Copywriter

ANUSHKA KARTHA Los Angeles, California 213-***-****

*******.********@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/anushka-kartha-63b9b3142 Skills: Leadership, Teaching, Public Speaking, Creative Consulting, Research, Academic, Technical and Creative Writing, Copywriting & Copyediting, SEO, MS Office Package, Adobe Photoshop, Slack, Zoom. Fluent in English, Hindi and proficiency in French and Arabic. EDUCATION

University of Southern California Los Angeles, USA Master of Arts in Cinema and Media Studies August 2022-May 2024

• Magna Cum Laude with a focus on Indian Cinema, New Media, Sports Marketing & Trends and Transmedial Narratives Queen Mary University of London London, England

Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies and Drama September 2015-June 2018

• Double Major with Honors with a First-Class Dissertation PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

University of Southern California Los Angeles, USA Teaching Assistant August 2022-Present

• Lead TA; Organizing and delegating administrative duties for an undergraduate lecture; Duties include grading and working with students, coordinating duties with the professor and other TAs

• Planned lessons and led discussion sections and graded 50 students Dentsu Mumbai, India

Sr Copywriter March 2021-June 2022

• Created digital campaigns for brands including Meta, Youtube, Google, Hershey's, ASUS, and Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance

• Collaborated with global offices to build and localize brand specific engagement, producing digital content and engaging with consumers across platforms; Ideated and pitched 360 degree concepts for Netflix and Sony Music Entertainment Ogilvy Mumbai, India

Jr Copywriter March 2019-March 2021

• Composed copy and creative strategies for the Vodafone account and executed national campaigns, including digital and B2B

• Executed creative work and administrative duties for national rebrand from Vodafone to Vi ISD Global Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Copy Editor for BrandKnew Magazine September 2018-October 2019

• Wrote and copy-edited articles on advertising and lifestyle for the online magazine Tongues on Fire Ltd UK Asian Film Festival London, England Licensing and Clearance Administrator January 2018-August 2018

• Coordinated copyright clearances across the United Kingdom and India for the heritage project and documentary Movies, Memories, Magic (2018)

• Led administrative efforts and coordinated pre-production duties including transcribing and translating the film from Hindi to English LEADERSHIP AND INVOLVEMENT

Zéro de Conduit (Graduate Student Organization) Co-President May 2023-2024

• Led the organization, facilitated communication between students and faculty members, Organized department events, delegated tasks to election board members, and worked with Student Government First Forum (Graduate Student Conference) Committee Member April 2023-October 2023

• Organized the annual Cinema and Media Studies Departmental Conference, including overseeing logistics, communicating across departments and promoting the event

Society of Cinema and Media Studies Panelist at 2024 Conference March 2024

• Presented work on cricket, narratives and marketing of the Indian Premier League and its cultural legacy Annual Conference on Asia Panelist at 2023 Conference October 2023

• Presented work on site-specific cinematic practices in Indian audiences and transmedial experiences References available upon request.

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