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Chirine El MessiriCE

Chirine El Messiri

Cultural Programmer

€800/day
Paris, FR
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Chirine

Cultural programmer specializing in international and artistic cooperation, knowledge sharing, and intercultural dialogue. For nearly 10 years, I have been involved in missions combining cultural project management, knowledge democratization, and diplomacy with several internationally renowned institutions.

With a degree from Sciences Po, I have worked in major cultural institutions in France and abroad, developing extensive experience in cultural management and programming, communication and strategy, as well as event coordination.
I notably served as interim Director of Communication, Marketing, and Public Relations for Citéco – Cité de l’économie; was responsible for encounters, debates, and the Araborama collection at the Arab World Institute; and worked as a cultural project manager at the French Institute of the United Arab Emirates in a rich diplomatic context (inauguration of the Louvre Abu Dhabi, creation of ALIPH).

As an independent consultant, I have worked on numerous international projects and events, including Kwibuka 30 in Rwanda, the Noor Riyadh 2023 festival in Saudi Arabia, and LEILA – Promoting Arabic Literature in European Languages across Europe. I also co-founded Agence Karkadé, an association dedicated to promoting cultural and intellectual diversity, which supports institutions such as the French Institute, the Musée de l'Homme, and the Aix-Marseille-Provence metropolis.

I teach international cultural project management at ISIT Paris Panthéon-Assas, a subject I also taught for five years at the Sorbonne-Nouvelle University.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • Arabic

    Fluent

  • Spanish

    Conversational

  • Italian

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Unless Agency
    Strategy and Communications Director
    CULTURE
    January 2024 - April 2024 (3 months)
    Kigali, Rwanda
    As part of the 30th commemoration of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, Kwibuka 30:
    - Support and implementation of the content and narrative strategy for ceremonies and other activations
    - Development of content and documentation around the commemorations
    - Recommendations on event flow
    - Consulting on press relations, public relations, and communication strategy
    Relations publiques Diplomatie Gestion de projet Stratégie de communication Evénementiel programmation artistique
  • HAVAS PARIS
    Editorial and Print Asset Manager, Noor Riyadh Festival
    CULTURE
    July 2023 - April 2024 (10 months)
    Riyad, Saudi Arabia
    For the Noor Riyadh 2023 contemporary art festival:
    - Creation and coordination of the editorial strategy for the festival's written content (catalog, coffee table book, labels, and social media)
    - Supervision of a team of English-Arabic translators and editors
    - Project monitoring
    - Inter-team coordination
    coopération internationale Management d'équipe Gestion de projet Edition Arabe Anglais Conseil stratégique
  • IREMMO
    Consultant on the LEILA Project - Promoting Arabic Literature in Europe
    September 2022 - Today (3 years and 9 months)
    Support in the implementation of the LEILA project - Promoting Arabic Literature in Europe. LEILA is a European cooperation project aimed at promoting the translation and circulation of contemporary Arabic literature in Europe. Funded in particular by the Creative Europe program, this editorial cooperation project is led by a consortium of partner institutions: iReMMO (France), ATLAS (France), Bozar / Mahmoud Darwish Chair (Belgium), and the Tunisian Federation of Publishers (Tunisia).

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Education

  • Master, Affaires Publiques, filière Culture
    Sciences Po
    2016
    Master, Affaires Publiques, filière Culture
  • Certificat de Niveau en Arabe, Langue et littérature arabe
    Institut Français du Proche-Orient, Beyrouth, Liban
    2013
    Certificat de Niveau en Arabe, Langue et littérature arabe

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