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Los Angeles, California, United States

• Founder of Interior Design firm serving the Los Angeles area.• Manage client relationships, Produce and execute design schemes based on client project needs, Handle all business and legal affairs and compliances for business entity, Oversee procurement of products on client behalf (furnishings, fixtures, artwork, etc.), Liaise with contractors as needed• Market business via social media platforms, professional groups, and in-person outreach. • Skills: Design, Project Management, Client Relations, Business Development, Financial Accounting, Marketing

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Project Manager for WCC, an LA-based Middle Eastern Women Entertainment Collective • Assisted executive leadership with developing the overall goals of growth and awareness of the organization, including marketing of events and news.• Produced WCC’s annual, multimedia internationally-broadcast event, Stand Up for Her, at the Museum of Tolerance in December 2021. Managed location, scheduling, all business affairs and contract paperwork, invoicing, and all media assets.

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Award-winning narrative short film.• Managed all aspects of the project from development through release, including timelines, production planning, budgeting, contract negotiation, location management, invoicing, crew hiring, coordinating media deliverables, social media marketing, all business and legal paperwork, and scheduling, etc.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Los Angeles Director of Desert Motion Pictures, a film and television production services company based in Amman. • Researched potential projects to shoot in Jordan and prepared Head Executive for frequent meetings with studios and production companies by creating presentations, taking meeting minutes, drafting correspondence, and managing client relationships.• Helped prospective clients navigate different aspects of filming in Jordan, such as travel, legal considerations, shipping/customs, equipment and rentals, security matters, cultural information, and more.

Amman, Jordan

• Netflix Series - Premiered January 2020• Assisted all heads of department to ensure success in every aspect of production in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.• Handled all meeting coordination, circulating crucial and sensitive information, scheduling conference rooms, note taking, and providing additional research assistance and analysis as requested throughout shoot.

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Provided all administrative support for multiple Executives in a very fast-paced, dynamic, rigorous environment. Duties included: Greeted guests and acting as welcoming gatekeeper for the company; Aided with tracking of all business and legal documents pertaining to the company; Formed legal entities, overseeing their timely compliance, and management; Office management; Meeting tracking and heavy scheduling; Planned travel itineraries; Paid invoices and tracked all financials in and out; Created meeting agendas and circulated meeting materials to the appropriate parties; Prioritized meeting requests and communications; Crafted multimedia presentations for several projects while aiding development and production of various ventures for Film & TV.• Successfully re-organized company’s entire records database and project assets into a streamlined, sustainable, cloud-based system.• Managed the grassroots theatrical marketing campaign for RED ARMY (2014), a Sony Pictures Classics release. Assisted with film festival and awards marketing initiatives.• Associate Producer RED PENGUINS (2019); Sports Doc. Feature; Official Selection TIFF 2019: Handled all business and legal affairs and invoicing; Performed extensive research and organization of all archival; Coordinated early phases of the post-production process.• Associate Producer IN SEARCH OF GREATNESS (2018); Sports Doc. Feature; 2019 WGA Award-Nominee: Researched archival and assisted with securing archival rights; Co-managed all production and post; Managed delivery of post-production assets; Co-developed marketing and distribution strategies for theatrical release.

Los Angeles, Ca & Amman, Jordan

• Assisted Managing Director with overall strategy bringing productions to film in Jordan, performing extensive research into potential projects and completing outreach to studio executives/producers/filmmakers on a day-to-day basis. • Represented the RFC in Los Angeles by bolstering and marketing Jordan as a filming location, building relationships extensively with production executives and filmmakers across the entertainment industry.• Planned, executed, and hosted industry receptions to showcase the RFC to various players in the industry. • Helped executive leadership manage and maintain high-level client relationships.• Coordinated international travel itineraries for several Studio Executives for a Familiarization Tour of Jordan in September 2016, co-guiding senior executives from Disney, Lionsgate, Netflix, and others around the country.• Facilitated relationships and communication between Royal Film Commission and studio executives to bring the productions of ALADDIN (2019), STAR WARS (2019), DUNE (2021) and others to film in Jordan.• Crafted and managed meeting agendas for Film Commission’s executive leadership’s visits to Los Angeles; attended all meetings, prepared presentations, and took minutes for the purpose of client relationship management and project tracking.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Managed media relations and publicity and marketing initiatives for Global Philadelphia Association.• Met with prospective members interested in joining the organization to help them meet individual business objectives, including marketing of their activities and events. Increased membership from 65 to 110 organizations/individuals during tenure. • Regularly distributed messaging and liaised with local media publicizing activities and news pertaining to GPA’s membership base. • Promoted and co-managed media marketing strategy for GlobalPhilly 2013, Philadelphia's first modern international exposition of events throughout the city. Produced a trailer promoting the exhibition as well as a short documentary. • Oversaw web design and branding to tell the story of the Association and its membership. • Acted as Lead Editor of Global Philadelphia Association's Emerging International Journalism Program for young journalists reporting on internationally-focused events and interviews.

Philadelphia, Pa

• Assisted the Executive Director and Managing Director with sponsorship research and outreach.• Regularly wrote and distributed press releases as well as original articles pertaining to PFS programming and the annual Philadelphia Film Festival to various media outlets for marketing and public relations purposes. • Acted as main contact between PFS and Philadelphia’s Academic community in order to increase student awareness of PFS events as well as managed student special ticketing and screenings for the Philadelphia Film Festival. • Maintained and grew media list for distribution of promotional information. • Managed screenings and box office for various Philadelphia Film Festival screenings and PFS screening events throughout the year.• Contributed heavily to write-ups for the annual Philadelphia Film Festival program book. • Co-managed special events and receptions for PFS and Philadelphia Film Festival year-round.

Amman, Jordan

• Assisted the General Manager in daily management of meeting and call schedule.• Regularly arranged GM’s international travel and accommodation around the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and the United States.• Responded to emails and drafted correspondence to international colleagues across the film industry on GM's behalf.• Wrote the original English version of the Jordan Film Fund, a major grant for filmmakers of Jordanian origin.• Took notes for both domestic and international meetings and calls. • Liaised regularly with entertainment industry contacts in the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and the United States on the GM’s behalf.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

-Administrative tasks included: submitting travel approval forms and expense reports for Vice President of Production's trips to France and London; arranging daily meetings; keeping VP of Production's schedule updated, and assisted in planning international business trips; arranging international conference calls-Production Management tasks included: responsibility for ensuring information on various spreadsheets was correct and timely; circulated rights waivers to be appropriately signed and submitted to the correct parties; sending department and office-wide notifications pertaining to meetings and staff hours-management

Certificate, Business & Management Of Entertainment

A Professional Certificate program covering the many nuanced and particular aspects of the entertainment industry.

Certificate, Interior Design

Ba, Film & Media Arts; English Literature, Magna Cum Laude

Ba, English Literature, Arabic

Ba, English Literature