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Career Objective:
Experienced editor and reporting professional with strong background in journalism. Adept at doing extensive research and sound knowledge of news generation and presentation. Ability to keep the reader/viewer engaged by using strong content, and excellent conversational skills.
Summary of Skills:
- Adept at covering live events by writing factual, balanced stories, and submitting article within set deadlines
- Expertise in creating effective content to captivate audience, and boost ratings for the company
- Capable of devising strategies to increase digital audience for the state coverage news, and boosting TRP’s for the show
- Hands-on experience in editing and reporting trending news in the local editorials, newspapers, or magazines
- In-depth information on writing different styles of effective literature that sells using appropriate technology
- Proficient in using Microsoft Office Suite, and good presentation skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Work Experience:
Bureau Chief
Hikari Productions, Boston, MA
January 2017 – Present
- Working closely with directors, and editorial team to plan schedules, and develop outstanding content for print as well as digital media
- Managing company’s social media pages, and updating about exclusive media shows like guest interviews through Twitter
- Writing compelling headlines, attractive captions, and other accompanying texts to ensure the shows have maximum impact and viewership
- Analyzing current trends, and identifying unique topics to present in the show ranging from rapid news, investigative journalism, and long form narrative stories thus increasing company revenue by $34M in 6 months
- Finalizing the budget for reporting staff to conduct live shows in distant places, and overseeing team performance to prepare quarterly appraisal reports
- Performing editing duties, and investigating news before airing the final reports
Assistant Editor
Tribune Media Publications Pvt. Ltd., Boston, MA
September 2014 – December 2016
- Handed over peer reviewed topics, and supporting material to the production team to ensure on schedule publication of the articles in reputed magazines
- Coordinated publication of content across the newsroom to make sure the workflow is highly efficient, and avoided delay in the processes by 65%
- Initiated the use of Google spreadsheet for frequently updating project files, records, and maintained track of progress reports
- Assisted with the editorial workload by doing pre-production, and post-production duties for animated series under the supervision of chief editor
- Helped copy desk for template materials by providing graphs, charts, videos or images for better understanding of the readers
- Maintained production deadlines, and updated chief editor about issues along with possible solutions
TV Reporter
Boston Morning News, Boston, MA
March 2012 – August 2014
- Gathered and verified factual information by doing extensive research, and observation before presenting it in an episode
- Demonstrated compelling storytelling style, and increased customer engagement to the channel’s show by boosting rating by 31% in 4 months
- Participated in editorial process to finalize the story’s pitch, and mass appeal to provide unique and attractive information to the observers
- Produced content for multiple platforms like local newspaper, television shows, internet and managed social media pages of the multimedia company
- Conducted live interviews of eminent personalities by doing thorough research about their field, and wrote accurate scripts to meet tight deadlines
- Scheduled and planned calendar events to shoot extra episodes for expected news to become the prime channel in broadcasting exclusive events
Journalist
The Boston Globe, Boston, MA
June 2010 – February 2012
- Arranged interviews of eminent personalities from various fields, and fetched maximum advertising contracts
- Reported weekly columns in the local newspaper by describing the background of the event in full details
- Coordinated with the editorial and graphics team to create high-level content for the trending news in minimum time to upload it on company website
- Reviewed and evaluated the taken notes from live locations to isolate pertinent facts and quantitative details for conveying precise information to readers
- Discussed issues with editors, manager,s and pitched inclusion of inspiring stories in the weekly magazine to increase the client base across all age groups
- Checked and researched old books, scientific papers, permitted files, and public records to collect sufficient and valid information
Education:
- Master’s Degree in Journalism
Boston University, Boston, MA
2010
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communication
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA
2008
Reference:
On request.