ME, MY SHADOW AND MY PROFESSIONAL LIFE

Multitask person - keen on writing, lobbying, events & trade - wants to work for an international company : THIS is ME, even my shadow wants it. When I work I have two main targets : Reaching and exceeding my objectives which are those of my employers; Discovering new things about every little things. I took 15 months from my Professional Life just because I wanted to be fluent in english - and I did it, in fact now I'm polyglott (yes!!!) : all about objectives and MOTIVATION, isn't it?

FIND OUT WHAT I CAN BRING TO YOUR TEAM

  • Highly effective communicator and can adapt to any environment
  • Commercially minded with recent experiences working with measurable targets.
  • Fluency in English (written and presentation). TOEIC 935/990 (level 3/3+)
  • Two complete years experience in living /working abroad (Canada - Algeria - UK)
  • I'm knowledgeable about international current events.
  • I have the ability to work with uncertainty and continuously changing environment.
  • I'm flexible with schedules and a team player.
  • I'm enthusiastic, curious (not nosey), entrepreneurial, strategic and can think out of the box.
  • I'm able to work with structure and am highly organized

EDUCATION

  • English courses – Richard Language College & Landsdowne College–Bournemouth- UK-2004/2005
  • DESS de Communication politique et publique en France et en Europe : equivalent to a Postgraduate Diploma of political and public Communications in France & Europe (Grade lower 2nd class), Val de Marne University – September 2003
  • Maîtrise d’Information et Communication equivalent to a Master’s Degree of Information & Communication Sciences, (Grade lower 2nd class) Sorbonne Nouvelle University - Paris III – December 2001

WORK EXPERIENCE IN COMMUNICATIONS

June – August 2005
International Student Parties Organizer – The RealBrothers Productions - Bournemouth – United kingdom
  • Parties for foreign students of the English language Schools.
  • Street Marketing : distribution of flyers, explanations and information to the students in english, french, arabic, spanish.
  • Public relations & marketing operations (creation of : the VIP pass, special promotions, merchandising) during the parties.

Results : 4 parties per week with 500 up to 2000 students per party (depending on the Clubs' size).

January - Marsh 2004
PR Consultant - Les Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois (Movie Festival) - Montreal – Canada
  • Writing of 21 press releases and the Press kit in tight deadlines.
  • Contacts with journalists : updating of the press file (1500 contacts), following-up of drafted and to be released articles, management of the press material. Planning of the interviews of 50 Directors and the festival Managers.
  • Logistic organization of the press conference (360 guests), the opening party (950 guests), 7 press projections (10 to 60 guests per event) and the Awards Ceremony (100 guests).
  • Web Site : With the marketing assistant implementation of the new version, updating of the press room.

Results : Doubling of the press coverage both in quality and quantity, cinemas frequence rate of 65% (rising : 15 points) and rising of 110% of the Bistro SAQ frequence rate (figures given with regard to year 2003).

February - May 2003
PR Assistant ConsultantRFO (Radio and TV network) – Malakoff - France
  • Institutional press releases : write, mail, contact.
  • Drafting of synthesis : meetings, documentaries (for the RFOscope mailing).
  • Events : In collaboration with the Events Manager and all the communication staff - For the birthday party RFO déjà 20 ans, (Wagram room, 2000 guests) : suggesting of ideas, participating to the creation and the mailing of 4000 invitations (artists, institutionnal people, partners…), checkings of the place...
December 2000- June 2001
Communications officer - Beur FM (Radio)- Paris - France
  • Intern and external Communications : intern press releases for the staff, press releases about the radio. PR consultant of Génération Beur FM concert – setting up of the press file (700 contacts), writing of the press kit, helping with the creation of documents (flyers & posters).
  • Marketing / Partnerships / Advertising : Presents partnerships (publishing, record companies, videos publishing). Negotiation of partnerships with Directors of cultural events. In charge of the partnership of the annual concert (Fun TV, Ado FM…), negotiation with partners for their visibility in printed materials (flyers, posters) and during the concert (Zenith of Paris).
  • Website www.beurfm.net : Implementation with the webmaster of the new version, editorial secretary, writer (international cultural events about the arabic community), daily updating of the news.

AND ALSO ….

Journalist (music and lectors mails) - Télé Poche - Boulogne-Billancourt - France– work placement – April & may 2000
Communications & marketing assistant - Thomson CSF TME S.A. - France – work placement – Nov 97 - Ap 98
  • Internal releases, organization of international meetings and events, drafting of meetings synthesis...
  • In charge of the press reviews about missiles, drones and mine detections (in French and English).

WORK EXPERIENCE IN SALES AND ADMINISTRATION

July – August 2005
Part-Time Assistant Manager – The Cyber Charminster - Bournemouth – United Kingdom
Management of the Pc network (Fixing of the breaks down...). PC Allocations to the customers according to their needs (games, chat, languages....). Sales of subscriptions (cards of several hours).

August 2004 – July 2005
Part–Time Sales Assistant - Tie Rack - Bournemouth – United Kingdom
Advices to customers, daily organization of the shop, management of the orders (contact with the others shops around the UK or the Head Office in London to find products ordered by customers),

November – December 2003
Sales Assistant Tie Rack Champs-Elysees -Paris – France

October 2001 – November 2003
Information officer - Stade de France - St Denis – France
Manager of 5 to 10 information hostesses during the events (soccer, rugby,musical shows)

June 2002 – January 2003
Sales assistant ETAM Rivoli -Paris - France

March – April 2002
Administrative officer National Education Ministery -Arcueil – France
Organization of the accountant degrees.

September – November 1999
Multi-purpose worker McDonald’s - Paris – France

July – August 1999
Junior accountant SCIC Group - Boulogne - France

IT

  • Mac or Pc. Good learning capacities in this field
  • Softwares : Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access
  • Press contacts : Eudopress, File Maker.
  • PAO : knowledges of Xpress and Photoshop. Acrobat

LANGUAGES

  • English : fluent - 15 months in UK 2004-2005
  • French & Algerian : mother tongues
  • Spanish : intermediate level

MORE ABOUT ME....

  • More about my studies :

2 dissertations about the cultural difference’s treatment in France (grade Upper 2nd class).

Options : journalistic writing, web site design, marketing, mass media sociology, semiology and semantics...

  • Languages : learning portuguese and italian
  • Sports : Belly Dance, Break dance, Running
  • Music : R&B, Hip Hop Soul, DanceHall,Reggaeton. DJ in my spare time
  • Social work : Teacher of French, English, Maths, History, IT.