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Location:

New Delhi, Delhi, India

Salary:

INR 68000 per month

Posted:

December 02, 2020

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Resume:

KOUSHIK DAS SENIOR NEWS EDITOR Mobile: +91-981******* E-mail: adiaub@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER OVERVIEW

Over sixteen years of work experience in communications, editing news, content creation and development, web writing, editing and proofreading. Worked in online media and international NGO.

Have content related exposure and experience in several verticals, including News (Politics/International), Business&Sports.

Editorial and reporting experience, working on special stories, desk management and page layouts. Familiarity with common editorial style guides to produce quality copy.

Experience in content creation such as editing and writing news stories, feature articles and in creating press releases.

Have clear understanding of South Asian politics.More than 1300 articles were published onhttp://inserbia.info/today/, which was one of the biggest English language news portals in the Balkans.

Interviewed eminent political leaders of West Bengal, including late Mr. Ajit Kumar Panja of AITMC, Mr. Biman Bose of CPI (M) and Mr. Muzaffar Khan of BJP, during the 2001 Assembly Elections in West Bengal.

Running a blog – Boundless Ocean of Politics – on global geopolitics. (https://kousdas.wordpress.com/)

Took part in panel discussions on Austrian General Elections on Okto TV, an Austrian news channel, on December 7, 2017 and again on March 29, 2018. Watch (Interview 1): https://www.okto.tv/de/oktothek/episode/19980(Interview 2): https://www.okto.tv/de/oktothek/episode/20524

CAREER PATH

Freelance Editor, Consultant

March 2017 – Till Date

As a freelance writer and independent editor...

Writing and compiling political and social reports as required by different NGOs in their developmental activities. Worked as a Consultant (Communication Officer) in Oxfam India in 2018.

Contributing and assisting in writing scripts for documentary films as required by agencies.

Assisting directly and vicariously in setting up and implementing models for spreading or educating aspirants about journalism through different nuances…

by utilizing successfully 16 years of experience as a news editor, media professional, blogger and a student of Political Science and Mass Communication.

MSN India (Noida)

Senior Associate Editor: November 2015 – February 2017

MSN is a web portal and related collection of Internet services and apps for Windows and mobile devices, provided by Microsoft and launched on August 24, 1995; the same release date as Windows 95.

Key Deliverables

Worked with a team of editors handling various genres to produce extremely high quality of content programming to engage and delight users, as well as support a variety of business objectives. Ability and experience to produce/implement audience-focused content initiatives are key attributes of this role. Familiarity with online content publishing tools, working with technology teams.

Dealing with editors across different time zones.

Worked in a fast-paced, creative environment with a team of content editors/producers.

Having an ability to choose from a wide range of stories and select those that offer the greatest currency and the deepest relevance with an unbiased and objective narration of the facts.

Understanding of the best, most elegant writing offered by high-quality news outlets.

Worked with all kinds of content genres like text, pictures, graphics and videos.

NEWSLINK - KVH Media Group (GK-II, New Delhi)

Senior News Editor and Team Leader: October 3, 2005 – November 1, 2015

NewsLink is an unrivalled daily news and information service customized for seafarers and produced specifically to keep crew in touch with news from home. It publishes 75-plus editions in 17 languages for different countries. Each edition has four pages - national, regional, international and sports. It covers top stories of national and international interest: politics, economy, business, entertainment, celebrity and sports.

Key Deliverables

Worked as a news editor and team leader of a 20-member desk.

Assigned tasks to team members every day before start of shift.

Base editor of the India edition. Ensuring proper story choice and presentation, keeping in mind the target readers.

Acted as backup editor for Croatia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal editions.

Trained new joiners on edition guidelines and style sheet.

Gathered news (reporting) on special events for NewsLink editions.

Received the Best Editor Award in 2014

BOUNDLESS OCEAN OF POLITICS

Run a blog on global geopolitics – Boundless Ocean of Politics (https://kousdas.wordpress.com/).