Media · Freedom House+60% citations
Earned-media strategy
Press releases, statements & talking points for human rights research; secured op-ed placements in top-tier outlets.
PressOp-edsMessaging
A mosaic of the work
Every piece ties a skill to a real outcome. Filter by craft and follow the through-line from what I made to the impact it had.
+60%media citations
$30Kraised in 6 months
+80%engagement
+70%applications
200+event attendees
Comms · ICRD+80% engagement
Multi-channel campaign strategy
Rebuilt a cross-pillar communications strategy and brand voice that lifted audience engagement.
StrategySocialBrand voice
PR · ExecutiveTop-tier outlets
Executive messaging
Speeches, memos & bylined placements drafted for executive leadership.
SpeechwritingPR
Substack · Maryam’s MosaicOngoing
Maryam’s Mosaic newsletter
My ongoing newsletter on peace, memory & justice — accessible, never gatekept.
EssaysNewsletter
View project Blog · ICRD2024
Building Bridges, Not Battlefields
Celebrating non-violence and interfaith peacebuilding with ICRD.
BlogPeacebuilding
Feature · Freedom House2023
Storytelling & Resistance
Interviewed producer Nina Jacobson on The Hunger Games as a story of resistance.
InterviewFeature
Feature · Freedom House2023
Not Even Prison Can Silence Cuba’s Artists
On artistic freedom and political imprisonment in Cuba.
FeatureHuman rights
ArcGIS StoryMapInteractive map
Comparative genocide analysis
An interactive, map-driven comparative study reading atrocity as a process, not a moment.
ArcGISMapsResearch
View project Flourish · ReportingQuarterly
Engagement & board dashboards
Audience-engagement tracking and quarterly data insights for board meetings.
FlourishAnalytics
Research · GMAP InstituteRisk modeling
Early-warning indicators
Coding qualitative & quantitative risk patterns from case studies to anticipate atrocity.
CodingResearch
Brand · ICRDFull rebrand
The ICRD rebrand
A full visual-identity refresh — logo, templates, copy & an executive-messaging system.
IdentityTemplates
Graphics · frank Fellowship+70% applications
Recruitment & social graphics
Design systems and social-media graphics that drove a jump in applications.
GraphicsSocial
Podcast · Stevens Initiative10 students
Qisasna podcast
Facilitated a 10-student U.S.×Yemen cohort producing a collaborative podcast across cultures.
PodcastFacilitation
Video · Premiere ProMulti-channel
Video & voiceover
Short- & long-form multi-channel video — editing, transcription & voiceover.
PremiereEditingVO
Events · ICRD200+ attendees
International convenings
Produced domestic & international events fostering dialogue among diverse stakeholders.
ProductionLogistics
Events · Freedom HouseEnd-to-end
Report-release events
Run-of-show, vendor coordination & post-event analysis, end to end.
EventsCoordination