Roy Yaacoub

Experience

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  LBCI

  Oct 2011 - Aug 2013

  Worked in both fields, direction and producing, assisted the Director/Executive Producer Peter Khoury on all related tasks, for a Comedy TV show, and New Year’s Eve Reality Television Special. Coordinated the daily tasks of the shooting of a celebrity-based talk show, inside and outside the studio, between guests, catering, location, cars, etc

  • Assistant Director / Assistant Executive Producer

    Oct 2010 - Aug 2013

  • Production Coordinator

    Oct 2011 - Nov 2011
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  MBC GROUP

  Nov 2011 - May 2012

  Field Producer

  Produced scenes for the second season of the first reality show in the Arab World for MBC4, managed and followed up on both production and content duties on the ground, from location hunting, food and transportation, scheduling, to content supervision.

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  W&P W Production

  Jun 2012 - Dec 2013

  Assistant Director / Assistant Producer

  Organized all daily production tasks, on numerous video clips to some of the most famous celebrities of the Arab World, and was involved in the creative process, from the storyboard to the execution during shooting and editing.

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  Imagic Group

  Nov 2013 - Jun 2015

  Content & Post Producer

  Organized and managed the daily activities of the post-production department, from editing, sound mixing, grading, to delivering the final episodes to the channels, for various TV shows, most notably the Arabic version of the International format “The X-Factor”, and Victorious.

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  Talpa

  Apr 2015 - Jan 2016

  Brand Integration Manager

  Managed and supervised brands/sponsors‘ relations to ensure satisfaction with all product placements and integrations on both shows.

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  MBC GROUP

  Feb 2016 - Aug 2021

  •Lead numerous high-production TV shows, with budgets ranging from 2 million to 7 million US dollars, such as “The Masked Singer”, digital series “Al Diva”, travel show “Wain al heen”, a live on-air gameshow “Everybody Play Now”, and other fashion and lifestyle TV magazine shows.• Achieved success on all projects, within budget constraints while ensuring the highest level of quality standards. For instance, Masked Singer was the number 1 TV show in the Arab World when it is aired, and “Everyone play now” was the number 1 game show while it was aired in Ramadan.• Developed and maintained scopes, timelines, and budgets, while assessing and managing risks.• Worked with interdisciplinary creative teams to translate creative concepts into clear sets of deliverables with proper staffing.• Followed up on all content and artistic ideation, to ensure TV channel and sponsors/client‘s satisfaction.• Owned project budget and tracking of all ongoing costs throughout project lifecycles.• Negotiated deals with external suppliers.• Partnered with marketing and digital marketing teams to ensure successful global campaign.• Managed talents, from negotiation, brief, contract, and shooting, including A-list celebrities from the Arab World.• Maintained high levels of team effectiveness through trust and communication, while using proper problem-solving skills, to handle any conflict. Show less

  • Executive Producer | Project Manager

    Feb 2016 - Aug 2021

  • Post Producer

    Feb 2016 - Jan 2017
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  Netenders

  Apr 2022 - Nov 2022

  Digital Marketing Specialist

  Developed marketing strategies and content for different B2B and B2C fashion brands, for social media platforms (Insta, Fb, Tiktok) and collaborated with Influencers.

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  Differentproductions

  Apr 2023 - Feb 2025

  Creative Producer

  Researching current media and content trends and developing new content ideas for various linear and nonlinear channels, following the client’s brief and expectations, investigating and defining the preliminary talents and crew needed, in addition to defining production budgets.

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  GBSB Global Business School

  Oct 2023 - now

  Lecturer

  Teaching MA students in Fashion and Luxury Business Management in the subjects of "Fashion and Luxury Marketing” and "Strategic Fashion and Luxury Branding”.

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  Amazon Imaging Services

  Dec 2023 - Dec 2023

  Creative Producer

  Booking and managing talent/model and staff (photographers, videographers, stylists, etc) for standard productions in line with budget and timeline, in addition to overseeing contracts and payments working closely with legal and procurement teams.

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  MBC GROUP

  Apr 2024 - Apr 2024

  Producer | Project Manager

  Producing a special coverage of the National Saudi Pavilion at the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia for the Saudi National Cultural TV Channel Al Thaqafiya.

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  Beautiful Destinations

  Nov 2024 - Nov 2024

  Production Manager

  Fulfilled all Production management duties on the shooting of the Brand Campaign of Red Sea Project Global.

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  Beautiful Destinations

  Feb 2025 - Feb 2025

  Production Manager

  Fulfilled all Production management duties on the shooting of the "Always On" digital campaign of Red Sea Project Global.