Media Digital
Resume:
SUSAN NINAN
*********@*****.***
*/* *** *****, ******* Road, Shantinagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka,India: 560027
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
A dedicated journalist, author and unique storyteller with outstanding verbal and written communication skills and exceptional proficiency in news, feature writing and editing seeks to work in Canadian media/publishing industry and help deliver top-quality content.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Sports Correspondent Apr 2016 - Present
, ESPN, India (Digital) • Bengaluru
• Over 50 hours a week
• Correspondent with the world’s largest digital platform for sport, traveling across the country and overseas, looking for stories to tell.
• Collect local, national and international sports news through interviews, investigation and observation
• Interact with sportspersons, administrators and public relations personnel closely.
• Write news stories
• Research and write feature stories on specialized topics
• Write commentaries on topics of current interest to stimulate public discourse
• Arrange for and conduct interviews as part of research and for videos on digital platform
Senior Correspondent Mar 2011 - Mar 2016
The Times of India (Print) • Chennai
• Over 50 hours a week
• Senior sub editor (sports) with the world’s largest-selling English daily
• Read and edit copies to be published, look for errors to correct in spelling, grammar and syntax, and shorten or lengthen copy as space or time requires
• Plan and implement layout or format of copy according to space or time allocations and significance of copy
• Confer with staff writers and reporters regarding revisions to copy
• Plan the look of the sports pages, select appropriate pictures, pick suitable headings and also work closely with graphic designers
• Make sure production deadlines are met
• Write news and feature stories
• Interview athletes and officials for stories
• Have written over 400 byline stories
EDUCATION
Bachelor Degree of Political Science Jun 2004 - Mar 2007
St. Xavier’s College • Kolkata, India
Higher Secondary Education Jun 2002 - Mar 2004
St Teresa’s Secondary School • Kolkata, India
Secondary Education Jun 1991 - Mar 2002
St Teresa’s Secondary School • Kolkata, India
SKILLS
•Ability to get accustomed to new areas of work within a short span of time.
•Excellent communication and analytical skills.
•Highly self-motivated, systematic, dedicated and a team player.
ACHIEVEMENTS
* Co-authored the autobiography of five-time world chess champion Viswanathan Anand, titled ‘Mind Master’, which released in December 2019
* Was ESPN’s correspondent at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia
* Was the only Indian among 119 competing countries to make the top 10 in the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) sport media award in writing – best color piece category for the story titled ‘India’s rugby revolution’ in 2019.
* Was nominated by the Indian Olympic Association to attend the International Olympic Committee’s Media Conference for Women and Sport in May 2015 as the sole representative from the country
* Have covered many international tournaments including ATP 250 and Challenger events, 2015 WTA Finals in Singapore and the 2013 World Chess Championship.
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