As a Project Director, my role involves leading, managing theplanning, executing, and ensuring successful delivery ofmultiple events. I oversee a small team, ensuring we put togetherseamless events while adhering to client expectations, tighttimelines, overall budget management, and maintaining qualitystandards to create memorable and impactfull events.• Understanding RFP briefs and client requirements.• Handling all client communication.• Concept creation based on the client's brand guidelines.• Create action plans and disseminate responsibilitiesaccordingly to the internal team.• Costing, negotiation, and budget management.• Proposal build-up, completion, and submission.• Proposal presentation to clients.• Adaptation of proposals based on the client's revisions,and handling resubmission.• Handing client contract signing• Planning, coordination, and execution of events.• Manage event team and contractors before and onground during the events.• On-ground problem-solving.• Monitor budgets and logistics before and during theevent.• Evaluate event success and gather feedback.• Drafting and finalizing the project report uponcompletion of the event.

• Execution and management of different projects simultaneously.• Built and maintained new and existing client relationships.• Key point of contact between suppliers and exhibitors.• Analyzed client briefs, created action plans, and disseminated responsibilities accordingly.• Managed budgets and quotation sourcing from suppliers.• Set schedules, timelines, floor planning.• Sourcing of government licenses and permits.• Worked with the marketing and design team to plan and execute all project marketing campaigns and marketing material.• Venue scouting, price negotiation and booking.• Management of all operation services and bookings.• Creation of master event schedule with all relevant teams to ensure everything was in place and timelines kept.• Team briefing prior to the event.• On-site management of event build, quality assessment, and conducting final inspection.• Management of the event to ensure it was a success.

Handle pre and post production work for Harper’s Bazaar Arabia/Art/Interiors/Bride/Qatar/Best Dressed & Junior Supplement/The Rake Middle East/Revolution Middle East/Women’s Health & Emirates Home.Responsibilities:*Putting together monthly print deadlines, creating CRM flatplans each month*Updating the info sheet with daily updates on magazines*Maintaining regular communication with clients for ad material at the start on each month*Keeping up to date client files and clear records of communication and responding to client queries in a timely and professional manner*Getting quotes from printers for magazines and special operation requests from Sales*Collect, check and file all advertising material from clients*Resizing artwork when required and making sure the ads are up to the required standards*Coordinate with editors and sales teams to make sure deadlines are met*Finalizing final flatplans with Sales and Editorial on deadline and work on conversion of editorial In-Design files to PDF format.*Updating and sending the final distribution sheets and covering letters to press for all titles*Work closely with designers, assisting and supporting editorial production*Sign off final magazine with Sales Managers and Editors and proof final magazine for layout and content against master flat plan prior to going to print*Follow up with Marketing, Events & Finance Department to make sure all bookings are cleared and ok to run on press day*Liaise with printers to make sure magazine files are received*Approve all magazines online at press and schedule specific covers and stories for sign off at press with the Editorial team*Checking printed initial copy, to make sure everything is in order and a high level of quality is achieved before binding and delivery.*Creating all Digital magazines binders for various online portals and upload them for release at the start of each month.Uploading magazine covers to the website each month

Events Produced:1. The Abu Dhabi Outlook Summit 2009• Produced B2B conferences.• Conducted a thorough research based on the event subject and worked on the project plan.• Worked with the marketing and operation teams on all event marketing plans, logistics, and branding material.• Met with sales and sponsorship teams to discuss the event plan, target audience, targeted numbers, and timelines.• Worked with IT to roll out all marketing campaigns as scheduled.• Finalized the event agenda, venue, speakers, sponsors, logistics and branding, print material prior to the event.• Supervised the event build to make sure the setup went smoothly, and timelines were kept.• Final inspection of the venue and setup prior to the event.• Debrief all teams on the agenda for the day, prior to the event.• Managed operational and administrative functions during the event to ensure that the event was a success.• Followed up with delegates, sponsors, partners with a thank you note. • Created post event reports based on client feedback.

Responsibilities: • Generating new CRM flat plans, follow up with media agencies and clients for ad material at the start of each month for all magazines.• Daily monitoring of all magazine bookings on the CRM, followed by email communication with media agencies and clients for all new bookings.• Keeping up to date client files and clear records of communication and responding to all queries in a timely manner.• Editing artwork as required, re-sizing, converting to PDF format from another file format, making sure the ads are up to the required specifications for each magazine.• Collect, check and file all advertising material from clients before the print date for all magazines.• Obtaining quotes and negotiating costs from the printers for special operations for various magazines for the sales teams.• Liaise with sales and editors for client advertorials.• Coordinate with the editors and sales teams to make sure ad space requirements, paginations and house ad requirements are in order prior to the deadline.• Final sign off on flat plans with sales and editorial on press day for ad placements and pagination.• Coordinate with the designers on receiving final design pages as per the final flat plan.• Work on converting all the editorial pages once received from In-Design files to print PDF format. • Check and sign off the magazine with the editorial team, run through printouts against final flat plan and make changes where necessary against master flat plan prior to print.• Follow up with sales, marketing, events and finance departments to make sure all bookings on the system are cleared and ok to run on press day.• Liaise with printers to make sure magazine files are well received, schedule delivery of hardcopy proof and sign off magazine for print.• Checking and signing off the initial printed copies, making sure quality standards are met before binding and distribution.• Backup all final In-Design and PDF files for each magazine and save flat plans.

International Event Sales Executive (B2B Events) *Independent research,sales calls,hitting sales targets,generating revenue as a team.Event Coordinator/Client Services Executive*Once Venue booked and contract signedmaking arrangements with the Venue regarding opening and closing times,delivery of courier materials,catering,furniture,delegate seating plan,car parking permits,photographer/ cameramen etc.* Delegates,Exhibitors & SpeakersMaintain up to date client files,welcome email,speakers where sent deadlines for receipt of their presentation,email the exhibitor’s letter a week before the event covering information such as(set up time from and until,desk/stand number etc),regular communication with clients,keeping good,clear records of communication,ensuring that client requests are noted and fulfilled,making hotel reservation(when required).Getting badges ready,handling cancellations,put,email most up-to-date delegate list,badges and presentations lists are emailed to the Manager the day before the event.* After the event,Replying to query sheets,adding people to the mailing list,send out ‘Thank You’ notes to speakers & delegates including web link,work with designer to make sure the website is updated.Advertising Production Coordinator – B2B Publishing*Review production schedules to ensure materials are developed and delivered on time,maintain up to date client files,regular communication with clients,keeping good,clear records of communication,responding to client queries in a timely and professional manner,collect and maintain all advertising / editorial materials from clients,work closely with designers assisting and supporting advertising production,liaise with clients and editors for client editorial, interviews/case studies,liaise with Sales Managers in UK head office on client requirements,proof final ad pages for layout and content against master information prior to release.