
Wissam Rabea Abdelqawey
Senior Public Relations at Glamera
Nasr City, Cairo, EgyptWork 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
Education
Vocational in Public Relations
American University in Cairo (AUC)Jan 2019 - Jan 2019 - 0 Month
Bachelor's Degree in Journalism
Menoufia UniversityJan 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
Languages
Arabic
FluentEnglish
Advanced