TANUSREE CHAKRABORTY
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Lone Tree, CO 80124
Mobile: 989-***-****
Email: adjciz@r.postjobfree.com
Career Objectives: I have worked with print as well as digital media. I have diverse knowledge of writing and editing content for various platforms like newspapers, magazines, and websites. Seeking a position a Freelance Content Writer where my skills and proficiencies will be utilized.
Work experience:
• Freelance Writer, Careerlinks Magazine - New Delhi, India My work involved writing feature articles on higher education. It included extensive research on a variety of subjects, conducting telephonic, email, and in person interviews; managing website content, and helping with SEO and Google Analytics. I have also worked closely with the editorial.
• Staff Writer, D- TechMonkey Solutions Pvt Ltd - New Delhi, India My work involved writing news reports, news aggregation, uploading wire copies, editing and updating news on the website. I was also responsible to handle the Facebook page and Twitter account of the website. Was associated with a Twitter campaign #PolicyInIndia.
• Copy Editor/ Features Writer, Eastern Chronicle, New Delhi, India My work involved writing and editing business stories ; both B2B and B2C and designing layout of the respective pages on QuarkXPress. I had also written health, and lifestyle features for the weekend edition.
• Copy Editor/ Features Writer, Delhi Talks - New Delhi, India I was responsible for generating story ideas for the monthly, particularly features section. It included lifestyle, Bollywood, food reviews, book reviews, tech reviews, photo essays etc. I coordinated with the contributing writers, shared the story ideas with them and made sure that the deadline is met. I had also written Features for the magazine.
• Internship: Man’s World - Mumbai, Maharashtra
A month-long internship with Yuva Magazine (Man's World Group), an English language national magazine as a features writer and a copy editor. After the internship, I worked there as a contributing writer.
• Internship, Mumbai Mirror - Mumbai, Maharashtra
A month-long stint with Mumbai Mirror, an English language tabloid, in Mumbai. I worked partly on the desk and partly, as a Reporter.
Education
Bachelor's in English from University of Delhi
Diploma in Journalism and Media Studies from Journalism Mentor Digital Marketing Specialization, a 7-course specialization on Digital Marketing provided by University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign on Coursera. Specialization certificate earned on November 13, 2018.
Professional strengths:
• Five years of experience as a content writer and editor
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Generating content in a precise and clear manner
• Ability to write content as per clients requirements
• Strong knowledge of SEO
• Knowledge of SEM
• Knowledge of Google keyword tool
• Possess great organizational and management skills
• Excellent knowledge of grammar
• Knowledge of AP Style and Chicago Manual of Style
• Extensive knowledge of online research
• Ability to perform task within the deadline
Technical skills:
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint, and Word
• Hands on experience of SEO, Google analytics, and Wordpress