2006: worked as a sub editor/writer for Notes section (a student-
oriented-weekly journal/supplement) and reported for the news desk
(local and GCC desk).
 Was responsible for subediting copies, page layout and page making
of the 24-page publication, organized and coordinated photo shoot
sessions.
 Attended and covered events on different levels.
 Attended all the training sessions provided by Gulf News.
 Headed a team for in-depth features and stories for the Gulf News
feature section.

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 Amjad High school in Lebanon worked as a first grade class teacher for
a year, was responsible for the educational outcome for the whole
classroom.
 Lebanese Preparatory School, one year internship divided between
working, assisting and replacing the classroom teacher for grade two and
grade four and teaching high school sections, grades 11 and 12.
Languages
 Arabic: very well written, read & spoken
 English: very well written, read & spoken
 French: Poor written, read & spoken
 Spanish: Currently learning Spanish
Knowledge & Skills
 Knowledge of the Internet Technologies.
 Ability to identify target issues, develop new and creative writing plans
with an eye „to spot what‟s hot‟ in a constantly evolving market, social
and up to date issues. Challenge driven and motivated to achieve
highest level of customer satisfaction.
 Computer literate: Very good knowledge of WORD, EXCEL,
PowerPoint, Quark Xpress, QDMS, Citrix, and Photoshop.
 -oriented as well as challenge
driven, able to work within any organizational structure and group, with
a motivated leader spirit.
 Great at establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships -
developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with
others and maintaining them over time.
 Possess knowledge of principles and methods for showing and
promoting the product and its content.
 Knowledge of business and management principles.
 Shorthand writing
 Page-making
 Reporting
 Research
 Interviewing
 Sub-editing
 Proofreading
 Translating from Arabic to English
Training and Certificates
 Have a first aide certificate.
 Attended a 6-day Biz-ability leadership training.

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 Attended so many regional conferences related to my area of expertise.
One of which was “Language & Change” regional conference, held at the
Lebanese American University of Beirut.
 Fashion course certificate from Virginia Commonwealth University in
Qatar‟s community classes.
Interests
Planning and organizing any activity. Reading and Swimming. Watching
documentaries and especially reading the daily newspaper.
Summary of Qualifications
 Quick learner. Motivated and dedicated to getting the job done right.
 Strong communication skills. Work well with others at different levels.
 Mind for analysis and problem solving.
 Good at meeting due dates and deadlines.
 Quick learner, and works well under pressure.
 Eagle eye for details.
 Leadership skills.