samer marzouq

* Mirum is a global digital agency that was brought to the Middle East by JWT after the acquisition of Cleartag, my former employer, and HeathWallace. In this agency, my main speciality was content creation, but it involved account management for some of the social clients. * Duties: * 1) Content Creation: * Arabic/English content calendars (copywriting, ideation) * Design briefs and follow ups * Live coverages (copywriting, videography, photography) * 2) Account management: * Day to day tasks * Weekly meetings * Annual strategies * Monthly reports * Clients: * Toyota UAE * National Bonds * Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU) * Dubai Font * Expo 2020 Dubai * du * Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) * Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority * Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 * First Abu Dhabi Bank * SABB Bank * Al Rajhi Bank * Visa * Battersea Power Station (UK) * Arab Thought Foundation * Zain Bahrain * Technical & Vocational Training Corporation (KSA) * Ministry of Housing (KSA)

An HTML Author at e-Arts, a regional organization that focuses on the e-learning sector. I was part of a team that is responsible for developing a web enabled learning environment using ASP, HTML and SQL.

* Leading the Arabic content operations within House of Comms, including copywriting, transcreation and quality control for a number of PR and social media clients within the agency. * PR Clients: * Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (Dubai Government) * Mercedes-Benz Middle East * Michelin * Acer Middle East * Accor Hotels * Hilton * Waldorf Astoria * Kempinski * Oli Oli * Interiors * Social Media Clients: * Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 * Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC - Corporate accounts) * Costa Coffee UAE * Acer Middle East * Under Armour

eBola Media is a social media and viral marketing company with a portfolio of clients that include brands such as Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Philips, Mini, Al Ain Water and more. Main Responsibilities: - Managing Facebook fan pages for several clients starting with the daily postings, to users' comments and competitions all the way to page evaluation. - Managing viral campaigns on YouTube and other sharing sites, in addition to forums and blogs seeding

* Partnerships Manager at ikoo, the largest ad network in the MENA region, part of Jabbar Internet Group (previously Maktoob Group). * Main role is to lead the unsold inventory monetization through international and regional ad sales, in addition to establishing partnerships with online media and games operators * Other Responsibilities: * Managing ikoo's PR and marketing campaigns including press releases, interviews, events and advertising campaigns * Managing Google AdWords and facebook campaigns * Managing Google Analytics and SEO activities for clients and publishers

* A Portal Manager of mediaME.com, a user-generated-content portal for marketing, advertising, media and PR professionals in the Middle East. * Main Responsibilities: * Managing and updating the content of the website * Managing the technical developments and quality issues * Communications with users and potential contributors * Creative writing for advertising campaigns and press releases

* An English Copywriter for Jordan's chapter of the leading international communications network Publicis, with a prestigious portfolio of clients including Regional Real Estate developer Saraya, International Telco Zain, Kuwaiti low-cost carrier Jazeera Airways, International Shipping company Aramex, International Media and Art Institute SAE, and more. * Main Responsibilities: * Creative concepts for campaigns and pitches * Creative writing for advertising material including Print ads, TVCs, Brochures, and Radio Jingles * Drafting Press Releases * Translation

* A Senior Marketing & PR Executive at Maktoob Group, the leading group of online media and web services in the Middle East. * Main Responsibilities: * Managing Marketing and PR activities of several entities of the group including Maktoob.com, Araby.com, and Souq.com, responsibilities span over press releases, sponsorships, events participations, interviews, special and special reports. * Establishing strategic media relations with major media houses and event organizers in the region. * Building and promoting Araby.com's affiliation program with Arabic publishers. * Managing Maktoob Group corporate site in terms of development and content. * Editor of the official blog of Araby.com.

A Media Planner at Mediaedge, one of he biggest media buying agencies around the world, with a prestigious portfolio of local and international clients including Orange, Bank of Jordan, SonyEricsson, Jaguar, Peugeot, Mazda, and more. Main Responsibilities: Media Planning for tactical campaigns and clients annual plans Monthly competitive reviews Media Buying responsibilities including media recommendations, negotiating rates, booking campaigns, follow-up for invoicing and finally preparing yearly expenses reports per client and media (Newspapers, Radio, TV, Magazines, Cinema and Digital)

* A Programmer/Client Servicing at the leading regional market research firm Pan Arab Research Center (PARC). * Main Responsibilities: * Supporting media and advertising agencies through offering full training and updates on PARC’s media monitoring and planning software * Finalizing the daily media monitoring operations * Developing computer-based data-entry systems to analyse media and consumer surveys conducted by the center