PREETI SRIVASTAV
Address: A-***, Royal Palms, *nd Cross, LBS Nagar, Bangalore 560017.
Ph: 080******** Email id: *****.*********@*****.***
OBJECTIVE: To work in a stimulated environment and ensure value addition in my personality, along with giving the best to the organization and profession. I aim to achieve excellence in the field of media and communication.
EXPERIENCE:
Organization: Indian Express, Pune (Maharashtra)
Designation: Senior Staff Writer (Features)
Duration: August 2008 – June 2010
Work Profile:
• Coordinating a team of six people.
• Writing features for local and national page on various subjects like:
Lifestyle
Social Issues
Education
Food
Latest Trends
Interviews
• Generating story ideas
• Page Designing
• Filing News Copies
Organization: The Times on India, Lucknow (UP)
Designation: Copy-editor
Duration: October 2006 – March 2008
Work profile:
Editing stories-
• Rectifying grammatical mistakes and factual errors from a story.
• Rewriting stories if need be.
• Placing story according to their relevance -- in terms of social importance, taste of readers, and policy of the company.
Page Making-
• Giving a good display to deserving story by using suitable pictures, visuals, tables and graphics.
Organization: Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur (Jharkhand)
Profile: Reporting
Duration: May 2005 – April 2006
Beats: Education, Community and Life style.
Edge: Expertise in feature writing.
Subjects covered:
• Social trend among tribals.
• Case studies- women related issues.
• Film and entertainment.
• Fashion and trend in the city.
• Education
• Political trend stories
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:
• Quark Express
• Commercial arts
ACADEMICS RECORDS:
• Xth (ICSE) from Kerala Samajam Model School, Jamshedpur (First Division)
• XIIth (ISC) from Church School, Beldih, Jamshedpur (First Division)
• Arts Graduate from IGNOU. (First division)
• Major in Public Administration
• Other subjects: Marketing, Feature writing, Humanities and Social Science.
• Diploma in mass communication and journalism -- Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan, Pune (first division)
LANGUAGES KNOWN: Hindi, English, Bhojpuri, and Bangla.
STRENGTHS: Writing abilities, PR Skills, Event organizing, Teamwork spirit, and Dedication
CO-CURRICUALR ACTIVITIES: Acting, Anchoring, Debates, Extempore, Yoga
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Awarded Principal’s Award for being able organizer
• Awarded many prizes in debate competitions, extempore and essay writing
• Held office of President of Interact Club of school
• Awarded first prize in meaning writing competition of Rashmirathi and Ramcharitmanas
• Adjudged best student at Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan 2004-05.
REFERENCE:
• Sunanda Mehta, Deputy Resident Editor, Indian Express, Pune
Phone number # 091********(m) # 020-********(o)
• Vinod Mattew, Resident Editor, Indian Express, Pune
Phone number # 080********(m) # 020-********(o)
• Mammen Mattew, Resident Editor, Hindustan Times, Patna
Phone number # 094********(m) # 061*-******* (o).
• B Vijay Murty, Jharkhand Head, Hindustan Times
Phone number # 094********(m) # 065*-******* (o).
• Atul Chandra, Resident Editor, Times of India, Lucknow
Phone number # 094******** (m) # 052*-******* (o).
• Praveen Kumar, Deputy News Editor, Times Of India, Lucknow
Phone number # 093********(m) # 052*-******* (o).