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LOUIS KARIM
CREATIVE PRODUCER DIRECTOR
320 23rd Street South #818 Arlington, VA-22202
202.413.9842/ louiekarim@gmail.com
www.Louiskarim.com/ www.vimeo.com/louiskarim
PROFILE:
Award-winning and quad-lingual Producer-Director,who thrives in a fast pace environment. Honest,
visionary with a strong work ethic who holds a reputation for professionalism in directing and creating
broadcast and social media platform video content. Expert in French lifestyle and design with a unique
aesthetic sense and eye for details; hosts a gourmet food photography blog "à la française".
SKILLS:
• Co-develop and manage on-air station projects including a 2004 station launch with integrated brand
campaigns. Produced a variety of topical shows for fashion trends, sports magazines and tech-reports.
• Supervise and organize the production workflow.
• Manage out-of-house creative agency projects for the station including creative brief writing, handling
budgets and project timelines.
• Strong leadership, including a solid foundation in understanding broadcast production and maintaining a
professional attitude in communication.
• Strategic brand developer and creative marketing strategic thinker ensuring all work is aligned with
company business goals.
• Team player, inclusive of my team in the creative process,but equally capable of working in a solo-
environment.
EXPERIENCE:
MBN, Springfield, VA, November 2003 - Present
Producer Director: Taped shows
Write, produce, direct and edit long and short storytelling stories. Produce,direct and edit lifestyle, social,
sports and cars programming.
Producer Director: Live events
Produce and direct live shows that achieve growth month-to month, increase viewer ratings and engage in
both sports and entertainment time slots such as the NBA season and Playoffs, the Emmy’s and Golden
Globes Awards’ season.
Direct current affairs' political and town hall meeting programs.
Creative Producer:
Originate concepts with the Creative Services Director. Oversee all the creative graphic package
processes.
Lead and discuss show set designs; conduct research and development on set trends and share conceptual
drawings with Production Set Designer to execute and deliver a contemporary studio set.
Created branding for a Pan-Arab program during the Arab Spring called “Tawasol” (Arabic for Connect)
bridging the young Arab-American expats with the home-based youth over VOIP and enabled them to
have a political conversation on social media platforms.
Created branding for a women’s show called “Hunna” (Arabic for Them) targeting the Arab-women's
rights movement in the Middle-East.
Responsible for all sports news programming creative direction, as well as the sports car special, “High
Speed".
MBC, Beirut, Lebanon, June 1998 - 2003
Art Director for Pan-Arab format for shows such as SNL, The View, Kids Show, Pepsi Musica and the
Late Show with David Lettermen.
Production Locations: Washington DC, New York, Chicago, Detroit, San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Europe and Middle East.
Education and Training:
BA in Communication Art and Advertisement, ALBA- Beirut, Lebanon, 1989
AMA- Communication Boot Camp 2012-2013 (Production Planning, Managing Work Space and Solving
Conflict)
Languages:
Fluent in English, French, Arabic and Italian
Recommendations Available Upon Request

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Louis Karim Resume 2016 - Draft

  • 1. LOUIS KARIM CREATIVE PRODUCER DIRECTOR 320 23rd Street South #818 Arlington, VA-22202 202.413.9842/ louiekarim@gmail.com www.Louiskarim.com/ www.vimeo.com/louiskarim PROFILE: Award-winning and quad-lingual Producer-Director,who thrives in a fast pace environment. Honest, visionary with a strong work ethic who holds a reputation for professionalism in directing and creating broadcast and social media platform video content. Expert in French lifestyle and design with a unique aesthetic sense and eye for details; hosts a gourmet food photography blog "à la française". SKILLS: • Co-develop and manage on-air station projects including a 2004 station launch with integrated brand campaigns. Produced a variety of topical shows for fashion trends, sports magazines and tech-reports. • Supervise and organize the production workflow. • Manage out-of-house creative agency projects for the station including creative brief writing, handling budgets and project timelines. • Strong leadership, including a solid foundation in understanding broadcast production and maintaining a professional attitude in communication. • Strategic brand developer and creative marketing strategic thinker ensuring all work is aligned with company business goals. • Team player, inclusive of my team in the creative process,but equally capable of working in a solo- environment. EXPERIENCE: MBN, Springfield, VA, November 2003 - Present Producer Director: Taped shows Write, produce, direct and edit long and short storytelling stories. Produce,direct and edit lifestyle, social, sports and cars programming. Producer Director: Live events Produce and direct live shows that achieve growth month-to month, increase viewer ratings and engage in both sports and entertainment time slots such as the NBA season and Playoffs, the Emmy’s and Golden Globes Awards’ season. Direct current affairs' political and town hall meeting programs.
  • 2. Creative Producer: Originate concepts with the Creative Services Director. Oversee all the creative graphic package processes. Lead and discuss show set designs; conduct research and development on set trends and share conceptual drawings with Production Set Designer to execute and deliver a contemporary studio set. Created branding for a Pan-Arab program during the Arab Spring called “Tawasol” (Arabic for Connect) bridging the young Arab-American expats with the home-based youth over VOIP and enabled them to have a political conversation on social media platforms. Created branding for a women’s show called “Hunna” (Arabic for Them) targeting the Arab-women's rights movement in the Middle-East. Responsible for all sports news programming creative direction, as well as the sports car special, “High Speed". MBC, Beirut, Lebanon, June 1998 - 2003 Art Director for Pan-Arab format for shows such as SNL, The View, Kids Show, Pepsi Musica and the Late Show with David Lettermen. Production Locations: Washington DC, New York, Chicago, Detroit, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Europe and Middle East. Education and Training: BA in Communication Art and Advertisement, ALBA- Beirut, Lebanon, 1989 AMA- Communication Boot Camp 2012-2013 (Production Planning, Managing Work Space and Solving Conflict) Languages: Fluent in English, French, Arabic and Italian Recommendations Available Upon Request