Social Media Manager

SHASHANK DIPANKAR

Jersey City, NJ ***** 201-***-**** adjo9m@r.postjobfree.com

Portfolio: https://shashankdipankar.journoportfolio.com EDUCATION

Pace University, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, Pleasantville, NY GPA: 4.0 Master of Arts (MA) in Media and Communications, Concentration in Public Relations Expected April 2021 Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media, Bangalore, India Post Graduate Diploma in Print Journalism May 2019

• Presented a Capstone Project on rural India titled ‘The Hand of usury assaulting rural economy’ May 2019 Patna University, Patna, India

Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English Honors March 2018 SELECT COURSEWORK

Reporting Scientific News, Business Journalism, Reporting Arts, Effective Speaking for Media Professionals, Communication Research, Innovation in Media, Creative Writing, Scriptwriting WORK EXPERIENCE

Trainee Correspondent – Financial Express, Mumbai, India Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

• Reported and wrote daily articles on automobile, retail and real estate industry

• Interviewed industry leaders in person and over the phone

• Did exclusive stories based on data journalism and analyst reports Reporter - The Beat, Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media Jan 2019 - May 2019

• Contributed content for long-form journalism magazine publication

• Handled design aspects including editing and layout utilizing InDesign, QuarkExpress, and Photoshop

• Designed the cover for February 2019 issue

Editorial Intern – Financial Express, Mumbai, India Dec 2018 - Jan 2019

• Worked with the banking department and tracked interest rates offered by different banks

• Published an exclusive article based on corporate fraud Reporter - The Observer, Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

• Contributed bi-weekly articles for publication covering social, business, crime and sports beat

• Edited articles sent in by other reporters and gave headlines

• Served as Editor for Sept 2018 issue; managed a team of 20 writers for print and online newspaper publication LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Editor – Inkeys, Bangalore, India Jan 2019 -May 2019

• Managed a team of 17 writers and contributed content for the website

• Edited and assigned articles to writers.

• Daily hits reached up to 1000 a day

Editor – Afflatus, Bangalore, India Nov 2018 - Jan 2019

• Managed a team of 22 writers for the website and contributed content to the website

• Handled social media accounts of the page on Facebook and Instagram, utilized hashtags to magnify reach CONTINUING EDUCATION

Fake News Workshop – Google, Bangalore, India March 2019 Writing For the Wire Workshop – Cogencis, Bangalore, India Jan 2019 Gender Lens Workshop - Anusha Bhonsle, Bangalore, India Oct 2018 Fake News Workshop - First Draft, Bangalore, India Sept 2018 TECHNICAL SKILLS

Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop), QuarkExpress, Dreamweaver, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Wordpress Languages: Fluent in Hindi and English

Contact this candidate