Arta FM is an independent community radio station broadcasting across the region of Jazeera in NE Syria. It is the No. 1 radio in the region, according to various audience research studies.• Hire and train the radio’s staff, ensuring the needs of all offices and studios are met or exceeded.• Test, evaluate, and develop successful structures and workflows, including internal and external communication that led to an increase in efficiency and productivity.• Drove an increase in the radio programs and newscasts’ professional standards, leveraging expertise and experience in the field to enhance production and audience engagement.• Manage the radio’s production and broadcasts, as well as the work of the editorial team, including reviewing and acting on production, broadcast and M&E reports, identifying areas of improvement and implementing strategies to target those areas.

Al Furatiya is an independent community radio station broadcasting in al-Raqqa, Dair ez-Zor and al Hol Camp in east Syria. It started broadcasting in June 2017, as the area was being liberated from ISIS. The name of the radio station until end of 2019 was Sawt al-Raqqa.

• Worked as a freelance reporter, writing in both Kurdish and German

• Conducted trainings with more than 100 trainees in radio journalism in Iraq, Jordan and Turkey.• Developed training plans, mentorship strategies, and curriculums to educate trainees on best practices and industry workflows.

• Researched and gathered information on human rights abuses against Kurds in Syria, which was used to write in-depth reports and conduct interviews.• Leveraged language expertise to translate and edit news and reports into Kurdish.• Utilized experience in journalism to conduct media and communication trainings for Syrian human rights activists.• Was tasked with being a Communication Advisor for the company, developing media and PR plans.

Amude.com was the first Syrian Kurdish website