Eva Alfred Oueiss Resume
Eva Alfred Oueiss
Safra �Kesrouan (Lebanon)
Mobile # :( +961) 71 559292
Email: ------------
Skills in communication:
� ACT co-founder, and currently holding the position of Creative Director, Head of Communications & Protocol at ACT (a first-prize counter extremism winning initiative at the �Facebook Global Digital Challenge 2016�. ACT (Aspiration, Communication, and Transformation) was launched by the Media Studies Department Students at NDU in the context of their participation in the Peer-topeer competition organized by the U.S Department of State in collaboration with Facebook and Edventure Partners.
� Researched on many media related topics.
� Covered international seminars, symposiums and festivals such as: Media Studies Forum, MedLeb 2017 conference Hacking Extremism Online Symposium (held under the auspices of the U.S Embassy, and SMEX), Media Project (Digital Media and Civil Society in the MENA Conferences), and Free Connected Minds (May Chidiac Foundation), Jounieh International Festival, One Lebanon.
� Investigated media ethics, creative branding, and event management through workshops and seminars.
� Demonstrated public relations skills through planning and hosting events.
� Developed leadership skills through coordinating social, environmental and media related projects.
� Showed public speaking skills at the TEDx NDU (speaker) event and through participating in many panels.
� Designed reports and campaigns which improved creativity, team work, time management, and conflict resolutions skills.
� Languages: Fluency in Arabic, English, and French.
Italian: Advanced.
Experience with Journalism &Public Relations fields:
� Coordination of workshops: launching campaigns for refugee�s education, eco-friendly campaigns, and social awareness strategies among others.
� Media Consultant &General Secretary at Pastoral Work NDU: experience in recruiting members, persuading coworkers with innovative ideas, introducing social media platforms, covering events and publishing them at the NDU Spirit and on NDU social media platforms.
� News Editor at the International Advertising Agency: covering events and seminars in the advertising and marketing fields, translating news, presenting a report about Hate Speech during the Media Studies Forum 2015.
� Press Attache at Emile Chahine Foundation: Co organizing and Covering Seminars and Film Festivals.
Communication Arts Education:
B.A in Communication Arts with emphasis on Journalism and Electronic Media, Notre Dame University-Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon , Fully accredited by NECHE Valedictorian of the Faculty of Humanities (cum GPA 3.95/4) with Highest Distinction.
Dean�s Honor List since 2014.
Employment History:
2017-present:
� News Editor and Reporter at T------------
� Radio Host at Radio Lebanon http://www.ndu.edu.lb/news-and-events/news/livedynamic-radio-show-on-radio-liban
� Media Relations at Beirut Film Society, International Women Film Festival and NDUIFF, Girls for Change, SouthMEDWiA Beirut, Good morning the movie ,etc�
� Certified Trainer on Leadership, Communications, Public Speaking, Positive Peace, Journalism and Conflict-Mediations.
� Followed up and covered His Excellency MP Mr. Neemat Frem�s activities (pre-election, during the elections, and so far).
� Intern in newswriting at MTV Lebanon.
� Interviewed many international and local personalities, diplomats, artists and public figures.
March / April 2018:
� Trainer at the Positive Peace workshop in Tunis: Trained around 180 Libyan young leaders in collaboration with the Institute of Economics and Peace (IEP), UNICEF, Nicosia Initiative and the Italian government.
February 2018:
� Completed the peace journalism/conflict-sensitive reporting workshop and the Training of the Trainees that were organized by MAP Lebanon and DW Akademie.
Fall 2017:
� Intern in Newswriting at the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International (LBCI)
� Co-producer and Guests� Coordinator at Shabab Online, a talk show that is live streamed on Facebook.
Summer 2016:
� Intern as Researcher, Cataloguer and Creative Content Creator at Firehorse Arc, a media production company that was voted the second fastest growing company in Lebanon in 2010, in a Harvard Business School programme.
� Social Media Coordinator at SharksDCC and Overcome NGO
Spring 2016/Fall 2017:
� Debater in the Youth Arab Voices Debate Competition that was launched by the British Council and the Ann Lindh Foundation.
� 2014 till 2017: offering tutoring for refugees� students, freelancer, online news editor, and blogger at ------------/, publishing articles related to women empowerment, relational needs, effects of advertising on consumers� behavior, and tackling other cultural and artistic topics, co-editor at the �NDU Spirit� magazine and the �WE�, on campus student magazine.
� Intern at the Office of Communications at NDU: Providing coverage to NDU activities and on the digital platforms especially the official website.
� 2013: Coordinated many social and environmental projects in collaboration with the
German Embassy, and non-governmental organizations such as Smile Together, Anta Akhi, Baldati, World Lebanon Vision and Terre Liban �).
Awards and Certificates:
� Hold certificates from the Red Cross for fulfilling a first aid emergency training, from the German Embassy and the environmental club for investigating awareness strategies, from Smile Together for showing commitment to community service, a certificate of achievement from the UN and Avsi for taking part in many training workshops.
Competitions and Prizes:
� Presented ACT campaign in front of an international jury, and won the 1st place at the Facebook Global Digital Challenge in Fall 2016
� IVLP alumna. I participated in the International Visitor Leadership program that took place in Washington DC, New York City, and California from February 2 until February 16, 2017 where I actively attended a series of meetings and lectures delivered by influential guest speakers and NGOs, visited the US State Department, UN Headquarters and Facebook Headquarters among other places. I had the opportunity to improve my knowledge, to gain self-determination , to extend my networking reach, to share my vision and plans with high caliber experts who believed in my potential to communicate my ideas, and my perseverance to chase my aspirations in order to achieve successful projects.
� Participated in the annual competition titled: The Best Amateur Journalist of the Year, which was organized by Gebran Tueini Foundation.
� Represented NDU in the writing and diction competitions at BAU and Antonine University.
Publications:
BA Thesis: Oueiss, E. (2017) CIVIL ADVOCACY AND DIGITAL MEDIA IN THE MENA REGION: CHALLENGES AND FUTURE PROSPECTS-Notre Dame University.
Articles on T------------ ------------/?s=%D8%A5%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A7+%D8%B9%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B3+
Blog Posts
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Expertise in Microsoft related software, Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Wordpress, Orora, Avid Interplay Assist, Avid inews.
Recommendation letters and Portfolio available upon request.
Portfolio available on: LinkedIn @evaoueiss
Eva Alfred Oueiss
Safra �Kesrouan (Lebanon)
Mobile # :( +961) 71 559292
Email: ------------
Skills in communication:
� ACT co-founder, and currently holding the position of Creative Director, Head of Communications & Protocol at ACT (a first-prize counter extremism winning initiative at the �Facebook Global Digital Challenge 2016�. ACT (Aspiration, Communication, and Transformation) was launched by the Media Studies Department Students at NDU in the context of their participation in the Peer-topeer competition organized by the U.S Department of State in collaboration with Facebook and Edventure Partners.
� Researched on many media related topics.
� Covered international seminars, symposiums and festivals such as: Media Studies Forum, MedLeb 2017 conference Hacking Extremism Online Symposium (held under the auspices of the U.S Embassy, and SMEX), Media Project (Digital Media and Civil Society in the MENA Conferences), and Free Connected Minds (May Chidiac Foundation), Jounieh International Festival, One Lebanon.
� Investigated media ethics, creative branding, and event management through workshops and seminars.
� Demonstrated public relations skills through planning and hosting events.
� Developed leadership skills through coordinating social, environmental and media related projects.
� Showed public speaking skills at the TEDx NDU (speaker) event and through participating in many panels.
� Designed reports and campaigns which improved creativity, team work, time management, and conflict resolutions skills.
� Languages: Fluency in Arabic, English, and French.
Italian: Advanced.
Experience with Journalism &Public Relations fields:
� Coordination of workshops: launching campaigns for refugee�s education, eco-friendly campaigns, and social awareness strategies among others.
� Media Consultant &General Secretary at Pastoral Work NDU: experience in recruiting members, persuading coworkers with innovative ideas, introducing social media platforms, covering events and publishing them at the NDU Spirit and on NDU social media platforms.
� News Editor at the International Advertising Agency: covering events and seminars in the advertising and marketing fields, translating news, presenting a report about Hate Speech during the Media Studies Forum 2015.
� Press Attache at Emile Chahine Foundation: Co organizing and Covering Seminars and Film Festivals.
Communication Arts Education:
B.A in Communication Arts with emphasis on Journalism and Electronic Media, Notre Dame University-Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon , Fully accredited by NECHE Valedictorian of the Faculty of Humanities (cum GPA 3.95/4) with Highest Distinction.
Dean�s Honor List since 2014.
Employment History:
2017-present:
� News Editor and Reporter at T------------
� Radio Host at Radio Lebanon http://www.ndu.edu.lb/news-and-events/news/livedynamic-radio-show-on-radio-liban
� Media Relations at Beirut Film Society, International Women Film Festival and NDUIFF, Girls for Change, SouthMEDWiA Beirut, Good morning the movie ,etc�
� Certified Trainer on Leadership, Communications, Public Speaking, Positive Peace, Journalism and Conflict-Mediations.
� Followed up and covered His Excellency MP Mr. Neemat Frem�s activities (pre-election, during the elections, and so far).
� Intern in newswriting at MTV Lebanon.
� Interviewed many international and local personalities, diplomats, artists and public figures.
March / April 2018:
� Trainer at the Positive Peace workshop in Tunis: Trained around 180 Libyan young leaders in collaboration with the Institute of Economics and Peace (IEP), UNICEF, Nicosia Initiative and the Italian government.
February 2018:
� Completed the peace journalism/conflict-sensitive reporting workshop and the Training of the Trainees that were organized by MAP Lebanon and DW Akademie.
Fall 2017:
� Intern in Newswriting at the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International (LBCI)
� Co-producer and Guests� Coordinator at Shabab Online, a talk show that is live streamed on Facebook.
Summer 2016:
� Intern as Researcher, Cataloguer and Creative Content Creator at Firehorse Arc, a media production company that was voted the second fastest growing company in Lebanon in 2010, in a Harvard Business School programme.
� Social Media Coordinator at SharksDCC and Overcome NGO
Spring 2016/Fall 2017:
� Debater in the Youth Arab Voices Debate Competition that was launched by the British Council and the Ann Lindh Foundation.
� 2014 till 2017: offering tutoring for refugees� students, freelancer, online news editor, and blogger at ------------/, publishing articles related to women empowerment, relational needs, effects of advertising on consumers� behavior, and tackling other cultural and artistic topics, co-editor at the �NDU Spirit� magazine and the �WE�, on campus student magazine.
� Intern at the Office of Communications at NDU: Providing coverage to NDU activities and on the digital platforms especially the official website.
� 2013: Coordinated many social and environmental projects in collaboration with the
German Embassy, and non-governmental organizations such as Smile Together, Anta Akhi, Baldati, World Lebanon Vision and Terre Liban �).
Awards and Certificates:
� Hold certificates from the Red Cross for fulfilling a first aid emergency training, from the German Embassy and the environmental club for investigating awareness strategies, from Smile Together for showing commitment to community service, a certificate of achievement from the UN and Avsi for taking part in many training workshops.
Competitions and Prizes:
� Presented ACT campaign in front of an international jury, and won the 1st place at the Facebook Global Digital Challenge in Fall 2016
� IVLP alumna. I participated in the International Visitor Leadership program that took place in Washington DC, New York City, and California from February 2 until February 16, 2017 where I actively attended a series of meetings and lectures delivered by influential guest speakers and NGOs, visited the US State Department, UN Headquarters and Facebook Headquarters among other places. I had the opportunity to improve my knowledge, to gain self-determination , to extend my networking reach, to share my vision and plans with high caliber experts who believed in my potential to communicate my ideas, and my perseverance to chase my aspirations in order to achieve successful projects.
� Participated in the annual competition titled: The Best Amateur Journalist of the Year, which was organized by Gebran Tueini Foundation.
� Represented NDU in the writing and diction competitions at BAU and Antonine University.
Publications:
BA Thesis: Oueiss, E. (2017) CIVIL ADVOCACY AND DIGITAL MEDIA IN THE MENA REGION: CHALLENGES AND FUTURE PROSPECTS-Notre Dame University.
Articles on T------------ ------------/?s=%D8%A5%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A7+%D8%B9%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B3+
Blog Posts
------------/
Expertise in Microsoft related software, Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Wordpress, Orora, Avid Interplay Assist, Avid inews.
Recommendation letters and Portfolio available upon request.
Portfolio available on: LinkedIn @evaoueiss