Farah Ahmed
Farah Ahmed
Egyptian – 7 June, 1994 P.O. Box 1049 Dubai, UAE – C/O Alaa Sobhy
Contact Number: (Res) +971-4-2212528 / (Mob) +971-50-3525824
Email: farah.ahmed07@hotmail.com / g00043356@aus.edu
Professional info
I am seeking a job at a well reputed news agency. In which I could gain experience and enhance my writing and communication skills as well as benefit the agency by meeting their requirements.
Work experience
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Worked as an Assistant Professor to Ms. Salma Serry, instructor, at the Mass Communication Department at the American University of Sharjah in 2015.
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Worked for the College of Arts and Sciences Newsletter at the American University of Sharjah in 2015.
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Worked as an intern for the Emirates News Agency (WAM) in 2014.
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Worked as an Assistant Professor to Ms. Ana Gavassa, Senior instructor, at the Mass Communication Department at the American University of Sharjah 2013-2014.
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Volunteered in the Theatre Operations department in Gulf Film Festival and Dubai International Film Festival in 2012.
Languages
Arabic (mother tongue)
English (fluent-speaking and writing)
Skills
MS office
Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro)
Final Cut Pro and IMovie.
2010 - present
2010 - present
Education
2011-2015
American University of Sharjah (AUS), United Arab Emirates Bachelor of Arts and Science
Cumulative GPA of 3.29
Major; Journalism Minor; Film
Relevant Courses:
MCM 231: Writing for Mass Communication
MCM 370: Broadcast Journalism
MCM 371: News Writing
MCM 470: Writing and Reporting for Broadcast News
MCM 471: Advanced News Writing
TRA 210: Introduction to Translation
TRA 307: Screen Translation
TRA 303: Modern Media Translation
FLM 203: History of Arabic Film
FLM 310: Film Production I
FLM 394: Experimental Film and Video
1998-2011
Al Mawakeb School, United Arab Emirates
High School Diploma
Average; 89%
Achivments and Qualifications
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Received an award and certificate for Best Volunteer in the Gulf Film Festival in 2012.
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Participated with the short film “Growing Pain” in the Human Rights Short Film Competition in 2014.
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Participated in the Dubai International Film Festival Young Journalist Award in 2014.
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My short film “Growing Pain” screened at the Zayed University Middle East Film Festival in 2015.