Omran Salman
OMRAN A SALMAN HASAN
omransalman1111@gmail.com | omransalman.com | 202-255-4409
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
A producer and on-air commentator with 20+ years of experience in TV, radio, and internet broadcasting. Deep expertise in international affairs including specialized knowledge of the Arab Gulf, Middle East, and North Africa. Organized, resourceful, and self-motivated with a proven history of monitoring the media landscape and selecting timely news material from all available sources while effectively managing multiple projects independently. Excellent interpersonal skills including working on cross-functional teams, mentoring teams, and communicating effectively with people from a wide variety of cultures and backgrounds. Native Arabic and superior proficiency in English (ILR scale).
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
News Reporting | Writing | Long-Form & Short-Form Content Production | Digital Content | Content Editing | Scriptwriting | Editorial Direction | Arabic/English Translations | Video Production | Video Editing | Social Media | MemoQ | Trados
WORK EXPERIENCE
MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS (MBN) ALHURRA TV – SPRINGFIELD, VA
TV Commentator 10/2018 – Present
▪ Provide on-air analysis and commentary on current affairs, remaining up-to-date on current events, trends and political issues at local, national, and international levels.
▪ Deliver in-depth political analyses during American election season to Pan-Arab TV news channels including Alhurra, Asharq, Russia Today, Cairo News and others.
Columnist 10/2018 – Present
▪ Create content in Arabic for alhurra.com weekly, focusing on political and religious reform in the Middle East.
▪ Publish a column each week on alhurra.com with approximately 50,000 weekly readers; promote and draw traffic to website using social media including Facebook and Twitter.
▪ Recent articles include “Hamas can be defeated and this is why!” “Biden’s Aging and the Democrats’ Dilemma,” “The Myth of the Scientific Miracle of the Qur’an,” “Why does democracy not grow in the Arab soil?” and “The Brotherhood Axis and the Dream of Controlling the Region.”
Television News Producer 4/2009 – 9/2018
▪ Researched national and international news pertinent to the public, studied demographics and marketing to determine ideal target audience for the broadcast and planned segments, interviews, and stories to appeal to them.
▪ Collaborated with broadcasters to develop stories and determine order of news presentation; scheduled guests, authored scripts, and helped with preparation for clips and photographs being shown.
▪ Assisted on-location broadcasters with plans for live broadcast such as determining locations and clips to show.
▪ Worked with other producers to maintain continuity among broadcast times.
MIDDLE EAST LANGUAGE AND CULTURE CONSULTANCY – ALEXANDRIA, VA
Translator/Editor/Proofreader 10/2018 – Present
▪ Translate between English and Arabic (legal and commercial documentation, books, newspapers, and magazines) and edit Arabic documents for clients in the US, UK, and Middle East.
▪ Recent projects include translating three USDA Documents from English to Arabic, COOL Consumer Factsheet, COOL Retailer Fact Sheet, and COOL Supplier Fact Sheet (7/2023); and translating three Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Manuals from English to Arabic (2021).
BERLITZ CULTURAL CONSULTING – WASHINGTON, D.C.
Language and Cultural Consultant 3/2015 – 2020
▪ Developed a program on Middle East/North African culture including religion, tribal politics, gender issues, education, human rights, and obstacles to democracy development.
▪ Designed and conducted negotiation simulations involving language, culture, gender, and tribal issues.
MIDDLE EAST MEDIA AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE – WASHINGTON, D.C.
Founder and Director, Arab Reform Project AAFAQ (HORIZONS) 6/2006 – 3/2009
▪ Spearheaded the creation and management of AAFAQ website including project management, content development, budgeting and financial strategy, staff recruitment and retention, public relations, and cultivating relationships with reformists and pro-democracy activists in the Middle East.
MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NETWORKS (MBN) – WASHINGTON, D.C.
International Broadcasting Journalist 2003 – 2006
▪ Created Radio Sawa Magazine, a daily 20-minute news program Middle east featuring current affairs as well as political, economic, sports, and entertainment news.
FOUNDATION FOR THE DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACIES – WASHINGTON, D.C.
Senior Editor of Iraq Democracy Papers 2004 – 2005
▪ Supervised a team of editors researching, proposing, and editing the 6-part series of Iraq Democracy papers covering the key ideas and pillars of liberal democracy from different areas and cultures (Arabic, Islamic, Western and Asian).
AL-JAZEERA CHANNEL – DOHA, QATAR
Co-Founder & Assistant Managing Editor – Aljazeera.net 2000 – 2003
▪ Planned, directed, and coordinated production of daily broadcast programming for publishing on website in Arabic.
▪ Edited, wrote, and rewrote news reports for use on the internet; edited for accuracy, balance, and style.
EDUCATION
Certificate in Translation Industry Essentials New York University School of Professional Studies, New York, NY 2021
Diploma in Translation (English/Arabic/English) Bahrain University, Manama, Bahrain
PUBLICATIONS
“From Religion to Spirituality – A journey into the Creator, Created and Creation”
Dar Al-Khayal for printing and publishing – Beirut, Lebanon/2020
ASSOCIATIONS
American Translators Association
Proz.com
International Union of Languages and Translation
Translators without borders
ACTFL
National Language Service Corps (NLSC)