About The Author Intisar Seraaj
Intisar Seraaj is a trained journalist and multimedia storyteller. She got her start as a journalist in 2010 and 2011 when she started writing for the student-run newspapers at Hampton University and Georgia State University. However, long before then, she enjoyed writing. She wrote short stories and poetry throughout her childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood.
During her career, she’s worked with various businesses, including major news organizations, magazines, newspapers, human services organizations, and other entities. Seraaj has produced audio stories, videos for social media, broadcast news stories, documentaries, interviews, radio ads, commercials and more. She’s designed flyers, newsletters, surveys, business cards and more. Not only is she a savvy writer, graphic designer, and audiovisual producer, she is also a skilled copy editor, natural photographer, and audiovisual editor.
After a decade in corporate business and customer service, she’s offering her services to the public. See the full list of current services offered by Seraaj here: https://medium.com/storytelling-by-seraaj/storytelling-services-formats-by-storytelling-by-seraaj-110d6f1ef74e.
Some Professional Accomplishments
- began, produced, edited, wrote for, and conducted interviews for a company’s first podcast
- began, produced, edited, wrote for, filmed, and conducted interviews for a company’s YouTube channel
- designed and launched 3 original websites
- created a digital guidebook for a company’s communications department
- assisted in launching and designing products for a company’s gift shop
Educational Background & Other Accomplishments
- B.A. in Print Journalism from Georgia State University with a minor in Film & Video (Aug. 2013)
- M.S. in Journalism from The University of Southern California, with a concentration in digital journalism and a thesis on American Muslim fashion (May 2017)
- H.S. Diploma from Booker T. Washington Magnet High School in Montgomery, AL
- Specialized in theatre arts and graduated 14th in the class (2010) in high school
- a part of the honor societies in high school and college
- graduated magna cum laude from undergraduate and graduate schools with a 3.7 GPA from both institutions
- took a documentary course at USC (LA, CA) taught by documentarian Daniel Birman
- completed a spring break storytelling program with NPR’s Next Gen Radio
- officially founded Storytelling By Seraaj, LLC. in October 2021
- interned for and published by CNN Atlanta, Best Self Atlanta Magazine, and Mississippi Today
- awarded 3rd place on all platforms by the Los Angeles Press Club in 2017 for a dentistry article for USC’s student digital news publication Annenberg Media
- earned the #1 social media performance spot for a few CNN articles
- hosted USC’s Annenberg Radio News show from Fall 2016– Spring 2017
More About Intisar Seraaj
- the meaning of Intisar: “victory with the help of God”
- the meaning of Seraaj: “a source of shining light;” “a lamp”
- theatrically trained by Tonea Stewart, PhD. at Alabama State University’s T.A.P.S. and 3T performing arts summer camps
- trained in Quranic Arabic reading and recitation by Hajjah Aafifah Muheibi
- avid international and domestic traveler (Belize, Germany, Morocco, Kuwait, Belgium, France, England, Jamaica, Switzerland, etc.)
- enjoys nature, hot tea, dancing, swimming, volleyball, modeling, cooking, and more
