Tarek Hamzi Email & Phone Number

United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Celebrity Management & Events Management agency.

Dubai

Established excellent `media relations in all the region, from North Africa to the GCC and Lebanon and Jordan. In addition to all my responsibilities as a supervisor I am now more involved with productions as a Publicity manager, I handled big productions including the Famous Bab Elhara Drama on the last 3 seasons and many other drama productions where I was responsible on preparing with my team of freelancers all the publicity material needed. Worked for 10 month on the huge 2011 drama production “Omar Bin Al Khatab”, a top confidential high budget project. Also, I was involved in many other TV productions, for example the international format Arabs Got talent, responsible for the casting tour in 11 countries for the 2 seasons. Another big project is Arab Idol first Season, casting tour and production, involved in the media planning process and achieved amazing result on the level of publicizing the show pre and during airing. In January 2011, handled MBC4 relaunch event in Cairo, a major celebrity and media event, later in October 2010, handled MBC annual Iftar with 114 celebrities from all the region coming to Beirut to attend the event. In addition to that I handled the youth growing project “Actionha” and organized many other press conferences in all the region. Did the casting tours for Arab Got Talent 2 seasons and Arab idol first season as a press Attaché to the casting and achieved high publicity to the shows pre-launch and during airtime.

Dubai

My new responsibilities started by the beginning of the year 2009 even before I got the new title mentioned above. My job is to establish a very good and special relation with media in the region that leads to more qualitative and indirect publicity for the group. On the other hand, I do establish and grow good relations with the celebrities in the Arab countries to keep the relation with them regardless of the fact that we have business with them or not. Played a major role in Big events for the group, as crisis manager and helped organize and execute couple of them. Built a very good publicity photo library since I joined the group. Organized in addition to MBC annual Iftar 2009 and 2010, in 2009 got for the Iftar 58 top celebrities, in 2010 got 90 top celebrities to Beirut from the region to attend MBC annual Iftar with a zero budget for the celebrities. In October 2010 handled with PR team “Alarabiya.net relaunch event, invited all the Editors- In- Chief in the region for the event along with big writers and Journalists and news analysts. Later in November 2010, I handled MBC Drama Launch Event held in Dubai, 140 celebrities attending the biggest ever red-carpet event in Dubai. In addition to this, I organized many other press conferences in all the region and continued as a General Supervisor for Haya MBC magazine

I started this project from day 1, worked for almost 5-month pre- publishing along with our publisher in Dubai. During this period, we developed the theme, idea, content, fonts, layouts and everything related to the magazine including doing some survey's and focus groups, beside that I write features and special interviews and stories for the magazine. Now the magazine is over 100 issues, it's a women lifestyle weekly magazine.

Dubai

I worked as a features Editor for the only men's Arabic fashion magazine in the Arab region, my responsibilities where more of an Editor since i was directly reporting to the lifestyle group editor

Beirut

- 2005-Jan 2006 “Al-Oum” magazine Editing and writing articles related to motherhood and family. I am also the managing editor on Special Child Care Supplements which involves planning the content, budgeting and putting the magazine together. - 2004-jan 2006 Star magazine- published by Al Balad. Editing and sub-editing; also worked on assisting the managing editor in planning, interviews, editing and writing.- 2002-jan 2006 Sawt Al Horia radio station 90.1 FMWorked as reporter and news writer. I am also currently preparing a radio talk show. - 2002-2005 Al-Amen (monthly magazine for Lebanese internal security forces). Reporting and news writing.- 2000-2002 Al-Nouqad magazine- published by Riyad Najib AlRayes. News writing and translation. - 999-2004 Al Hasnaa Women's magazine published by Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal Group. Editorial assistance and creating crossword puzzles.- 1998-1999 Hawaa magazine women's magazine. - 1998-1999 Al Ousbo Economic magazine. Editing.

Beirut

Writing features for "Nahar Al Shabab" supplement and creating crossword puzzles for “AlRiyada Wa Taslia” supplements.