Journalism (Editing), quark express, feature and creative writing

Megha Sharma

Email Id: *********@*****.*** Contact No: 972-***-****,

Ahmedabad.

Personal Details: Female, 27 years, English, Hindi

Career Objective:

To carve a niche for myself in the field of creative writing and social

welfare sector (areas concerning women, child and rural development).

Academic Qualification:

Qualificat University/Boar School/College Passing Stream % or

ion d GPA

Year

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Result Sociolog

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Certificat Certified EXIMS 2010 Media & -

e course by (May)

Course 'The Indian (Express Institute of Print

Express' Media Studies)

BE/BTech Saurashtra C.U Shah College Of 2008 Computer 63.15%

University Engg.

& Tech. Wadhwan City

Educational Qualification:

. Certificate course from Express Institute of Media Studies (EXIMS) in

media and journalism, New Delhi. Areas of specialization include -

spot reporting and feature writing.

. 5 articles were published in The Indian Express during internship

period. Following are my published articles from the newspaper, The

Indian Express:

i. Meru Cab drivers go on strike, 9 April 2010

ii. BJP seeks CBI probe in Tetra project, 8 April 2010

iii. The Wow Factor (profiled photographer Rohit Chawla),6

April 2010

iv. Craft Central (on reviving traditional art and culture), 4

April 2010

v. Nature's Own (profiled artist Vinod K Goswami),31 March

2010

. Written articles for the Weekly Journal 'Week Watch' run by the

institute for eight weeks

. Experience in the following domains

i. Page making:Designed pages for the Weekly Journal

ii. Spot reporting:This includes beats like crime, governance

and talk

iii. Broadcasting:Undertook broadcasting assignments for two

weeks

. Possess working knowledge of QuarkXPress; have also shot pictures for

Weekly Journals.

. Completed a 3000+ word project on 'Global Warming and Green

technology'.

Work Experience:

. Worked as a JR. Software Developer (PHP programmer) In 'Pollux

Softech Pvt. Ltd.' for a period of 10 months.

. Worked as a copy editor in Brand Aid Pvt. Ltd for three months.

. Interned (reporting and editing) with The Indian Express; six weeks

in print and two weeks in broadcast.

. Interned at desk in The Indian Express, Delhi Head Office for two

months.

. Worked as Senior Copy Editor in Daily News & Analysis (DNA),

Ahmedabad for a period of 18 months.

. Worked as Communication Cordinator in Gujarat Info Petro Ltd.(GIPL),

Ahmedabad for a period of three months.

. Currently working as a Content Writer with an IT firm in Ahmedabad.

Academic Achievements and Distinctions:

? Won 2nd prize in poster presentation on "WAP Technology" at the

national level Tech.

Symposium (2005)

? Paper and poster presentations (2005)

? Presentation on the topic "Techniques Of Gene Discovery Talent

Transfer In Plants" at Fair

organized by "Intel" Group held at IIT Powai

Mumbai (2003)

Extra Curricular:

. Won badminton championship twice in a row during the annual sports

event conducted by the university

. Active participation in the competitions organized in college under

ISTE chapter.

. Won 'TECHNIQAL SPEECH AND ELLOCUTION' competition.

Computer

Proficiency:

? Design Software : QuarkXPress

? Languages : C, C++, Visual Basic, COBOL,

C#.Net, PHP

? Database : SQL, MS Access, MySql.

? Operating System : Windows 9X/2000/XP.

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