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Wissam Rabea Abdelqawey

Senior Public Relations at Glamera

Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt

Work Experience

  • Senior Public RelationsFull Time

    Glamera

    Dec 2019 - Present -5 yrs, 6 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:Handle top leading accounts. • Managing events and brand's promotion. • Building a great connection. • Coordinating all public relations activities. • Developing a marketing communications plan including strategy, goals, budget, and tactics. • Developing a media relations strategy, seeking high-level placements in print, broadcast and online media. • Direct social media team to engage audiences across traditional and new media. • Leverage existing media relationships and cultivate new contacts within business and industry media. Manage media inquiries and interview requests. • Create content for press releases, byline articles, and keynote presentations. • Evaluate opportunities for partnerships, sponsorship, and advertising on an on-going basis. • Build relationships with thought leaders to grow industry awareness. • Maintain a keen understanding of industry trends affecting clients and make appropriate recommendations regarding communication strategy surrounding them.
  • Media Relations SpecialistFull Time

    Mount PR

    Jun 2018 - Dec 2018 -6 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:Keep track of media contacts data - Maintain /build new contact as per the target sector - Distribute and monitor press releases to the media - Day-to-day press follow-up - Send out communication for coverage - Plan, run and follow up interviews - Prepare & handle media relations during events (conferences, roundtables, etc) - Respond to media requests - Respond to client media requests - Keep track of media data – frequency, circulation, language, etc - Keep abreast of new trends in media and new media outlets - Keep abreast of new editorial opportunities - Coordinate with account executives
  • Media Relations ExecutiveFull Time

    Meacoms

    Jun 2017 - Jun 2018 -1 yr

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:Keep track of media contacts data - Maintain /build new contact as per the target sector - Distribute and monitor press releases to the media - Day-to-day press follow-up - Send out communication for coverage - Plan, run and follow up interviews - Prepare & handle media relations during events (conferences, roundtables, etc) - Respond to media requests - Respond to client media requests - Keep track of media data – frequency, circulation, language, etc - Keep abreast of new trends in media and new media outlets - Keep abreast of new editorial opportunities - Keep abreast of new sponsorship opportunities - Track comparative advertising value (occasionally) - Advise on media strategy for specific accounts - Coordinate with account executives
  • Content Team LeaderFull Time

    Jigme

    Dec 2016 - Jun 2017 -6 months

    • Education

      • Vocational in Public Relations

        American University in Cairo (AUC)

        Jan 2019 - Jan 2019 - 0 Month

      • Bachelor's Degree in Journalism

        Menoufia University

        Jan 2013 

      Achievements

      Achievements : B2B deals with top e-commerce companies like Jumia Egypt, and AloeEva. - Cooperation deals with other mobile applications like Waffarha and Hayah.- Corporate deals like : Wasla and Teleperformance - Crisis management during lockdown. - Influencers campaign with no budget MEDIA RELATIONS SPECIALIST - Toyota media relations, media monitoring and part of the crisis management team. - Fine Baby media relations and account executive. - Sanmar media relation - Shell Egypt media relations and account executive. - Managing Xiaomi launching event in Egypt

      Skills

      • Arabic Language
      • Business English
      • Public Relations (PR)
      • Pr Management
      • Technology industry
      • Editing
      • Public Relations
      • Media Relations
      • Publishing
      • Press Releases
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      Languages

      • Arabic

        Fluent
      • English

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