Experience

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  Freelance

  • Independent Journalist

    • Jun 2017 - Present

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  The Outdoor Journal

  • United States
  • Technology, Information and Internet
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Associate Editor

    • Jan 2016 - Jun 2017

    Apart from supplying a steady stream of news and feature stories, as an online editor, I prepare story ideas, field pitches, work with contributors on developing stories, manage content calendars and legal contracts, and ensure the stories look perfect before publishing.

  • Multimedia Reporter

    • Jun 2014 - Jan 2016

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  Kunzum Travel Cafe

  • New Delhi Area, India

  • Communications Manager

    • Jun 2013 - Mar 2014
    • New Delhi Area, India

    I managed social media and events for the travel cafe.

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  Cardiff University

  • Cardiff, United Kingdom

  • Research Assistant

    • Mar 2012 - Feb 2013
    • Cardiff, United Kingdom

    I assisted my professors in a variety of projects with field research, media monitoring content analysis, and report writing on issues including a proposal to allow video recording of court trials in the UK's highest courts, and a book proposal on public relations ethics

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  PRIME Research

  • Oxford, United Kingdom

  • CIPR/PRIME Fellowship 2011 Intern

    • Sep 2011 - Nov 2011
    • Oxford, United Kingdom

    As a recipient of the fellowship award, I underwent a rigorous six-week training to familiarise myself with the agency's content analysis software program, and produced a report analysing discussion around electromobility in the blogosphere, based on data collected.

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  Dow Jones

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Corporate Communications Assistant

    • Sep 2010 - Aug 2011
    • London, United Kingdom

    Media Monitoring - created a daily newsletter for company executives. The newsletter contained relevant industry and competitor news as well as coverage reports. Brand Building - pitched journalists from publications (The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires) for interviews on news channels and secured several broadcast slots.Writing - wrote a number of features articles about different departments within the company to raise awareness amongst the employeesInternal Events - organised regular internal breakfast briefings to raise profile of various departmentsMedia Auditing - created media audits for several of Dow Jones' productsCompiling Coverage Reports - created coverage reports for a number of projects, including launch of WSJ's Weekend JournalCreating Media Lists - tracked and collected contacts of business and media journalists and bloggers

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  The Festivals Company

  • Cardiff, United Kingdom

  • Intern

    • May 2010 - Jun 2010
    • Cardiff, United Kingdom

    Identified, pitched and successfully forged partnerships with Kashish, a popular LGBT film festival in India and SKEIVE FILMER, an LGBT film festival in Norway.