Sarah Essa

Sarah Essa is a seasoned freelance writer for The New Arab since December 2019. Prior experience includes roles as an Associate Producer/Executive Assistant at At Your Service Media from June 2022 to August 2024, and as a Business Immigration Coordinator at Fragomen from November 2019 to March 2023. Sarah also worked as an Executive Assistant/Associate Producer for the New Jersey Hall of Fame, where responsibilities included coordinating travel for event inductees and managing fundraising efforts. Other roles include freelance production assistant positions for shows on TBS and CBS, as well as extensive work with Comedy Central's The Daily Show, where tasks included logging and transcribing footage. Education includes a Bachelor of Arts from Rutgers University with a focus on Journalism & Media Studies and Middle Eastern Studies, and an Associate of Arts from Middlesex College.