Media Relations Officer

• Nov 2022 - Present

Talk Show Host and Reporter

• Sep 2021 - Oct 2022

Reporter and News Anchor

• Jan 2021 - Oct 2022

News Editor and Radio Host

• Jul 2020 - Dec 2020

News Editor and Radio Host News Editor and Radio Host

Senior Research Fellow | Ph.D. Candidate | Health, Risk and Environmental Communication|

• Oct 2015 - Feb 2020

• Final year Ph.D. Candidate. Currently researching critical discourses of health in traditional and new media, focussing on the marginalization of voices in health, social determinants of health and patient perception of risk. • Prepare media statements and marketing materials for projects and the institute • Develop content for social media channels and the community radio of the institute – Radio Jyotirgamaya 91.2 MHz • Events planning: media festival; national and international conferences and fundraising • Conduct training workshops in collaboration with the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR), Chandigarh, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India • Taught Radio & TV journalism to PG Diploma Mass Communication. • Vaccine + Prevention advocate ( research on the representation of HPV vaccine in Indian media available in the publication section of the profile). • Research and publications in the area of journalists' rights, occupational health, and safety and women in journalism. • Skilled in using SPSS and R for data analysis - quantitative + qualitative data and research methodologies. • Experienced in conducting in Natural Language Processing (NLP) data analysis and Textual analysis • Experience in conducting surveys, in-depth interviews, discourse analysis, content analysis, thematic analysis, and focus group discussions.

Digital Media Consultant

• 2012 - Jan 2020

• Create content for print and online media • Professional blogging and digital publishing– Bluehost, Medium and Wordpress publishing • Social media platform management – Develop strategies to create/engage social media communities; create a 360-degree customer service environment • Improve Google search rankings of businesses by using SEO and keyword management • Train and cultivate social media influencers for local brands • Conduct digital media auditing for businesses; analyze KPIs and ROIs • UX research and online ethnographies.

Assistant Professor

• Aug 2015 - Mar 2017

• Teach courses journalism and communications at the undergraduate level • Supervise student dissertation and projects • Manage press relations for the institute • Event management – Organize conferences, annual media festival SPANDAN, and workshops. • Perform administrative duties - examination, student attendance, and student record maintenance. • Teach courses journalism and communications at the undergraduate level • Supervise student dissertation and projects • Manage press relations for the institute • Event management – Organize conferences, annual media festival SPANDAN, and workshops. • Perform administrative duties - examination, student attendance, and student record maintenance.

Copy Editor, reporter

• May 2011 - Apr 2012

• Write and edit news and articles for the newspaper; ensure high-quality content for the print and digital platforms • Collaborate with the design and marketing team to develop content; align marketing and message goals • Cover several international and national events; liaison with PR firms and managers. • Write and edit news and articles for the newspaper; ensure high-quality content for the print and digital platforms • Collaborate with the design and marketing team to develop content; align marketing and message goals • Cover several international and national events; liaison with PR firms and managers.

Reporter

• Jun 2010 - 2011

• Cover Bollywood, art, and health stories for the newspaper • Edit reports, wrote catchy headlines and designed pages • Interview eminent public figures from diverse fields. • Cover Bollywood, art, and health stories for the newspaper • Edit reports, wrote catchy headlines and designed pages • Interview eminent public figures from diverse fields.