Sahar Khan Dubai, UAE

050-8369006

sahar.khan90@hotmail.com

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Birthday, 19 September 1990 Nationality, Pakistani Marital Status, Single Languages, English, Urdu, Written French and Written Arabic UAE Driver’s License EXPERIENCE

Masala! Magazine - ITP Publishing, Dubai —Freelancer September 2016 - PRESENT

-Write and edit articles and interviews for the magazine.

-Gather content for celebrity, fashion, beauty and lifestyle features in the magazine and on the website.

-Write and publish posts for social media (Instagram and Twitter) and keep the social media pages up-to-date with the latest content

at all times.

-Write and edit celebrity news, fashion, beauty and lifestyle articles for the online website WWW.MASALA.COM with a focus on

celebrity news and fashion pieces.

-Style fashion photoshoots (clothes, accessories, hair and makeup styling)

-Aid in major planning, event organising and social media coverage for Masala! Awards 2016.

ELLE Arab World Magazine, Dubai — Beauty/ Junior Editor and Social Media Manager May 2013 - March 2014

-Write and edit articles and provide content for all the pages in the Beauty section including conducting interviews and covering

new and popular beauty products. Interviews of prominent figures such as, Cecile Cassel (French actress, singer), Olivier

Echaudemaison (Guerlain Creative Director), Gianvito Rossi (Shoe designer), Marie Helene Lair (CHANEL’s Director of

Scientific Communication) and Yosh Han (YOSH fragrances).

-All articles for the ELLE Debate section, with topics such as feminism, divorce, acceptable attire, women’s abuse - all in terms of

the Middle Eastern culture.

-Write and provide up-to-date content for some Culture sections such as Music, Books, Calendar, Movies and Art.

-Creator of the ELLEArabia Instagram page and in charge of all the rest of the social media platforms including Facebook and

some website content for ELLEARABIA.COM.

-Part of the team that introduced UAE’s first ever ELLE Style Awards and ELLE International Conference (2013) - host to the most

prominent ELLE CEOs and associates from around the world.

ELLE Arab World Magazine, Dubai — Beauty/ Culture Intern November 2012 - April 2013

-Write and provide content for ELLE Culture section including music, movies, Art and books and Beauty.

-Organise media packs and new release packages.

-Provide and organise all content for facebook.

Jumbo Electronics, GITEX Shopper, Dubai — Sales Person September 2012 - October 2012

Selling Laptops for SONY VAIO.

Al Salam Private School, Dubai — Kindergarten Assistant Teacher October 2008 - December 2009 and September 2011 - June 2012

-KG 1 substitute class teacher for 2 months.

-Working individually with the children who required extra attention in KG 1 and KG 2.

-Photo shoots for school events.

-Artwork for school plays and events.

Face to Face Advertising, Dubai — Intern May 2009

Worked on an Advertising Campaign for Emirates Dubai.

Al Noor School for special needs kids, Dubai — Volunteer September 2008

Summer Camp for Special Needs children.

Hiba Family Magazine, Karachi — Intern March 2010

EDUCATION

Middlesex University, Dubai — Journalism October 2013 - May 2015

American University of Sharjah, Sharjah — Journalism June 2010 - January 2011

The School of Research Science, Dubai — Up till AS Level September 2002 - June 2008

The International School of Choueifat, Dubai — Up till Grade 6

TRAINING COURSES AND WORKSHOPS

Timelenders, Dubai — Strategic Negotiation Skills Workshop March 2010

Timelenders, Dubai — Strategic Time Management Workshop March 2010

Timelenders, Dubai — Strategic Visions Workshop February 2010

Alliance Francaise in Dubai, Dubai — French Language (Spoken and Written) Courses 2003 - 2006

Central Institute for Arts and Crafts, Karachi — Oil Painting August 2004 - September 2004

Timelenders, Dubai — Strategic Time Management Workshop for Teenagers June 2004

PERSONAL SKILLS

Highly organised, diligent and detail oriented.

Remarkably quick learner.

Exceptional oral and written communication skills, and a particular talent for editing (in English in terms of formation, grammar,

vocabulary, punctuation etc.).

Highly refined interpersonal skills.

Fairly skilful in the Arts - painting, sketching and photography.

A forever rising interest in fashion and beauty - fairly creative and knowledgeable in both fields.

Able to be creative, innovative and to improvise when required.

Adaptable to challenging, work-driven environments.

Proficient in handling technology.

Adept at handling social media and gaining popularity on individual platforms (Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter and Tumblr).

Able to maintain excellent relations with children.

Extremely active and sports-oriented (particularly interested in dance, ballet and professional Figure Skating).