Editor Social Media

SHASHANK DIPANKAR

Jersey City, NJ ***** 201-***-**** adnl9e@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 May 2021

Received Academic Achievement & Commitment in Master of Arts Medal

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

Content and Marketing Intern – GN Management, New Jersey Feb 2021- May2021

•Wrote SEO based content and assisted with the design for the official website

•Handled social media marketing, creating and designing posts as well as ads for the same (Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn)

•Worked and designed newsletters that was presented to Mayor, City of Jersey City among other investors

•Operated Google Ad Account of the business along with planning digital ad campaign

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 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, QuarkXPress, 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

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop), QuarkXPress, Dreamweaver, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), WordPress

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