Maher El Khechen

Available to hire

Skills

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Language

Arabic
Fluent
English
Fluent
French
Beginner
German
Beginner

Work Experience

Journalist at Awan Media
December 1, 2024 - December 1, 2024
Data journalism, Media monitoring, Reports writing.
Data Collector and Research at Center for Lebanese Studies
July 1, 2024 - July 1, 2024
Collecting and entering data on all types of movements in 80s Lebanon.
Co-curator at Völkerkundemuseum Heidelberg
February 1, 2024 - February 1, 2024
Co-curator of ‘Reflections of the Archive’ photo exhibition.
Translator at Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
January 31, 2022 - January 31, 2022
Translation of research and policy papers on Lebanon.
Translator at Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
January 31, 2024 - January 31, 2024
Translation of research and policy papers on Lebanon.
Communication Officer at ZouKak Theatre Company
December 1, 2022 - December 1, 2022
Sidewalks Theatre festival 2022: social media management, communication planning, media relations.
Researcher at Al Jadeed TV (New TV)
June 1, 2022 - June 1, 2022
Research in the investigative department on Lebanese Parliament work (session of 2018-2022).
Filming and Advocacy Trainer at UNRWA
December 1, 2021 - December 1, 2021
Filming and Advocacy Trainer; Conducting workshops for Palestinian Women on making Films on Gender-Based Violence.
Video and Puppetry Trainer at USAID
March 31, 2017 - March 31, 2017
Teaching puppetry making and videography to Syrian refugee students in the Bekaa region.
Media and Communications Officer at Bidayyat for Audio Visual Arts
May 31, 2019 - May 31, 2019
Managing website & social media, media relations, managing a cinema club, news writing.
Arabic Editor and Freelance Translator at American University of Beirut
March 31, 2018 - March 31, 2018
Translating AUB related documents and researches, and editing Arabic brochures and articles.
Arabic Instructor at American University of Beirut
August 31, 2019 - August 31, 2019
Intermediate and Advanced Arabic instructor at the Center for American and Middle Eastern Studies.
Journalist, Videographer and Editor at Legal Agenda
May 31, 2021 - May 31, 2021
Coverage of legal, social and economic issues, juridical trials, and parliament sessions. Photo and video coverage of the Lebanese Uprising.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Media and Communications & Minor in Arabic Literature and Language at American University of Beirut
September 1, 2013 - December 1, 2016
Master of Arts in Transcultural Studies (Visual Media and Material Culture) at Heidelberg University
October 1, 2022 - September 1, 2024

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Non-Profit Organization, Other

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