Hesham Shawish

About

Specialisms: * An experienced digital journalist and producer in BBC programming - News and Current Affairs. * Fluency in Arabic, English and French and a professional working capacity in all three, alongside an excellent level of Spanish and Hebrew. * Specialist knowledge and interest in Middle East & North Africa, Latin America and West Africa. * Creative radio and TV programming, short and long crafted features and investigative researching, copy editing. * Live radio and TV studio production, working to tight deadlines in a busy newsroom. * Field production and reporting skills, focusing on news stories and events relating to geo-politics, international relations, conflict, energy, oil and gas, economic and financial stories as well as environmental stories. * Journalism experience in Middle East and the UK. * Translation and Subtitling for films and documentaries, voiceovers.Experience/Skills * Recording on location, audio editing on VCS and video editing on Final Cut Pro and Jupiter. Shoot-edit & post-production. * Identifying and pitching imaginative items, angles and ideas. * Produced and researched for a range of flagship BBC Radio & TV programmes including HARDTalk, The Travel Show, Global Questions, World Have Your Say and Newshour for English output, Le Matin for BBC Afrique, and The Scene, BBCXtra, Talking Point for BBC Arabic. * Originating, pitching ideas and producing episodes for acclaimed BBC World Service programmes. * Extensive experience in high profile guest booking and handling of talent with all related logistics. * Extensive experience of World Service Arabic TV, Radio and Online. * Extensive experience of Newsgathering operations in Video Intake and News Traffic (Audio), as well as deployments and Mobile Journalism & Innovation (MJI) & Location Facilities. * Devising and delivering live and pre-recorded programmes, features, interviews, packages and discussions. * Talent management - briefing presenters and guests for live and pre-recorded programmes as well as managing logistics such as camera crews, booking venues, all deployment demands.