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Eva Alfred Oueiss

Safra –Kesrouan

           Mobile #:71-559292

Email: [email protected]

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-to-peer 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 and symposiums such as: Media Studies Forum, 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). 
• 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 event and through participating in many panels. 
• Designed reports and campaigns which improved creativity, team work, time management, and conflict resolutions skills. 

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 , with Highest Distinction. 

Dean’s Honor List since 2014.

Employment History:

• Co-producer and Guests’ Coordinator at Shabab Online, a talk show that is live streamed on Facebook. 
• 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. 
• IVLP alumna. I participated in the latest International Visitor Leadership program that took place in Washington, 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. 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. 
• Intern in Newswriting and Reporting at the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International (LBCI)
• Cohost at Radio Lebanon http://www.ndu.edu.lb/news-and-events/news/live-dynamic-radio-show-on-radio-liban
• Debater in the Youth Arab Voices Debate Competition that was launched by the British Council and the Ann Lindh Foundation. 
• 2014 till present: offering tutoring for refugees’ students, freelancer, online news editor,  and blogger at https://evaoueiss.wordpress.com/, 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 …).
• 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. 
• 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.

Portfolio available on: LinkedIn @evaoueiss