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    Description

    Communication officer: HUMAN RIGHTS LAW NETWORK (SEPTEMBER, 2017 – PRESENT)

    • Generate in-house content, edit HRLN books and fact-finding reports
    • Coordinate between HRLN’s 25 state units to compile reports on all litigation and social work
    • Update the website with all recent work, and issue press releases where necessary. I also liason with media groups and arrange for press coverage
    • Operate HRLN’s social media accounts, build hashtag campaigns and write blog posts
    • Collaborate with activists/lawyers on the ground to address breaking news on violations of human rights, and issue statements on behalf of the organisation
    • Coordinate, help conduct and document HRLN’s legal training programmes
    • Communicate with all national and international organisations looking to collaborate with HRLN

    Multimedia content producer: HINDUSTAN TIMES
 (APRIL, 2014 – FEBRUARY, 2017)

    Edited and rewrote news copy for the Nation news and World pages; designed and produced pages. For the online real-time news desk, I curated breaking news stories and repackaged content for the website.

    Freelance photographer

    I shoot for ethical brands and small, independent studios. My photographs have appeared in Better Interiors, Elle India and Beautiful Homes, among other publications.

     

    Education

    MA, Magazine journalism: Cardiff university, Wales, UK (2015)


    Graduated with Merit

    PG Diploma, print journalism: Asian College of Journalism, Chennai (2014)


    Graduated with Grade A-

    B.tech, bio-informatics, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore (2013)

    Graduated with CGPA 8.66/10

     

    Relevant skills

    • Reporting, writing and copy-editing
    • Social media marketing & media relations
    • Project management
    • Video production

    Additional Skills

    • Data visualization
    • Online multimedia storytelling
    • Photography
    • Graphic design

    Skills

    • Data visualization
    • Graphic design
    • media relations
    • Online multimedia storytelling
    • Photography
    • Project Management
    • Reporting
    • Social media marketing
    • writing and copy-editing