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Ahmed Arafa

Class Teacher

Smouha, Alexandria, Egypt

Work Experience

  • Class TeacherFull Time

    GEMS Academy Alexandria

    Aug 2017 - Aug 2018 -1 yr

    Egypt , Alexandria

    • Job Details:Planning and delivering English, Maths, and Science lessons to Year 1 students. (Age: 5-6)
  • ESL TeacherFull Time

    Riada International School

    Nov 2016 - Aug 2017 -9 months

    Egypt , Alexandria

    • Job Details:Planning and delivering English lessons to students in Years 7-9 (Age: 11-15)
  • Copy Editor/Desk EditorFull Time

    Asharq Al-Awsat

    Dec 2013 - Mar 2016 -2 yrs, 3 months

    United Kingdom

    • Job Details:Working for the English department of one of the Arab world’s leading publications. Initially hired as a Copy Editor/Desk Editor, I eventually covered the entire editorial cycle: translation, editing articles for an English-speaking audience, copy editing, and publishing articles to our website, as well as social media management. During this role I also helped produce a style guide and spelling lists for colleagues.
  • Business/Technology EditorFull Time

    newspaper

    Jan 2013 - Nov 2013 -10 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:Spearheaded local and international coverage of business and technology sectors by leading a four-member team of reporters. Worked with graphic designers using Adobe InDesign to lay out section pages.
  • Education

    • BA in Philosophy

      University of London

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2008 - 4 yr

    Skills

    • Writing/Editing
    • EFL
    • English Translation
    • WordPress
    • Adobe Indesign
    • Microsoft Word

    Languages

    • English

      Fluent
    • Arabic

      Intermediate

    Training & Certifications

    • Trinity College London Cert. TESOL

      Trinity College London·2011
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