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Mohamed A. — Senior Content and Operations Manager from United Arab Emirates

Mohamed A.

Senior Content and Operations Manager

United Arab Emirates 3-6 years
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Mohamed A. is a seasoned Senior Content & Operations Manager with a broad range of expertise across OTT, FAST, and Pay TV platforms, driving content strategy and lifecycle management across the MENA region. At Viu Middle East, he led the development of end-to-end content strategies, involving robust content acquisition and licensing approaches that enhanced regional operations. Mohamed excels in metadata governance, localization, and QC compliance, ensuring timely content delivery that meets high-quality standards. His role demands strong commercial skills in vendor management and contract negotiation, facilitating partnerships with more than sixty global producers and distributors. Additionally, he is proficient in data-driven leadership, utilizing tools like Tableau and CRM analytics to optimize campaign performance and audience growth in dynamic environments. With a Bachelor of Commerce from Alexandria University, Mohamed's career is marked by his ability to integrate production operations with strategic planning, ensuring seamless cross-functional collaboration in fast-paced settings across the UAE, Egypt, Jordan, and the KSA markets.

Experience

  • Senior Content & Operations Manager

    Viu Middle East (PCCW Media Co.) · 2021 — 2026
    Led the content strategy for OTT and FAST platforms targeting MENA markets. Coordinated release planning by collaborating with marketing, social media, and programming teams. Planned content launches to align promotional assets and messaging with regional markets. Monitored social media performance and coordinated campaign timing. Analyzed social media insights to support audience engagement and campaign planning. Utilized Tableau dashboards to track content performance and report on campaign effectiveness. Drove regional content acquisition partnerships with global producers and distributors. Managed a vendor portfolio of over sixty partners involved in active productions, overseeing contract negotiations and budget monitoring. Directed multi-market productions across UAE, Egypt, Jordan, and KSA while ensuring compliance with quality standards. Coordinated the project lifecycle from contract kickoff through final delivery while aligning production schedules with campaign priorities. Facilitated workshops on creative content production and engagement strategies. Introduced workflows using Airtable and Jira to improve cross-team coordination efficiency, and implemented operational reporting tools for enhanced pipeline transparency.
  • Production Manager

    Viu Middle East (PCCW Media Co.) · 2017 — 2020
    Coordinated the delivery of original and licensed productions across MENA region platforms. Oversaw the full production lifecycle ensuring effective collaboration among all operational stakeholders. Acted as the primary coordination point between production teams, vendors, and internal departments. Monitored QC compliance and ingestion workflows, guaranteeing platform readiness for deliveries. Verified accuracy of metadata and supervised localization coordination for incoming platform content. Managed content acquisition processes, including facilitating partner communication and coordinating contract discussions. Maintained stakeholder relationships to support regional production operations across Viu Middle East. Organized cross-team coordination to enhance reliability in delivery across creative and technical production units.
  • Content Operations Supervisor

    Selevision Company · 2016 — 2017
    Supervised content licensing operations across four MENA Pay TV channels, managing compliance for over 300 titles. Administered the negotiation of content licensing agreements with studios in ten countries. Ensured timely delivery of promotional campaign assets to marketing, creative, and social teams, while resolving ingestion bottlenecks through collaboration with engineering teams. Maintained production contracts and vendor documentation effectively using Oracle and SharePoint, ensuring compliance and proper budget alignment throughout production phases. Provided weekly performance updates to senior management and flagged risks proactively.
  • Production Operations Executive

    MBC Group · 2013 — 2016
    Oversaw large-scale Arabic drama productions across UAE, Egypt, Jordan, and Turkey, coordinating over twenty concurrent productions with associated promotional rollouts. Ensured that campaign materials were approved, localized, and delivered across the MBC network. Managed the distribution of promotional and marketing assets to PR, marketing, and broadcast departments. Maintained accurate record-keeping and compliance throughout production phases, tracking milestones via Excel, SharePoint, and Microsoft Project.

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Education

  • Bachelor of Commerce in English (Accounting Major)
    Alexandria University · 2011 — Present