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CURRICULUM VITAE

SHALMI DIAS

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Goal-oriented editing and content management professional with expertise in team leadership, quality control and policy implementation. Excellent skills in writing, editing, assigning stories and shaping pieces. Hardworking and meticulous with an adaptable nature. Quality-driven Editor with over 9 years of experience, superior attention to detail and the ability to meet stringent deadlines. Fully fluent in English and Hindi. Superior proficiency in writing headlines, guidelines and captions. Proficient editorial professional capable of editing news, article pieces in an efficient manner in order to put out high-quality content under tight deadlines. Well-versed in assigning and overseeing work of juniors.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

NATIONALITY

Indian

MARITAL STATUS

Married

GENDER

Female

DATE OF BIRTH

24-05-1986

RELIGION

Roman Catholic

VISA STATUS

Dubai Residency (Spouse)

HEALTH

Excellent

PASSPORT DETAILS

Indian Passport:

K7979643

DRIVING LICENSE

India

COMPUTER SKILLS

MS Office Word, Excel,

PowerPoint, Internet

Explorer, MS Windows

LANGUAGE SKILLS

English (Fluent)

Hindi (Fluent)

Kannada (Proficient)

Konkani (Proficient)

German (Proficient)

OTHER INTERESTS

Music, Travelling,

Reading, Art & Craft

• Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Communication – B.A.J.C (2007)

Manipal Institute of Communication, Manipal, India, affiliated to the Manipal University - MAHE (70-79%).

• Plus Two – Base Commerce (2004)

Poorna Prajna P.U College, Udupi, affiliated to the State board of Karnataka, India (77.83%).

• Grade 10 (2002)

St. Mary’s English Medium School, Udupi, India (74.56%). SOFTWARE SKILLS

• Comprehensive knowledge of software packages like QuarkXPress, Photoshop CS2, 6.5, & 7.0, InDesign, CorelDraw, PageMaker, MS Office, Adobe Flash and Macromedia Dreamweaver, Cool Edit Pro, Adobe Premier Pro (PCs & MACs).

• Worked as an intern for Marketing Consultants and Agencies, Bangalore, India from 24th April 2006 – 24th May 2006.

• Wrote scripts, directed and produced two short films and a short radio programme for class projects.

• Designed one commercial ad and one public service ad for class projects.

• Worked in reporting, ad & marketing, sub-editing and editing department of the college fortnightly newspaper, a.m. plus

• Awarded with “The Press Association Diploma in Production Journalism”.

• Qualified the Max Mueller Exam for excellence in German (score of 90/100)

• Qualified for Indo- German Society for excellence in German (score of 108/140) INTERNSHIP AND ACADEMIC PROJECTS

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

2 Shalmi Dias, Contact: 050******* (Dubai) E-mail: addnxb@r.postjobfree.com EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

ATN MEDIA CONCEPT LLC (JUNE 2018 – PRESENT)

DESIGNATION: SUB-EDITOR / PROOFREADER (FREELANCE) www.atninfo.com Located : Dubai (U.A.E) / Mangalore (India)

Department : Media

Software : PDF Suite

Magazines : Yoga and Wellness Magazine (June 2018- Nov 2018) PrintWeek Magazine (Aug 2018 - Present)

Job Profile:

• Correcting errors and inconsistencies in grammar, layout, and spelling in both print and digital media

• Correcting errors related to style, grammar, spelling and general information

• Marking errors using comment box in the PDF software, returning marked proof for correction, and checking corrected proof against original copy

• Suggesting headlines and straplines that capture the essence of the story or are clever or amusing

• Suggesting standfirsts (brief introductions which sum up the story, underneath the headline)

• Perform the task of suggesting captions, headlines, straplines and kicker

• Perform the task of sub-editing health and technology related stories and news INTAGLIO ENGRAVING SYSTEMS (MAR 2015 – MAY 2018)

DESIGNATION: PROOFREADER www.intaglioengravingsystems.com Located : Mangalore, India

Department : Media

Job Profile:

• Guaranteed editorial consistency in plain language, grammar, regulatory compliance & design standards, by proofreading high-profile design, copywriting projects and marketing communication materials

• Conducted final editing and provided final sign-off on projects before released for publishing

• Read proof against copy using standardised code to mark grammatical or typographical errors Reason for leaving:

• Better future endeavors

SS THE CHANGE INITIATIVE (JUNE 2012 – SEP 2012)

c/o Seven Oaks International LLC

DESIGNATION: PROOFREADER / COPYWRITER (FREELANCE) www.thechangeinitiative.com Located : Dubai (U.A.E)

Department : Editorial

Software : Microsoft Office

3 Shalmi Dias, Contact: 050******* (Dubai) E-mail: addnxb@r.postjobfree.com Job Profile:

• Proofread the book ‘Alive' which was published and released in June 2012

• Worked as ‘Product Description Copy Writer’ from July to September

• Marked errors using standardized proofreading marks, returned marked proof for correction, and checked corrected proof against original copy

• Corrected errors and inconsistencies in grammar, layout, and spelling in both print and digital media

• Corrected errors related to style, grammar, spelling and general information Reason for leaving:

• Relocation to India

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GULF NEWS (SEP 2011 – APR 2012)

DESIGNATION: PROOFREADER www.gulfnews.com

Located : Dubai (U.A.E)

Department : AD & Marketing

Software : SAP, Adman

Job Profile:

• Proofread/edited hard copies and laid out copies of advertisements (e.g. classified ads, property ads, legal notices, appointment ads, etc.) for errors in grammar, spelling, style and accuracy

• Checked and confirmed advertisements

• Checked published advertisements for errors in grammar, spelling, accuracy and design

• Made sure that the production deadlines were met

• Collected and sent faxes to concerned organizations, etc.

• When necessary, faxed corrected page proofs to editors and/or authors Reason for leaving:

• Pregnancy (due to complications was advised bed rest) PRESS ASSOCIATION U.K (JUNE 2010 – OCT 2010)

DESIGNATION: SENIOR PRODUCTION JOURNALIST www.pressassociation.com Location : Mangalore, India

Specialty : Editorial

Software : Jazbox, Fuel, QuarkXPress, Photoshop & InDesign Job Profile:

• Responsibilities for overall production of magazines (from sub-editing to final production, design)

• Proofread news pages prior final submissions

• Perform the task of sub-editing stories for UK news pages, websites, magazines.

• Proofreading complete pages produced by other sub-editors using the main basic proofing symbols.

• Make subbing of the stories and handle sensitive stories quickly with a great care.

• Select and crop pictures to use for the story.

4 Shalmi Dias, Contact: 050******* (Dubai) E-mail: addnxb@r.postjobfree.com

• Manipulating on-screen copy using appropriate desktop publishing software, such as Quark Express, InDesign and Photoshop

• Laying out pages and, depending on the nature of the role, playing a part in page design

• Trained new hires on proofreading styles and processes

• Worked closely with supervisor on special projects and other duties delegated to me as needed

• Deal with all kinds of editorial works.

Reason for leaving

• Marriage and relocation to Dubai

PRESS ASSOCIATION U.K (MAR 2008 – JUN 2010)

DESIGNATION: PRODUCTION JOURNALIST www.pressassociation.com Location : Mangalore, India

Department : Editorial

Software : Jazbox, Fuel, QuarkXPress, Photoshop & InDesign Job Profile:

• Handled the task of selecting and sub-editing stories for a range of regional UK customers

• Perform the task of giving captions, headlines, straplines and kicker

• Handled the responsibilities of cropping pictures for UK news pages and finance magazines

• Editing copy to remove spelling mistakes and grammatical errors

• Rewriting material so that it flows or reads better and adheres to the house style of a particular publication

• Ensuring all the important facts and details are included in the story while trying to fit the story in a limited space in a news page

• Writing headlines and straplines that capture the essence of the story or are clever or amusing

• Writing standfirsts (brief introductions which sum up the story, underneath the headline) Reason for leaving:

• Promotion (promoted to a senior position and took additional responsibilities) DAIJIWORLD MEDIA PVT LTD, INDIA. (APR 2007 – JAN 2008) DESIGNATION: CORRESPONDENT www.daijiworld.com

Located : Mangalore, India

Department : AD & Marketing

Software : SAP, Adman

Job Profile:

• Sub-Editing stories for web portal

• Perform responsibilities of writing features and scripts

• Select the news items for the web portal.

Reason for leaving:

• Better future endeavors

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